Over time, a police officer's bulletproof vest loses its effectiveness, and in Chicago, replacing it falls to the officer wearing the badge.

Alice Stebbins Wells was a reserved and kindly woman, small and slight in stature. Dressed in everyday street attire, she ...

68.And finally, this is the oldest photograph ever taken. Nicéphore Niépce took the photo from his window in France in 1826.

Crucial DNA evidence found under the fingernails of reporter Jeff German led investigators to Robert Telles, the man charged with killing him.

Protective gear finally has moved away from a unisex approach. Better fit in women’s gear means better workerproductivity, ...

Editor’s note: A 22-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder of a Chicago police officer in this case. An updated story can be found here. CHICAGO — A Chicago police officer ...

A Chicago Police officer was hit by a car whose driver was attempting to flee in Chicago's South Austin neighborhood late Saturday night. At 11:30 p.m. Saturday, officers were patrolling on foot ...

Two Chicago police officers were injured in pursuit of a stolen vehicle Thursday on the South Side. Sun-Times file Share Two Chicago police officers were injured while pursuing a stolen vehicle ...

Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times Share False threats of violence Wednesday afternoon at two Chicago high schools prompted SWAT responses and lockdowns, but both cases were determined by police to be ...

With little business to act on, the Chicago Police Board gathered Thursday night for its monthly meeting at CPD headquarters, its first since the head of the Civilian Office of Police ...

Chicago police are investigating after a 15-year-old girl was shot and injured after an apparent drive-by shooting outside a high school. The shooting took place just before 8 a.m. Tuesday outside ...

Three University of Chicago students were robbed at gunpoint Saturday morning in Hyde Park, according to the school’s police department. Four to five unknown suspects, all carrying guns ...