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Teenager Charged With Murder In Fatal Shooting Of 7-Year-Old

Tragic shooting of 7-year-old boy in Chicago sparks community mourning and calls for justice.

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Applications now open to serve on civilian police oversight commission

A lengthy list of requirements includes living in the city for the last five years, and not working for CPD, COPA or the Police Board in that time. The deadline to apply is noon on Feb. 7. Out of 14 nominees, the mayor will choose seven.

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Chicago ends year with fewer shootings, but more robbers use guns as overall crime remains high

The city has followed a national trend of lowered gun violence, but it has stood nearly alone in seeing a spike in robberies — 40% more victims than the year before.

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Here are the top stories that made the news in Chicago in 2023

New arrivals and a new mayor grabbed city headlines while old political figureheads went down and long-standing conflicts flared up. The Sun-Times was there for it all.

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Johnson launches community safety plan focused on investing in at-risk areas on South and West Sides

Mayor Brandon Johnson announced the community-led initiative would focus on “harnessing the full force of government, community organizations, businesses, the philanthropic community and youth and faith leaders to solve decades-long problems in a new and bold way.”

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CPD urged to relax restrictions on vehicle chases

Anthony Driver, president of the Community Commission on Public Safety and Accountability, joined the chairman of the City Council’s Police Committee in sounding the alarm about restrictions so severe, they have contributed heavily to an alarming citywide surge in robberies.

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Heroic police officers, firefighters honored for bravery in ceremony not held since COVID-19 lockdown

After a four-year hiatus, Mayor Brandon Johnson presented the Carter Harrison and Lambert Tree awards to six police officers and firefighters. One of the honorees said she was “blessed that everybody ... was able to go home to their families alive.”

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Ex-Chicago top cop Fred Waller staying on at CPD as a ‘deputy director’ — with combined annual pay and pension reaching $333,323

Waller, a self-described “old school” former cop, is now a top deputy to Supt. Larry Snelling, who is refining his plans for the city’s policing.

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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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Charges filed in shooting at West Side Halloween party that wounded 15 people

William Groves, 48, faces 15 counts of attempted murder for the attack early Sunday in the 1200 block of South Pulaski Road.

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Former front-runner for CPD superintendent one of 25 graduates of new U. of C. leadership academy

Chicago police Cmdr. Roderick Watson participated in a six-month international training program funded by billionaire Ken Griffin.

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Chicago police oversight panel to push new outside investigation into cops with extremist ties

The Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability will vote Thursday on asking the city’s inspector general to investigate cops named on an Oath Keepers list.

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Afternoon Edition: CPD vows to root out officers with extremist ties

Plus: Suspect in teacher’s murder arrested, the state of Chicago’s music scene and more.

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Chicago’s top cop vows ‘stringent’ efforts to root out officers with extremist ties after investigation by WBEZ, Sun-Times

Supt. Larry Snelling and other brass did not explain the department’s lack of action since a membership list was leaked two years ago.

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Exodus of Chicago cops from the force has slowed, Supt. Larry Snelling tells City Council

Snelling sought to reassure alderpersons the shortage of officers that has allowed robberies to soar won’t get worse, and might even get better.

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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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Chicago's top cop says using police stations as short-term migrant housing is burden for department

Chicago’s new police chief says the city’s use of police stations as temporary housing for thousands of migrants seeking asylum has been a “burden” on the nation’s second-largest police department

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Picture Chicago: 17 of the best Sun-Times photos from this week in news

Chicago Police Supt. Larry Snelling was sworn in as the city’s top cop, United Auto Workers members went on strike in Illinois, and a 12-foot puppet of a Syrian refugee girl walked along Navy Pier.

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Off-duty Chicago cops robbed at gunpoint after leaving Pilsen bar

The stickup happened amid a surge in robberies across the city that new Police Supt. Larry Snelling has vowed to aggressively tackle.

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There's a new police superintendent in Chicago. The city council chose the ex-counterterrorism head

Chicago’s City Council has unanimously confirmed Larry Snelling as the city’s police superintendent, elevating the department’s counterterrorism chief

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City Council unanimously confirms Snelling as city’s top cop. Now the hard part.

Larry Snelling must confront Chicago’s persistent crime, including an alarming surge of robberies that has residents of several North Side neighborhoods up in arms.

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Chicago mayor’s top cop pick glides through first confirmation test

During a committee hearing Friday, Larry Snelling vowed to aggressively use technology to address robberies while supporting officers by bolstering mental health supports and giving them more time off.

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