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CHICAGO -- Chicago weekend shootings have left at least 61 shot, 10 fatally, police said. Many of the shooting victims were wounded on the South and West sides. Last weekend, 31 people were shot, six fatally.

Even though Memorial Day is three weeks away, Chicago police officials are ramping up staffing to head off possible holiday weekend violence later this month. An internal CPD memo obtained by the ABC7 I-Team Monday night, and now being read at police district roll calls, orders that all days off be canceled for one full week between May 24 and 31. Officers may also be put on 12-hour work shifts during that time "if operational needs arise," according to the memo. It is expected that downtown retail corridors will get special attention during that period as well. CPD has increased...

Lovelle Jordan, 27, shot three Chicago police officers at the Grand Central District police station on July 30, 2020 Jordan managed to hide a gun in his crotch after being arrested for trying to steal a Porsche, handcuffed and thrown in a cruiser The Civilian Office of Police Accountability released all the bodycam footage, as well as police reports after concluding its investigation in March 2022 Jordan can be heard telling officers to stay away from his crotch and convincing then to handcuff him in the front which allowed him to reach for the weapon Officer Jason Cloherty, now 49,...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago enjoys plenty of fresh drinking water thanks to its location on Lake Michigan. Now, Mayor Lori Lightfoot's Office plans to tie the city's brand to the lake by putting Chicago's tap water in cans under the name "Chicagwa." The cans feature six designs touching on the city's history alongside the Great Lakes. "From the beginning of my administration, I've made it a priority to ensure that every resident has access to high-quality drinking water," said Mayor Lightfoot. "Together, we've ended water shutoffs for nonpayment and introduced legislation in City Council to protect water affordability. Now it's...

CHICAGO — More than 1,000 people demonstrated Saturday to protest the verdict in the Kyle Rittenhouse trial, rallying in Federal Plaza before marching throughout Downtown. azmine Salas, an organizer with Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression, said the protest was about showing demonstrators would not give in “to the racism and fear.” “I think we’re in this moment where vigilantes are feeling very empowered. Their poster child Kyle just got off,” Salas said. “But I think as Chicagoans, as a majority Black and Brown city, we are extremely powerful. … Today it’s about really showing our power, not...

At least ten people have been killed in a series of Halloween party shootings including two 22-year-olds who died after gunmen fired into a crowded garden while revelers celebrated in a Chicago suburb.

Grand Prairie Officers Shoot Man Who Rammed Squad Cars During Chase: Police Astros' Dusty Baker drops an 'Oh, Lord' on TV after Red Sox homer CHICAGO — A judge late Friday issued a temporary restraining order against the Chicago police union president, prohibiting him from making public statements that encourage members not to report their COVID-19 vaccine status to the city. Cook County Circuit Judge Cecilia Horan ruled there was potential irreparable harm if local Fraternal Order of Police President John Catanzara persisted in making such statements. City attorneys argued they were tantamount to him advocating “sedition” and “anarchy” because...

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced Friday the city has filed a complaint to stop police from potentially striking in reaction to layoffs due to a COVID-19 vaccine mandate. Lightfoot and the police union have continued to bump heads as the deadline for the vaccine mandate looms: City employees must enter their vaccination status into an online portal by midnight Friday. The Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) and its president, John Catanzara, have argued that the mayor cannot force employees to disclose personal medical information, FOX 32 Chicago reported. Lightfoot has labeled the FOP’s arguments as "rhetoric of conspiracy theorists." "President...

A judge late Friday issued a temporary restraining order against the Chicago police union president, prohibiting him from making public statements that encourage members not to report their COVID-19 vaccine status to the city. Cook County Circuit Judge Cecilia Horan ruled there was potential irreparable harm if local Fraternal Order of Police President John Catanzara persisted in making such statements. City attorneys argued they were tantamount to him advocating “sedition” and “anarchy” because he was directing members to disobey an order from their superiors. It was the latest twist in the high-stakes standoff between Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot and the...

CHICAGO -- At least 41 people were shot, five fatally, in citywide shootings since Friday night. Those wounded included a Chicago Police officer and a Chicago Fire Department paramedic. The 30-year-old officer was on patrol late Friday when she heard the gunfire and rushed to the 1900-block of East 72nd Place, where she saw a person lying in the middle of the street, police said. The officer, who had been on the force for two years, was getting out of her squad car to render aid when additional shots were fired, striking her in the legs, Police Supt. David Brown...

A Chicago mother has been charged after she allegedly shot dead her 12-year-old son over a missing SD memory card. Fallon Harris, 37, is accused of shooting her son Kaden Ingram in the head multiple times inside their South Chicago home on Saturday morning. Prosecutors alleged in court that security cameras inside the home captured Harris pointing her gun at her son as she demanded he hand over the memory card, CBS2 reports.

CHICAGO -- At least 65 people have been shot, six fatally, across Chicago since Friday evening, including several children. A man was shot Monday night on the Lakefront Trail in the Gold Coast. About 7:15 p.m., the 28-year-old was sitting on the bike path near the 800-block of North Lake Shore Drive when he heard shots and felt pain, according to Chicago police. He was shot in the buttocks and was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in good condition, police said. Two backyard shootings within four blocks of each other occurred a little over an hour apart early Monday on...

A liquor store security guard was acting in self defense when he shot a customer three times because the customer was “putting other’s lives at risk by not wearing a [COVID] mask,” the guard’s private defense attorney said during a bond court hearing Wednesday. The argument did not sway cook County Judge Mary Marubio. “The victim fled the store, fell outside, followed by the defendant [who], according to the surveillance video, shot a second time. The defendant then paces back and forth and shot a third time,” Marubio said before ordering 42-year-old Chester Holmes held without bail. Holmes, who is...

Excerpt:CHICAGO SHOOTING Chicago shootings: 72 shot, 13 fatally, across city in weekend shootings Several children among victims Sun-Times Media Wire Monday, July 5, 2021 6:21AMCHICAGO -- Thirteen people have been killed and at least 59 others wounded since Friday night in shootings across Chicago. At least seven children have been shot in Chicago since late Sunday afternoon. Two people were killed and at least four were wounded, including a 12-year-old girl and a 13-year-old boy, in a shooting early Monday in Washington Park on the South Side.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago weekend violence has least at least 55 people shot, five fatally, since 6 p.m. on Friday, police said. Chicago Police Superintendent David Brown will hold a morning press conference Monday as the violence soars all across the city. The latest shooting took place minutes before midnight in the 3100-block of South Lake Shore Drive. Someone fired shots from a passing car hitting another car. That driver lost control and crashed into a tree. Police said no one was injured. Also Sunday night, an 11-year-old girl was shot in the back in the West Pullman neighborhood around...

President Biden on Thursday announced a slew of new gun control measures after a recent pair of high-profile mass shootings, and insisted the Second Amendment doesn’t grant an absolute right to own guns. Biden presented the executive actions in the Rose Garden, joined by Attorney General Merrick Garland and Vice President Kamala Harris. “No amendment to the Constitution is absolute,” Biden maintained, pointing to the famous Supreme Court ruling that you can’t yell fire in a crowded theater as part of the First Amendment’s free speech clause.

South Deering shootout An hour prior, a man was shot in South Deering on the South Side. They were sitting in a parked vehicle about 10 p.m. in the 2500 block of East 109th Street when two people walked up to them and fired shots, police said. A 25-year-old man was struck in the face and grazed in the neck area. He pulled out his own gun and returned fire but did not strike anyone. He was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center in fair condition. Police said a handgun was recovered at the scene, and the man...

A pandemic experiment in criminal justice reform takes hold in one of America's most violent cities.A year ago, as the coronavirus began to spread across Maryland, Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby stopped prosecuting drug possession, prostitution, minor traffic violations and other low-level offenses, a move aimed at curbing Covid-19's spread behind bars.That shift — repeated by prosecutors in many other cities — didn’t just reduce jail populations. In Baltimore, nearly all categories of crime have since declined, confirming to Mosby what she and criminal justice experts have argued for years: Crackdowns on quality-of-life crimes are not necessary for stopping more...

The city of Chicago endured a violent weekend between the evening of March 12th and the early morning hours of March 15th – with 39 people having been shot across the city, 4 of which died from their sustained injuries. One shooting incident in particular resulted in 15 people being shot, and 2 dying. One of the most detrimental shooting incidents within Chicago over the weekend occurred at approximately 4:40 a.m. on March 14th within the 6700 block of South South Chicago Avenue. Police say that some sort physical altercation took place at a party, which then escalated into gunfire....

Black children across Illinois are a step closer to being ensured a quality education under a plan led by Senate Majority Leader Kimberly A. Lightford (D-Maywood) that passed the Illinois Senate today. The legislation is part of the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus’ plan to rid Illinois of systemic racism. ... Rooted in equity, House Bill 2170 pivots away from teaching history from a Eurocentric perspective by reforming the state’s history curriculum through an Inclusive American History Commission that will make sure students learn about people from all backgrounds. “For so long, we’ve taught American history in a way that ignores...