Rahm Emanuel Urges Democrats To Get Tougher on Crime Rahm Emanuel is reportedly pushing Democrats to toughen their crime stance as he signals interest in a 2028 White House run. Benzinga · Nov 15, 2025
Why do US prosecutors want a one-day sentence for Breonna Taylor shooting? Taylor, an emergency medical technician, was killed in her home during a botched police raid in March 2020. Al Jazeera · Jul 18, 2025
Chicago lifeguard accused of shooting dead a 15-year-old at neighborhood pool Charles Leto, 55, has been charged with first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder, aggravated battery and aggravated discharge of a firearm The Independent UK · Jun 29, 2025
Sonya Massey killing: family accuse police of attempted cover-up Audio obtained by the Guardian reveals police dispatcher was told Black woman’s fatal wound was ‘self-inflicted’ The Guardian - US · Jul 23, 2024
Brass from the past: Top Chicago cops? I’ve known a few Mayor Brandon Johnson’s appointment of Larry Snelling as Chicago Police superintendent prompted a peek into this reporter’s aging notepad, a flashback to 14 or so former Chicago top cops I’ve known or covered since 1967. Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 19, 2023
Chicago’s new police superintendent inherits a department notoriously slow to enact reforms Larry Snelling, the mayor’s choice to lead the Chicago Police Department, would take over a federally mandated overhaul of the department. Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 14, 2023
Mayoral allies lay groundwork for mental health plan dubbed ‘Treatment Not Trauma’ Health Committee Chair Rossana Rodriguez-Sanchez opened the hearing with a minute of silence honoring Quintonio LeGrier, Laquan McDonald “and so many others who did not receive the care they desperately needed.” Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 24, 2023
Six candidates advance to semifinals of Chicago police superintendent search The Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability, a new civilian oversight body charged with leading the search, has until July 14 to pick three finalists and deliver those names to Mayor Brandon Johnson. Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 29, 2023
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. Chicago Tribune · Jun 27, 2023
Editorial: Former Chicago IG Joe Ferguson sounds the alarm on police reform. He’s right to do so The needless, tragic murder of Laquan McDonald, a Black teen, by a white Chicago police officer in 2014 put the city’s Police Department, and the need to reform it, in the national spotlight. McDonald’s death was a driving force behind the federally mandated consent decree that requires the Chicago Police… Chicago Tribune · Jun 20, 2023
Chicago cops’ racist social media posts detailed in new COPA report It stems from an investigation into posts made amid a controversy over affordable housing in Jefferson Park that led to 3 cops quitting and 2 now fighting suspensions. Chicago Sun-Times · May 12, 2023
Kim Foxx’s political exit sets the stage for a free-for-all in 2024 race for state’s attorney After two terms, Foxx said she would not run for reelection, leaving an open seat for Cook County’s top prosecutor in 2024. Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 25, 2023
Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx won’t seek reelection Chosen twice by voters to be the county’s top prosecutor by wide margins, Foxx also faced near-constant criticism for her office’s progressive policy choices and their perceived impact on crime in Chicago. Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 25, 2023
Arrests at historic lows, murders up 50% since last election: Next mayor faces daunting challenges on public safety Brandon Johnson says he’d hire 200 more detectives while Paul Vallas vows to build the detective ranks to 10% of overall staffing. The next mayor will also have to address the controversial spike in people being stopped for traffic violations. Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 31, 2023
Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 7, 2023 Vallas gives away campaign contribution from ex-cop in Laquan McDonald case Vallas’s bid for mayor of Chicago was facing criticism for accepting $5,000 from a retired detective named in a $5 million legal settlement.
Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 3, 2023 Paul Vallas gets help in Chicago mayoral bid from ex-officer in Laquan McDonald scandal The now-retired Chicago cop was named in two legal cases that cost the city more than $5 million. He gave $5,000 to the Vallas campaign.
Chicago Tribune · Feb 2, 2023 Legal experts fear Chicago’s slow police reforms could lead to a Tyre Nichols incident 8 years after Laquan McDonald firestorm CHICAGO — The video-recorded killing of Tyre Nichols that led to charges against police officers in Memphis, Tennessee, stirred echoes in Chicago, where eight years ago another recorded death similarly sent shock waves across the nation and spurred public demand for police reform.
Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 16, 2022 Staffing woes hamper CPD reform efforts, new report warns The Chicago Police Department continues to make progress in a court-ordered revamp, but longstanding problems with manpower continue to hold it back.
Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 29, 2022 As new federal judge takes over court-ordered reforms, CPD faces blistering criticism over its efforts so far “Racist and violent policing, unfortunately despite the consent decree, is still the norm being experienced by people on the ground in the city,” Alexandra Block, an attorney with the ACLU of Illinois, said during a hearing Tuesday.
Salon · Oct 18, 2022 Cops killed George Floyd — not fentanyl Parroting drug war propaganda, Ye repeats the lie that fentanyl and methamphetamine killed George Floyd
Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 29, 2022 Lightfoot appoints 7-member interim police oversight commission The interim commission will have a lot of power. It will be expected to fill several vacancies on the Police Board and will review the Chicago Police Department’s budget before a City Council vote on the mayor’s 2023 budget.
The Independent UK · Jun 9, 2022 A look at high-profile killings by US police A Michigan police officer has been charged with second-degree murder for fatally shooting Patrick Lyoya in the back of the head as the Black man was on the ground
Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 21, 2022 Laquan McDonald’s grandmother slams federal prosecutors for not charging Jason Van Dyke Tracey Hunter says prosecutors never called her or her daughter, Tina Hunter, McDonald’s mother, about the decision.
The Guardian - UK · Apr 19, 2022 First Thing: Russia has begun battle to seize east of Ukraine, says Zelenskiy Russian troops have begun the battle for the Donbas, Ukrainian president says in video address
The Independent UK · Apr 18, 2022 Van Dyke avoids federal charges in Laquan McDonald's death Federal authorities say they will not criminally charge Jason Van Dyke, the former Chicago police officer convicted of murder in the 2014 shooting death of Black teenager Laquan McDonald