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October 30, 2020

Woman wounded during Waukegan police shooting sues city, officers involved

The woman who was shot and whose boyfriend was fatally wounded allegedly by police in Waukegan, Ill., earlier this month is suing the city, the recently-fired Chicago-area officer who opened fire on them and the officer who questioned them minutes earlier, recently filed court papers show.

October 30, 2020

Pittsburgh park's Christopher Columbus statue should go, arts panel decides

The fate of a Christopher Columbus statue in Pittsburgh has potentially been decided after a city art commission vote this week.

October 29, 2020

Chicago mom pretended baby was in SUV when it was stolen: police

A Chicago mother has been charged with filing a false police report after she said her SUV had been stolen with her 7-month-old son inside — a detail she later admitted she added to accelerate the hunt for the vehicle, police said.

October 29, 2020

Chicago cop killer gets life sentence in death of Cmdr. Paul Bauer

A man convicted of murdering a Chicago police commander in 2018 was sentenced to life in prison Wednesday. 

October 28, 2020

Waukegan police shooting video released, victims' attorneys question officer's credibility

Police body camera and other footage released Wednesday from the Chicago-area officer-involamved shooting involving a woman and her boyfriend, who later died, does not show the actual shooting – only moments after – and leaves questions surrounding the credibility of the officer’s narrative, lawyers for the couple said Wednesday.

October 28, 2020

Chicago mayor, Illinois governor clash over coronavirus restrictions

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot warned Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s planned rollback of coronavirus reopenings will have a devastating impact on the city’s economy just as it is beginning to recover from the damage caused by earlier lockdowns.

October 27, 2020

Chicago security guard stabbed 27 times after asking shoppers to mask up amid coronavirus

After a Chicago security guard asked two shoppers to put on coronavirus masks in his store, they allegedly punchined, pulled his hair and stabbed him more than two dozen times.

October 27, 2020

Illinois Gov. Pritzker rolls back coronavirus reopenings as case counts soar

Illinois Gov. J.B. Prtizker is imposing harsher restrictions in two additional regions as new coronavirus case counts soar.

October 26, 2020

Video of Chicago-area police shooting to be released, mayor says

Footage purportedly showing a fatal police shooting in the Chicago-area will be released to the public after the victims’ families have had the chance the view it, the city's mayor said.

October 26, 2020

Chicago violence: At least 6 dead, 18 injured in weekend shootings