CHICAGO (WGN) — Chicago firefighters are raising concerns that equipment issues may be needlessly putting lives in danger. Earlier this summer, an early morning fire on the city’s West Side ...

Some aldermen pushing to restrict large signage on windows as well block businesses from using non-reflective window tints ...

Community members are blasting Chicago Public Schools' decision to stop paying for crossing guards near private schools.

No charges have been filed against the man seen in the video instigating the fight on the Red Line. But it is an example of a type of incident on train cars that leads to feelings of unsafety.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A woman was shot and killed and a security guard injured Tuesday afternoon in a shootout near Chicago Public Safety Headquarters on the South Side. The woman, 55, was caught in ...

Fraternal Order of Police President John Catanzara wrote to police Supt. Larry Snelling in April and urged him to order cops ...

Greg Bishop interviews Mayor Johnson on public safety in Chicago. They discuss how the federal government might get involved.

When the Public Safety Task Force was formed, our intention was to work within the existing ecosystem to shepherd an ambitious, four-pronged strategy that would tap the business community’s ...

Chicago faces a $36 billion unfunded pension liability. Despite that, a measure legislators approved would enhance benefits for Tier 2 public safety pensioners. T ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago Public Schools are grappling with a more than $700 million budget gap. The Chicago Teachers Union said this is Illinois Governor JB Pritzker's problem too.

In Chicago and across the country, unions and progressive leaders are implementing policies to address the climate crisis while improving working people’s lives.

The bottom line, he says, is that CFD personnel and the public at large are being put in unnecessary danger. When asked about his thoughts on this, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson says public safety ...