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Man shot by cop after allegedly breaking into CPD facility, aiming guns at officers, likely had a ‘mental health episode,’ his lawyer says

Donald Patrick, 47, showed up at the Homan Square compound Monday and asked about retrieving property from the police department — though prosecutors said there was nothing at the facility belonging to him.

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Chicago police charge man who infiltrated SWAT training

Chicago police have filed eight felony counts against a man who infiltrated a police facility while officers were undergoing a SWAT training exercise

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Cop who caused crash that killed woman, hurt 10 officers should be fired, COPA says

Police misconduct investigators’ findings were made public more than three years after the crash that killed an 89-year-old and sent 11 other people to the hospital.

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Restoring health of our forest preserves will benefit Cook County in essential ways

A referendum on the ballot is aimed at restoring some 30,000 acres of land.

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UFU president's pride at wife's key role in providing end of life care for those terminally ill

Mary has been a community nurse for the last three years, providing end of life care for people with terminal illness

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Top cop’s poor response to chaotic Mexican Independence Day celebrations shows new leadership is needed

I have been trying to be fair to Brown and give him the benefit of the doubt the past couple of years. But it’s becoming evident he does not know Chicago.

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Gunman in SUV shoots off-duty Chicago cop shot in face in Irving Park, then crashes into two pursuing squad cars as police open fire

The suspect was able to escape and the SUV was later found abandoned about three miles away by Northeastern Illinois University police. No one was in custody.

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CPD employee found dead of apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound at Dan Ryan Woods

The 55-year-old man worked as a detention aide in the Austin District on the West Side, according to sources and an alert from the Police Department.

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Despite downtown gridlock, Chicago’s top cop defends his response to caravans of revelers for Mexican Independence Day

“By and large, the celebration [had] thousands of cars — if not tens of thousands of cars — with very little violence, if any,” Chicao Police Supt. David Brown said Monday. “This was traffic congestion.”

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Judge won’t block release of video showing shooting that led to charges against 2 Chicago police officers

The Civilian Office of Police Accountability is set to release video this week from the July 22 shooting in Pilsen, just days after Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx announced the charges against the officers.

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2 Chicago cops charged after video allegedly contradicts their reports of Pilsen shooting. ‘They shot me for no reason.’

Video shows police Sgt. Christopher Liakopoulos, 43, and Officer Ruben Reynoso, 42, lied about an unarmed man shooting at them, the state’s attorney said.

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2 Chicago cops to face charges in Pilsen shootout that wounded 2, Kim Foxx says

The Cook County state’s attorney said felony charges will be filed Friday against a sergeant and an officer in connection to the July shooting.

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Chicago Police Board votes to fire officer who fatally shot apparently unarmed man in 2018

The board voted unanimously in favor of firing Officer Sheldon Thrasher.

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Rail worker strike looms for Metra, not everyone’s excited for Riot Fest and more in your Chicago news roundup

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

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Man charged with fatal Loop stabbing last week

Anthony Rawls and another man approached Michael Byrnes, 41, in the 400 block of South LaSalle Street and tried to take his belongings, Chicago police say.

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Former Chicago cop dies in apparent suicide 10 days after retiring, officials say

The officer was found Saturday afternoon with a gunshot wound to the head inside a home in the Jefferson Park District, police said.

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Civilian agency takes parting shot at Chicago’s top cop in final report on fatal police shooting of Anthony Alvarez

The Civilian Office of Police Accountability had recommended dismissal for the officer who fired the shots, but Supt. David Brown instead suspended him for 20 days.

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Fallen Chicago Police officers remembered at Gold Star Families Memorial

“There’s no greater love than this, that I would lay down my life for a friend. They gave their lives in protection of the residents of the city of Chicago,” Chicago Police Supt. David Brown said.

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Chicago police make 25 arrests in gang and drug busts in Little Village, Pilsen, Austin

Officers seized nine vehicles, two guns and 900 grams of cocaine worth $116,000, Police Supt. David Brown said.

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‘A scheduling challenge.’ With new limits on canceling days off, Chicago’s top cop outlines plan for a usually violent Labor Day weekend

Supt. David Brown said he is moving some officers from desks to the streets to make as many cops as possible visible in the neighborhoods, on the CTA and even on the water.

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CPD officer dies by apparent suicide — the 5th this year: officials

More than a dozen officer suicides have been reported since 2018.

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City must find answers for unwise policy of overworking cops

Changes announced by Chicago Police Supt. David Brown are a step in the right direction. But as long as cops are too fatigued from cancelled days off, they’re at risk of making poor snap decisions.

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Mayoral challenger outlines plan to ease police staffing shortage

Paul Vallas’ plan includes waiving the residency requirement for veteran officers as well as for new officers during their 18-month probationary period. He also wants to run the training academy night and day.

Chicago Tribune

Chaotic drag races and ‘street takeovers’ prompt Chicago police crackdown: ‘We are going to be relentless’

CHICAGO — Speeding drivers drifted and drag raced through Chicago intersections again last weekend, and police say they will crack down harder on the continuing illegal stunt shows.

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Day after scathing report, Chicago’s top cop announces changes aimed at giving police officers more time off

The new policy comes after the city’s watchdog reported that the police department had scheduled nearly 1,200 officers to work at least 11 straight days earlier this year.

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