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Ex-CPD boss scares off would-be robbers targeting daughter outside Chatham home

The attempted robbery on Memorial Day happened a year after former Chicago Police Supt. Terry Hillard was shot with a paintball gun in his front yard.

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Sheriff Tom Dart is wrong on electronic monitoring

The vast majority of people have followed the rules and should not be punished for the mistakes of a few.

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These Murders Don't Fit Into the Culture War

By glossing over routine crime victims in favor of stories with unorthodox circumstances, the press paints a distorted picture of a very real problem.

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Mother of slain Chicago Police Officer Aréanah Preston wants community center built to remember daughter, support city’s youths

“Aréanah was a community person,” Dionne Mhoon told the Sun-Times. “So what better way to celebrate her and remember her name than by doing something for the community?”

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Head of search for Chicago top cop asks why no one called 911 after Officer Aréanah Preston was fatally shot, blames lack of trust

“The community has lost so much trust in the system that not a single person dialed 911,” Anthony Driver said during a forum on community policing hosted by the City Club of Chicago.

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Picture Chicago: 18 of the best Sun-Times photos this week

A mournful city said goodbye to Chicago Police Officer Aréanah Preston, Mayor Brandon Johnson was sworn in, and hundreds gathered in Evanston to celebrate Asian, South Asian and Pacific Islander art and culture.

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Officer Aréanah Preston was what every police chief should look for

Not many individuals are willing to come into law enforcement these days to be a change agent, as she wanted to be.

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Aréanah Preston: ‘Full of life, dreams, big goals’

The funeral for Officer Preston was, first and foremost, a tribute to her life. But it was also another grim reminder, as if Chicago needed one, of the work to be done to end gun violence in this city.

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Indiana man faces gun charge stemming from federal investigation after the killing of Chicago Police Officer Aréanah Preston

Corey Gray, 21, is being held in custody pending a detention hearing set for Monday. Prosecutors do not allege that the gun at issue was used to kill Preston.

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Officer Aréanah Preston mourned at funeral, takeaways from Mayor Johnson’s inauguration and more in your Chicago news roundup

Today’s update is about an eight-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

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Hundreds attend funeral of Chicago cop fatally shot during exchange of gunfire with youths

Hundreds of people packed a church for the funeral of a Chicago police officer who was off duty when she was fatally shot during an armed robbery spree by four teenagers charged in her death

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Slain Officer Aréanah Preston’s mother voices hope at funeral: ‘In this tragic situation, my family and I feel triumph’

“Death is only a tragic thing if you have not lived. My baby lived,” Preston’s mother, Dionne Mhoon, told the crowd at Trinity United Church of Christ on Wednesday.

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago police Officer Aréanah Preston was ‘slated for big things,’ CPD official says

Mourners pay their respects at a visitation for Officer Preston, who was gunned down in a robbery May 6. Her funeral is scheduled for 10 a.m. Wednesday.

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Brandon Johnson sworn in as mayor, City Council turns 100 and more in your Chicago news roundup

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Funeral arrangements set for Chicago police Officer Aréanah Preston

The officer’s funeral service will take place Wednesday at 10 a.m. at Trinity United Church of Christ on the South Side.

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Mother accepts diploma for slain CPD Officer Aréanah Preston: ‘She will always be a member of the class of 2023’

Preston’s mother, Dionne Mhoon, was presented with her daughter’s master’s of jurisprudence during Saturday’s commencement at the Loyola University Chicago School of Law.

Chicago Sun-Times

Picture Chicago: 14 must-see photos from the week in news

Dozens gathered for a vigil for Chicago Police Officer Aréanah Preston; former President Barack Obama stopped by Lilydale First Baptist Church in Roseland; and Mayor Lori Lightfoot declared a state of emergency as immigrants arrived in Chicago with no space for housing.

The Independent UK

Teenagers charged in fatal shooting of Chicago police officer on her way home from work

The youngest teen allegedly bragged about the shooting to a friend, who contacted the police

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Mothers mourn following fatal shooting of police officer, city shows off new casino design plans, and more in your Chicago news roundup

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The Independent UK

Four teens charged with murder in killing of Chicago police officer who was returning home from work

Authorities say four teenagers have been charged in the fatal shooting of a Chicago police officer who was killed last weekend as she headed home from work

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Slain Officer Aréanah Preston’s mother will accept her graduate degree from Loyola University

A professor says the Chicago police officer was committed to upholding public safety while understanding how people come to make choices harmful to themselves and others.

Chicago Sun-Times

Two mothers joined by tragedy: One lost her police officer daughter, the other’s 16-year-old son is accused of the murder

Among the four people accused of killing Chicago police Officer Aréanah Preston is 16-year-old Jaylen Frazier.

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Street vendors cover the city for Día de las Madres, 4 charged in fatal shooting of officer and more in your Chicago news roundup

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The Independent UK

4 teens charged with murder in slaying of Chicago police officer who was returning home from work

Authorities say four teenagers have been charged in the fatal shooting of a Chicago police officer who was killed last weekend as she headed home from work

Chicago Sun-Times

4 teens charged with fatal shooting of Chicago police Officer Aréanah Preston during ‘very violent crime spree’

Prosecutors said Preston was killed at the end of a robbery spree that began when a suspect’s girlfriend “needed money for a barbecue.”

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