President Donald Trump needs Congress' permission to use D.C.'s police for over 30 days, but there are no such limits on its National Guard. Experts spoke to NPR about how the takeover could end.

Chicago Police seek help finding missing 12-year-old Breyanna Howard, last seen with a black Nike book bag in the 8200-8300 S. Paulina St. area. She may have mental health issues.

Elijah Flores, 9, was killed after being pushed down a flight of stairs at a CTA Green Line station, and police are searching ...

And with the benefit of hindsight — with Smollett now free and with his conviction reversed on a technicality by the Illinois ...

After more than two months of heartbreak and searching, Bam Bam, a service dog stolen from his blind owner in Logan Square, ...

Chicago police and firefighters responded to Tanner Elementary School in the Grand Crossing neighborhood on Wednesday for reports of a possible overdose.

The rookie mayor started out wanting to reshape the fire department, but he failed just as his two predecessors did.

CHICAGO - A 17-year-old boy was critically wounded in a shooting Tuesday on Chicago's Northwest Side, police said. The ...

Former Empire star Jussie Smollett addresses the 2019 hate crime scandal, claiming that he never orchestrated the event.