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Trump bashes Chicago over surge in shootings and spars with Illinois Gov. Pritzker. So how dangerous is the Windy City?

IN FOCUS: Donald Trump has long targeted Chicago crime rate in his posts. But, just how bad is it in the Windy City? Bruce Golding digs into the data to find out

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Body of Chicago teacher who went missing on her way to an acupuncture appointment is found in Lake Michigan

It’s unclear how Linda Brown ended up in the water and an investigation is ongoing

The Independent UK

Mystery after Chicago special education teacher vanishes on her way to acupuncture appointment

Linda Brown was one her way to a regularly scheduled acupuncture appointment but never arrived

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Chicago mayor’s bodyguard showed up for work drunk after partying at Trump Tower, report says

The officer breathalyzed after reporting for duty on Inauguration Day and stood down

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A pastor was found dead in his submerged car one week after he vanished. His fellow clergyman believes it’s foul play

Footage shows the vehicle going around a barricade and through a 5.5-foot gap beneath a raised drawbridge before entering the river

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Police Officer's Libel Case Against Newsweek May Proceed

From Wolinski v. Newsweek Digital, LLC, decided yesterday by Judge Jeremy Daniel (N.D. Ill.): According to the amended complaint, in February 2019, Plaintiff Alex Wolinski, a sergeant in the Chicago Police Department, supervised a tactical team of twelve Chicago Police Department officers in the execution of a search warrant at…

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Southwest Side needs a new police district, alderpersons say

Former Mayor Rahm Emanuel balanced his first budget in part by closing three district police stations. Now, Ald. Marty Quinn (13th) and six City Council colleagues want to build a new one at a cost of $30 million or more.

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Afternoon Edition: New police union contract approved at tense City Council meeting

Plus: Plans for Thompson Center makeover, how the Chinatown Gateway became a Chicago icon and more.

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Top cop’s public commitment to transparency could lead to long sought Chicago Police reforms, independent monitor suggests

The Chicago Police Department had reached some level of compliance with about 80% of the consent decree’s mandated changes by June 30 but was in full compliance with just 6%, according to the monitor’s latest report.

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Police oversight panel asks city watchdog to investigate Chicago Police Department’s ties to extremist groups

The Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability on Thursday recommended the city’s inspector general investigate officers named on an Oath Keepers list so any extremists can be “rooted out” of the department.

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How the Chicago Police Department tolerates officers with ties to extremism and what’s being done about it

A new civilian oversight panel is working with Chicago police on a policy that would bar officers from joining hate and extremist groups.

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How we investigated cops with ties to the Oath Keepers

Reporters with the Chicago Sun-Times and WBEZ filed more than 200 open records requests with the Chicago Police Department and other law enforcement agencies across Illinois.

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Traffic stops of Black drivers don’t prove police are guilty of racial profiling

It’s both counterintuitive and counterproductive to suggest that Chicago Police Department officers are singling out Black Chicagoans for traffic stops because they are Black.

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Surge of brutal robberies has Bucktown neighbors demanding action: ‘It feels like we are under attack’

Robberies in the Shakespeare District, which includes the Bucktown, Wicker Park and parts of Logan Square neighborhoods, are 93% higher than in 2019.

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New ATF boss in Chicago setting up ‘intelligence center’ to solve more gun crimes

Christopher Amon is working with the Chicago Police Department to create a Crime Gun Intelligence Center to better trace the history of guns taken off the street.

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Larry Snelling, mayor’s pick for top cop, vows to help both ‘forgotten’ crime victims, disenchanted officers: ‘We have to love them’

Snelling’s appointment by Mayor Brandon Johnson must be confirmed by the City Council. Before that crucial vote, he is expected to be introduced to Chicago residents — and face questions — during at least one public hearing.

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Johnson urged to pick Snelling for top cop as signs point in that direction

The mayor spent much of Monday in exhaustive City Hall meetings with each of the three finalists.

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Former CPD official accuses top cop of retaliating against her after she headed investigation that led to his suspension

Tina Skahill tendered her resignation as the department’s reform chief on May 29, writing that she was stepping down “due to retaliation.” Details of her allegation remained unknown until now.

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All three top cop finalists capable of being ‘generational leader’ Chicago needs, search leader says

Anthony Driver Jr., president of the Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability, has a favorite among the three finalists sent to Mayor Brandon Johnson, who has 30 days to decide. But Driver won’t say who it is.

Chicago Sun-Times

3 finalists picked for job of Chicago police superintendent

A civilian commission narrowed the field to Angel Novalez, Shon Barnes and Larry Snelling. Mayor Brandon Johnson now has 30 days to either choose one or reject them all and order the panel to launch another search.

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Chicago mayor to get names of 3 finalists for top cop Thursday, will have 30 days to make pivotal appointment

Larry Snelling, Chicago police counterterrorism chief, and Angel Novalez, chief of constitutional policing and reform, are seen as favorites to make the top three.

Chicago Tribune

Chicago police log 11,000 complaints since consent decree went into effect, as monitor cites ‘real concerns’ about effort to analyze use-of-force issues

In the 4 ½ years since the city entered into a federal consent decree, the Chicago Police Department’s bureau of internal affairs has opened more than 11,000 investigations into allegations of officer misconduct, according to a Tribune analysis of police data.

Daily Mirror

Mum sues city after she's arrested for 'ordering' son to shoot man seen punching her

Charges have been dropped against Carlishia Hood and her 14-year-old son in a murder case after video evidence showed the man they shot had physically assaulted her

Chicago Sun-Times

After Anjanette Young search warrant reforms, a massive drop in number of Chicago Police Department raids on homes

In 2021, after the reforms, the number of residential searches dropped to 172, with 183 last year, down from 509 in 2020. A former police commander says that means criminals will “feel more free to do their illegal business.”

Chicago Sun-Times

White Sox fan who had a wild ride in a car’s sunroof looks on the bright side

Chuck Janczy, 64, a proud White Sox fan, said he felt ‘lucky’ to get stuck in the sunroof of a car after surviving a hit-and-run crash: ‘Worse things could have happened.’

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