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Chicago Council Panel to Weigh $27 Million Settlement in 2017 Police Chase Death

City lawyers say newly surfaced evidence increases the risk of a larger verdict at retrial.

NYPD Backs Revised NYC Bill Shifting Worship Protest Rules to Police-Written Protocols

One Dead After Reported Explosion and House Fire in Smithville

Two 15-Year-Olds Arrested in Antisemitic Vandalism at Borough Park’s Gravesend Park

Phoenix Begins Immediate Jaywalking Citations Under Revised Ordinance

Chicago Weighs $22 Million Settlement in Fatal Police Chase Crash

LA Council Backs AB 630 Rollout, Clearing Way to Scrap Abandoned RVs Valued Under $4,000

San Diego Sets $30 Million Settlement in Teen’s Police Shooting for Council Vote

Adams Backs Central Park Horse-Carriage Ban, Signs Enforcement Order, Urges Council Vote

Supreme Court Lets ICE Resume ‘Roving Patrols’ in Southern California in 6–3 Order

Cook County Prosecutors Decline to Charge Officers in Dexter Reed Shooting

Colorado Springs Approves $3.2 Million Settlement Over 2018 Taser Death

Wrigley Field Poised to Host 2027 MLB All-Star Game Pending Security Upgrades

Ex-Officer Adam Coy Convicted of Murder in Andre Hill Shooting

Trial Begins for Former Officer Adam Coy in Shooting of Andre Hill