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Chicago Board of Education to vote on new $10.2M school police contract

The policing program at CPS has undergone major changes the past couple years after widespread protests called for the removal of officers from schools.

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Jury awards CPD whistleblower more than $4 million in suit against city

Former Chicago police detective Beth Svec sued the department in 2017 for retaliating against her after she brought forward evidence contradicting officers’ narrative of an arrest.

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O’Shea won’t reprise 2019 endorsement of Lightfoot: ‘I’d have a civil war on my hands’

Four years ago, candidate Lori Lightfoot got a huge boost from Ald. Matt O’Shea’s endorsement in the mayoral runoff election against Toni Preckwinkle. It won’t happen this year, O’Shea told the Sun-Times on Thursday.

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Chicago cop who fatally shot Anthony Alvarez during foot chase gets 20-day suspension

Alvarez’s family said they were “appalled” by the decision, which they claimed “marks a continuation of the City of Chicago’s complicity in a loss of human life due to CPD’s decadeslong failure to enact a meaningful foot-pursuit policy.”

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New lawsuit aims to halt Chicago’s use of ShotSpotter

ShotSpotter came under increased scrutiny after a police officer fatally shot 13-year-old Adam Toledo. In August 2021, the city’s Office of the Inspector General found the technology can change the way officers interact with areas they patrol.

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Families of officers who committed suicide promote proposed ordinance to allow officers to decline excessive overtime

“We cannot continue with regular days off canceled, we cannot continue with 12-hour shifts,” Ald. Matthew O’Shea said. “They need to rest.”

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City Council OKs towing crackdown on vehicles used in drag racing, drifting

The ordinance gives the Chicago Police Department the power to impound vehicles used in daredevil stunts, whether or not the owner is present.

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Officer suicides are a tragic reminder that mental health must remain a priority for CPD

An officer suffering from an untreated mental health condition is certainly not fit to deal with a member of the public who may be having a breakdown of their own.

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Chicago police could get power to seize vehicles used for drag racing, drifting

The unanimous committee vote follows an incident that drew hundreds of spectators to the Near West Side early Sunday, keeping area residents up for hours. The full city council could OK the measure as soon as Wednesday.

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CPD sergeant has died following apparent suicide attempt: police

The sergeant was off-duty when he suffered a gunshot wound, a police spokesman said.

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‘Pray for a miracle’: Hundreds gather at St. Rita of Cascia to support Chicago cop who was shot, paralyzed trying to break up bar fight

Officer Danny Golden was shot in the back early Saturday after a fight spilled out of Sean’s Rhino Bar & Grill in Beverly.

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Domestic violence surge continued in 2021, new report shows

The number of orders of protection jumped 55% statewide; domestic violence-related shootings and homicides increased 64% in Chicago.

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Chicago Police Department grieving latest officer suicide

The officer’s name has not been released.

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Lightfoot uses wounding of police officer to sound the alarm — again — about post-pandemic surge in domestic violence

After a Chicago Police officer was ambushed while responding to a domestic violence call, Mayor Lori Lightfoot had the grim statistics at her fingertips. “Domestic-related” homicides by firearm and non-fatal shootings have increased by a staggering 125 percent since 2019.

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Man who wore Joker mask while setting CPD vehicle on fire during May 2020 riots gets nearly 3 years

O’Donnell’s case is among the most high-profile to result from the rioting and looting that took place here in the wake of George Floyd’s murder. Its notoriety is due in large part to the jarring images of a man in a clown mask amid the chaos that day.

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Listen to warnings about lax prosecution of juveniles accused of carjackings

There should be concern that our youth are learning that committing serious crimes may not bring serious consequences.

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New Inspector General’s first report offers sharp critique of police watchdog agencies

Newly appointed IG Deborah Witzburg issues her first report, finding that CPD’s Bureau of Internal Affairs and the Civilian Office of Police Accountability need new standards

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Chicago police must solve more violent crimes

Clearance rates are a critical way to evaluate police effectiveness and ensure accountability and community trust. And with every crime that goes unsolved, another family is left yearning for answers, for clarity, for reason.

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Picture Chicago: The Sun-Times’ Photos of the Week

A wounded CPD officer returns home, Mayor Lori Lightfoot officially launches her re-election campaign, and a new trading floor opens at the Chicago Board of Trade.

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Afternoon Edition: June 7, 2022

Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

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Brothers’ bid for new trial links detective to Chicago’s ‘most corrupt cop’

Joseph Miedzianowski, former CPD officer now serving a life sentence for racketeering, enlisted former detective Reynaldo Guevara to pin murder cases on drug rivals, lawyers for brothers Jose and Rosendo Hernandez claim.

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Defense raises questions about traffic stop that erupted into gunfire in Englewood over weekend, wounding a Chicago police officer

Jerome Halsey, 27, faces charges of attempted murder after allegedly opening fire on officers in the 6900 block of South Sangamon Street on Sunday, police said.

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Editorial: Fighting corruption should be a top priority for Illinois AG. Steve Kim has the right resume

The last time a Republican held the office of Illinois attorney general, Mayor Richard M. Daley was firmly ensconced in his reign, the musical “Chicago” had become a box office smash and the shoe bomber, Richard Reid, pleaded guilty to trying to take down an American Airlines flight over the…

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Chicago police officer shot in Englewood leaves hospital: ‘I will grow stronger, both physically and mentally, from this tragedy’

Officer Fernanda Ballesteros thanked her CPD coworkers and her partner who rushed her to safety Wednesday after she was struck by gunfire while trying to pull over a driver in Englewood.

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Son of former mayor joins growing field to unseat Lori Lightfoot

Ald. Roderick Sawyer’s father, Eugene Sawyer, was mayor in the late 1980s. Roderick Sawyer chairs the City Council’s Committee on Health and Human Relations and is a former chair of the council’s Black Caucus. He’s the fifth candidate seeking to deny Mayor Lori Lightfoot a second term.

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