Posting a campaign sign on public property, such as a police department, is illegal under Illinois law. A department representative said the flag was removed around 9:30 a.m.

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CHICAGO (WLS) -- Tuesday has been and continues to be a very emotional day not just for everyone who works at District 6 and knew Chicago Police Officer Enrique Martinez, but for the community at ...

A Chicago police officer died following a shooting on Monday night in the East Chatham neighborhood on the city's South Side, authorities said. "I come to you with a heavy heart because we've lost ...

A suspect in the killing of Chicago police Officer Enrique Martinez was released without charges Tuesday evening — a day after a traffic stop in Chatham devolved into a high-powered shooting ...

Chicago police and fire crews responded about 1:30 p.m. for a report of shots fired in an administrative office near a loading dock in the 600-block of East Grand Avenue, police said in a news ...

CHICAGO — As the country woke up on a historic Election Day with thousands heading out to vote, daylight also greeted many Chicagoans with a grim reminder of the seemingly intractable challenges in ...

A desecrated American flag was left crumbled on the ground outside the NYPD Police Academy in Queens and the building was vandalized with red paint early Saturday morning, photos obtained by The ...

fear rose within Chicago’s Jewish community about the lack of information from the Chicago Police Department and Mayor Brandon Johnson, who took five days to acknowledge the religious background ...

Melrose Park Police Department representative Andrew Mack said the department did not know who had put the flag there and said it was taken down around 9:30 a.m., after State Rep. Norma Hernandez ...