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Chicago’s top cop fired reformer even after getting heat from federal monitor

At a meeting with the monitor tracking compliance with court-ordered reforms, Supt. David Brown struggled to explain how he would meet a key deadline while deeply cutting staff that was implementing those changes.

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Firing of city’s police reform chief is step in the wrong direction

The police department already has been criticized for boasting about minor progress rather than staying on track to meet deadlines.

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Illinois, feds must take steps to keep invasive carp out of Great Lakes

The Brandon Road Lock and Dam project near Chicago is needed to prevent carp from wreaking ecological and economic havoc on the country’s largest source of fresh water.

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Firing of CPD reform chief won’t slow compliance with federal consent decree: Lightfoot

Robert Boik was fired in apparent retaliation for an email he sent criticizing Brown’s decision to move 46 officers under Boik’s supervision to the Bureau of Patrol as part of a larger reorganization.

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City’s budget forecast includes $42.7 million increase in property taxes

The proposed increase would cost the owner of a home valued at $250,000 just $34 more a year, Mayor Lori Lightfoot said, “about the price of an Al’s Italian beef — hot, dipped, with extra cheese — for a family of four.”

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Ald. Sophia King joins race to unseat Lightfoot

King is chair of the Chicago City Council’s Progressive Caucus. Her husband, Alan, an attorney and house music DJ, is a close friend and basketball-playing buddy of former President Barack Obama.

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Chicago police official overseeing court-ordered reforms is axed by top cop after questioning deep staff cuts

Robert Boik, who has served in high-ranking civilian roles within the department since 2016, was dismissed after sending an email criticizing Supt. David Brown’s decision to move 46 officers to the Bureau of Patrol as part of a larger reorganization, according to sources.

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Lightfoot assures cops: ‘I will always have your back’

The mayor’s latest attempt to reclaim the police support that has abandoned her since her landslide victory in 2019 came during a graduation ceremony Tuesday in the ballroom at Navy Pier.

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Agreement to keep Lollapalooza in Chicago calls for tighter rules on competing Grant Park music fests and raises the number of fans allowed

CHICAGO — The deal to keep Lollapalooza in Chicago for at least the next decade includes a complete revamp of how festival producers will pay the Park District, tighter restrictions that keep competing music festivals out of Grant Park and no provisions for investment in the grounds except a $100,000…

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CTA, police vow to boost security after fatal Red Line shooting, the latest in violent year for transit agency

Police say they will provide more officers on transit, while the CTA plans to bring back its canine patrol force.

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More CTA riders are getting attacked, like Dan Beam, who fought off six robbers

A Sun-Times analysis finds the number of violent crimes on L and subway trains and CTA buses has risen to a level not seen in more than a decade. “It’s unacceptable,” Beam says.

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Cincinnati police officer blames music for calling teen the n-word during road rage caught on bodycam video

Officer has history of aggressive behaviour

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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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