CHICAGO — The Chicago Police Department is upgrading its aging airborne fleet with the purchase of three new helicopters. One of them, a Bell-429, is being paid for with a U.S. Justice ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson said the aircraft is the Chicago Police Department’s first new helicopter since 2007 ... bringing CPD’s fleet to a grand total of four helicopters.” ...

Chicago is preparing for the biggest snowfall of the season. The Department of Streets and Sanitation deployed salt spreaders early Wednesday morning. The fleet will then shift to focus on snow ...