Chicago police solve only 6% of non-fatal shootings, review finds, as mayor faces mounting criticism
Illinois' largest city is facing an even bigger crime problem than realized, according to a new report from the Chicago ...
Chicago police detective charged with harassing fellow officer
Detective Marco Torres, convicted last year of threatening to kill a fellow officer, faces new charges linked to a 2024 ...
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What Comes Next for Police Reform Efforts in Chicago Amid COPA Leadership Changes
Andrea Kersten recently resigned as chief administrator of the Civilian Office of Police Accountability, known as COPA. The move happened after the city’s police oversight board issued a letter to ...
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'Where's my justice?' Only 6% of Chicago shootings lead to arrests, Sun-Times finds
The Chicago Police Department has made arrests in 1,200 of those cases. Last year alone, there were 2,300 nonfatal shootings in Chicago. The police made arrests in just 141 of them — a ...
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Driver fleeing police kills Arkansas road worker and is arrested in Chicago, cops say
A man was arrested in Chicago months after he was accused of a deadly hit-and-run at a construction site while fleeing police, Arkansas State Police said. Michael Burrell Getty Images/iStockphoto ...
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‘So many in one year': Alleged serial killer charged in multiple murders in Chicago
According to charges announced by the Chicago Police Department, a 21-year-old man is accused of six murders and four attempted murders-- all of which took place in 2020. "These are six lives that ...
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City touts mission to target employee ties to hate groups; community demands police be the priority
“We’re looking at the entire apparatus, not just what happens in the Police ... Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression. “CPD knows that there’s a rot so deep in its ...