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Chicago Fire Department Firefighter Michael Altman, who died after being critically injured during a fire in the city's Rogers Park neighborhood on March 16, 2026. (Chicago Fire Department)

Chicago police questioning man in connection to fire that killed firefighter Michael Altman as CFD announces funeral

March 18, 2026 at 7:07 p.m.

The Chicago Fire Department announced that visitation and funeral services for Michael Altman are scheduled for March 26 and 27.

Chicago firefighters line Harrison Street and salute as an ambulance passes in a procession for fallen firefighter Michael Altman on March 17, 2026. Altman died after being critically injured in a Rogers Park fire on Monday. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Fourth-generation Chicago firefighter Michael Altman dies from injuries in Rogers Park fire

March 17, 2026 at 7:16 p.m.

This coming May would have been his second anniversary with CFD, Chicago Fire Department Commissioner Annette Nance-Holt said.

Man charged in shooting of CPD sergeant, woman on Far South Side

March 17, 2026 at 11:48 a.m.

A Far South Side man faces more than a half dozen felony charges after he allegedly shot a Chicago Police sergeant minutes after shooting a 63-year-old woman.

A coalition of organizations, elected officials and individuals hold a press conference at Federal Plaza in Chicago, March 12, 2026, to call for the appointment of a special prosecutor to investigate possible crimes committed by federal agents during Operation Midway Blitz. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Coalition wants special prosecutor named to review agents’ conduct during Operation Midway Blitz

March 12, 2026 at 3:48 p.m.

A group of community members, organizations and politicians are petitioning for a special prosecutor to investigate and potentially prosecute wrongdoing by federal agents during the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in...

A view from the alley in the 3000 block of North Pulaski Road in Chicago on March 10, 2026, shows the rear of the dance studio, on left, where teenagers and parents were allegedly harassed by two neighbors from a second floor balcony in the apartment building nearby. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Charges filed in attack on teens outside Northwest Side dance studio

March 11, 2026 at 3:33 p.m.

A man faces five counts of misdemeanor battery for allegedly throwing a liquid at a group of kids last weekend outside a Northwest Side dance studio while another person made...

Chicago police Superintendent Larry Snelling, second from left, walks near Michigan Avenue, Sept. 13, 2025. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Chicago police Superintendent Larry Snelling says increase in home searches coming after training boost

March 10, 2026 at 5:42 p.m.

The Chicago Police Department’s bolstered training in the execution of search warrants will soon mean an increase in residential searches by CPD officers, Superintendent Larry Snelling told a federal judge...

Judge denies expungement in former CPD officer’s murder case

March 9, 2026 at 4:25 p.m.

A Cook County judge on Monday denied the requests of a former Chicago police officer to expunge and seal records of his arrest and criminal trial in the fatal 2021...

Chicago police Officer Julius Givens, right, speaks to the media on April 29, 2021, along with Officer Rhonda Ward, after they located a 13-year-old shooting victim and transported him to a hospital on April 29, 2021. Givens has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the city, alleging that he was kept from joining the police department’s SWAT unit because he is Black. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

CPD officer, shot after leaving FOP, alleges racial discrimination in SWAT

March 5, 2026 at 2:35 p.m.

A Chicago Police officer previously shot in the line of duty — who publicly rebuked his former union — has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the city, alleging...

Erin Vogel, of the Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability’s 9th District Council, speaks during the public comment portion of a CCPSA monthly meeting at Hubbard High School on Chicago’s Southwest side on Feb. 26, 2026. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Calls continue for CPD to address tactics during Operation Midway Blitz

February 27, 2026 at 1:44 p.m.

Police accountability advocates from across the city gathered on the Southwest Side Thursday evening, continuing their calls for a public hearing with Chicago Police Department leadership to address CPD’s response...

Charged, acquitted and sued, former CPD Officer Pierre Tyler now seeks expungement in murder case

February 26, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Former Chicago police Officer Pierre Tyler was one of about a dozen petitions for expungement heard last week by a Cook County judge. But Tyler’s case was the only one...

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