Andre Vasquez

A Chicago city council committee questioned police compliance with policies protecting immigrants from federal immigration arrests, citing delays in implementing a policy to investigate ICE agents and recent arrests of street vendors linked to deportations. Community members criticized police for not investigating alleged ICE misconduct, including a fatal shooting and a car crash.

Mayor Brandon Johnson criticized the 2008 Chicago parking meter privatization deal but refused to disclose analysis behind his decision not to buy it back. The mayor's office and city officials are withholding details of a proposed new meter sale under a confidentiality agreement, leaving the City Council and public in the dark ahead of a voting deadline.

At least five people were hospitalized after a police-involved shooting in Uptown Chicago on Monday night. Three officers were taken to a hospital in good condition, while two people were shot, one by a Chicago police officer, and hospitalized in serious condition. The incident occurred on West Argyle Street, with evidence markers indicating multiple shell casings at the scene.

A police officer was killed and another critically injured in a shooting at a Chicago hospital on Saturday. The suspect, who has not been publicly identified, has been taken into custody.

A shooting at Chicago's Swedish Hospital injured two officers, one critically, with the suspect now in custody. The hospital is closed as law enforcement investigates, and the incident occurred during a prisoner transport. Authorities plan to provide an update Saturday afternoon.