Chicago Police say it's safe to come downtown for the holidays and visit restaurants and businesses. But as CBS 2's Charlie De Mar reported, some merchants aren't quite sold on the city's safety ...

The Chicago Police Department is stripping patrol districts of officers and limiting the use of some district officers during daytime shifts in favor of a “highly visible” presence downtown ...

Building trust between police and residents is a key effort of community policing. A Chicago initiative puts police in communities to build trust. But officer turnover has left some skeptical.

Police swarm downtown Chicago after last weekend’s unrest “We don’t know why there’s so many police. We’re a bit confused but we feel safe,” one woman said on her way out of Millennium ...