John Jones, Fayetteville's first Office of Community Safety director, sat down with the Observer to talk about his goals for ...

The Chicago City Council passed a “snap” curfew ordinance on June 18 that allows the superintendent to impose short-notice ...

The Chicago Police Department made 45% fewer traffic stops in 2024, but Black and Latino drivers were four times more likely ...

The mayor said he wants to improve public safety and aesthetics of retail corridors, but City Council members blasted more ...

Chicago needs to legalize accessory dwelling units to help relieve the pressure on our strained housing supply.

Newly released video is shedding light on a large disturbance at Sunset Pool in Glen Ellyn earlier this month, where hundreds of teens swarmed the facility, prompting an early shutdown.

The CPD committed to releasing “merit” promotion lists in 2017. Now, the city claims it would be an invasion of privacy.

The county is considering revising how it allocates RTA sales tax funds, but hasn’t officially decided whether to do so.

Chicago police and Mayor Brandon Johnson addressed safety concerns for the July 4, 2025 weekend after a River North mass shooting.

A newly-surfaced surveillance video is raising questions about a crash involving a Chicago police vehicle that sent a young family to the hospital and damaged several cars on the city’s West Side.

The article discusses an upcoming city council committee hearing in Chicago to probe a potential breach of the Welcoming Ordinance during ICE operations in the South Loop.