Andre Vasquez

Samantha Decker holds a sign that says, “Stop Disappearing Our Neighbors,” during a protest in Horner Park on June 3, 2026, following an arrest by federal officers the previous day in Chicago. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

Ald. Andre Vasquez: Eight questions CPD must answer about the quickly closed Albany Park ICE investigation

June 17, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

After ICE agents crashed into a woman’s car, Chicago police quickly closed the investigation. Did they conduct a thorough review?

A lead service line is pulled from a home in the 9000 block of South Luella Avenue in Chicago on Nov. 3, 2023. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

Aldermen: Chicago, we are digging up the wrong pipes

February 25, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

Rather than digging up gas lines and padding the profits of Peoples Gas, we must reallocate those resources into replacing lead pipes in Chicago.

Police look over a bullet-ridden vehicle as they investigate where multiple people were shot in the 1600 block of West 63rd Street in Chicago on March 16, 2023.

Andre Vasquez: How do we improve public safety? Audit CPD to ensure tax dollars are being managed effectively.

March 27, 2023 at 2:20 p.m.

There are perhaps no greater buzzwords we've heard during the 2023 mayoral campaign than "defund the police." It is a term that has polarized neighbors and tainted our public discourse...

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