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City Council must stop dragging its feet on civilian police oversight commission

Qualified and committed Interim Commission candidates have been named and are eager to get to work. Deadlines have passed. Council members should pick Interim Commission candidates by the next council meeting on April 27.

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CPD reforms require ‘more than a simple checklist,’ monitor says with release of new consent-decree progress report

CHICAGO — The Chicago Police Department has improved its training processes for officers and “devoted significant attention” to its foot pursuit policy, while also struggling with community engagement and building trust, according to a report on the department’s progress toward making court-ordered reforms.

Chicago Tribune

CPD should halt controversial push for more ‘positive’ interactions, monitor says in echoing AG

CPD Supt. David Brown set a goal of 1.5 million such interactions this year. The Illinois attorney general’s office already likened the initiative to a “quota system” that’s “rife with significant downsides.”

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CPD makes significant headway on reform but still grapples with longstanding problems: report

While the Chicago Police Department is at some level of compliance with roughly three-fourths of a federal consent decree, a new report raises alarms about staffing, a delayed foot pursuit policy and efforts to build community trust.

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Former CPD Supt. Garry McCarthy named interim chief of Willow Springs police

A news conference announcing the appointment is set for Thursday morning in the southwest suburb.

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City to help pay for home security cameras, which CPD hopes to add to its network

Rebates to cover their cost were announced Monday by Mayor Lori Lightfoot. They also can be used for outdoor motion sensor lighting and GPS trackers for cars.

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Digging into the details on Chicago’s murder clearance rate

Padded clearance stats and stalled court cases do little to boost either public confidence or police morale, as one expert says.

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Chicago sees a drop in homicides and shootings, but carjackings and other crimes are up from year ago

The drop in shootings has been greatest in 15 of the city’s most violent community areas. Those neighborhoods still accounted for 64% of the city’s homicides and 60% of the people shot.

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¿'Fuga de cerebros' en la policía de Chicago? Las jubilaciones se estabilizaron, pero 660 policías se jubilaron en 2021

CHICAGO— El agente Mahir "Mike" Affaneh entró en pánico cuando escuchó a la alcaldesa de Chicago, Lori Lightfoot, declarar en octubre que los agentes podrían quedarse sin sueldo si se negaban a vacunarse.

Chicago Tribune

Afternoon Edition: March 31, 2022

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

Chicago Sun-Times

Half of murder cases considered ‘solved’ by CPD in 2021 did not lead to charges

Police officials touted that detectives in a violent year cleared the highest number of cases in nearly 20 years, but that doesn’t mean most killers will face justice, a Sun-Times analysis found.

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Chicago police ‘brain drain’? Retirements have stabilized, but 660 cops retired in 2021

CHICAGO — Officer Mahir “Mike” Affaneh panicked after he heard Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot make a statement in October that officers might have to go on a no-pay status if they refused to be vaccinated.

Chicago Tribune

Lightfoot chooses Deborah Witzburg as new city inspector general

The overriding question was whether Lightfoot was willing to appoint Deborah Witzburg even though she was chosen by former Inspector General Joe Ferguson, with whom the mayor clashed repeatedly and ultimately forced out.

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Year after Adam Toledo’s killing, family renews call for criminal charges against Chicago police officer who shot 13-year-old

“This is not the place where Adam deserved to die, in an alley alone at night at 13 years old,” the teen’s sister said tearfully during a vigil Tuesday.

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Dump CPD’s worthless ‘positive community interactions’ program

We don’t need the investment in a trained police force as it presently operates. And we definitely don’t need CPD’s latest lip service to reform.

Chicago Tribune

Judge grants Chicago Police Department a 3-year extension to implement court-ordered reforms

CHICAGO — A federal judge on Friday granted the Chicago Police Department a three-year extension to comply with the consent decree, giving the department a total of eight years to implement a series of much-anticipated court-ordered reforms.

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Lightfoot says 5 years for sweeping police reforms was ‘unrealistic’ as city gets another 3 years

The mayor estimates the cost of completing those massive reforms will be between $50 million and $100 million.

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Jury awards $742K to family of dad killed by cops while having mental health crisis

Hector Hernandez was shot 13 times by former CPD officers Patrick Kelly and Antonio Corral in April 2014.

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COVID forced a Chicago youth choir from their rehearsal space. For now, the singers call CPD’s 12th District home

CHICAGO -- The voices raised in unison in the community room of the 12th District Chicago Police Department station on a recent Thursday evening belonged to less than a dozen youth singing gospel and R&B songs. It was a scene that may have looked better suited for a church or…

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago police must fix ‘positive interactions’ program to build community trust

A Sun-Times analysis and a scathing memo from the state attorney general’s office make clear that the program, as it now stands, is failing miserably.

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Yet another settlement tied to deadly, high-speed police chase

A lawsuit filed by the brother of a man who died in a collision with a CPD squad car claims the vehicle driven by Officer Adan Ramirez was speeding through the residential neighborhood without its emergency lights on or its sirens activated.

Chicago Sun-Times

Lessons from the police shootings of Adam Toledo and Anthony Alvarez

No officers will face criminal charges in the shootings of Adam Toledo and Anthony Alvarez. That should not mean the officers, and the Chicago Police Department as a whole, should not be held accountable for needed change.

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Ex-CPS principal sues school cafeteria worker, CPD detective who charged him

Now that his criminal case is over, Kurt Jones is heading to federal court, accusing the cafeteria worker and detective of violating his civil rights “by having him arrested and prosecuted for these crimes.”

Chicago Sun-Times

CPD’s plan for 1.5M ‘positive’ interactions with residents ‘deeply problematic,’ AG says

The Illinois attorney general’s office sent a scathing memo to city lawyers warning that Chicago Police Supt. David Brown’s goal for bolstering community engagement amounts to “a quota system” that is “rife with significant downsides.”

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago police officer found dead in apparent suicide in Far South Side home

“The loss of an officer is a stark reminder of the many sacrifices and demands members of law enforcement face each and every day,” CPD Supt. David Brown wrote in a statement.

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