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My wife and I attended the “No Kings” protest in Chicago on June 14. The crowd was huge, but peaceful and orderly. We felt proud to exercise our First Amendment rights. However, the heroes of ...
Using records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, the Trace analyzed 8,750 homicides between 2010 and 2024 and learned that Chicago police made arrests in 27 percent of them.
Instead, Hopkins introduced new legislation he said he has been discussing with police Superintendent Larry Snelling’s team to grant Chicago police brass the authority to announce a curfew for ...
Before long, the Los Angeles Police Department permitted its first female officer to wear a more feminine uniform of her own design, along with a special “ Policewoman’s Badge No. 1.” ...
The Connecticut State Police Union issues badges to donors who contribute $10,000 to their organization. Three donors serve as trustees of the union. Who those trustees are remains a secret. The ...
Since Chicago police agreed to court-ordered reforms in 2019, no one with authority or oversight has pushed to make the reform process go faster.
Authorities have identified a Chicago police officer fatally shot in the line of duty in the city's South Side as Officer Enrique Martinez. "The Chicago Police Department is mourning the loss of a ...
Chicago Police Department Headquarters, 3510 S. Michigan Ave. (Michael Izquierdo / WTTW News) Chicago taxpayers paid $164.3 million to resolve lawsuits that named 200 Chicago police officers whose ...
Neighbors in Chicago police district 14—an area that spans Logan Square, Wicker Park, and Humboldt Park—are pushing to keep Sergeant Mike Nowacki under scrutiny after he, along with seven ...
City Hall’s independent watchdog urged the Chicago Police Department to reopen its investigation that absolved eight officers with ties to the anti-government, extremist Oath Keepers, but CPD ...
Police discovered the fellow officer, who had been shot in the face, after responding to a ShotSpotter alert at 2:53 a.m. near West 56th Street and South Kedzie Avenue, according to a police report.
A violent Chicago police video showed four plainclothes officers firing 96 shots in 41 seconds at 26-year-old Black motorist Dexter Reed Jr. The report, released on April 25, said 13 bullets ...