Annie Sweeney

Officers work at the scene where five people were shot, one fatally, on the 4800 block of South Ada on May 10, 2022, in Chicago.

‘How can he do that?’: Police Superintendent David Brown appears to overstate links to mass shooting in Back of the Yards

May 13, 2022 at 12:25 p.m.

About 15 hours after a corner in the Back of the Yards neighborhood was sprayed with gunfire Tuesday, leaving one man dead and four others wounded, Chicago police Superintendent David...

Los oficiales trabajan en la escena donde un hombre de 38 años recibió un disparo mientras conducía en la cuadra 100 de West Chicago Avenue en el vecindario Near North el 5 de mayo de 2022.

‘Nos afecta a todos’: La violencia en el centro de Chicago refleja los problemas en sus vecindarios

May 9, 2022 at 11:48 a.m.

Durante un período de 48 horas hace dos fines de semana, tres tiroteos ocurrieron a una milla de distancia uno del otro en el centro de Chicago, con saldo de...

People walk in the Loop on May 2, 2022, the day after a 27-year-old man and 55-year-old man were shot near a theater. According to police, six men were engaged in a drug deal inside a downtown taco restaurant when one of the men robbed three others. All six fled the business and one of the victims fired shots, striking the two bystanders.

‘Chicagoans feel like they own the Loop’: Violence resonates downtown as city’s center reflects troubles in its neighborhoods

May 8, 2022 at 12:14 p.m.

Over a 48-hour period last weekend, three shootings erupted within a mile of one another in Chicago's downtown area, leaving two people dead. During that same time, some 17 other...

People walk in the Loop the day after a 27-year-old man and 55-year-old man were shot near the the Chicago Theatre, May 2, 2022, in Chicago.

Already jittery downtown Chicago again jolted by violence over the weekend; Mayor Lightfoot ‘not happy’

May 2, 2022 at 7:18 p.m.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot said Monday that she was "not happy" about violence that again touched downtown Chicago over the weekend and ended with a cancellation of Sunday night's performance of...

Chicago police Superintendent David Brown, right, Mayor Lori Lightfoot, second from right, and police leadership listen to speeches during the Chicago Police Department's recruit class graduation and promotion ceremony at Navy Pier's Aon Grand Ballroom on March 29, 2022.

Latest consent-decree report hits Chicago police leadership in key areas: Community policing and building community trust

April 17, 2022 at 1:27 p.m.

The effort to reform the Chicago Police Department was never supposed to happen quickly, with experts seeing the potential for a nearly decadelong, laborious process for a court to call...

New Life Church Pastor Matt DeMateo shares a statement on behalf of Melissa Ortega's mother, Aracelia Leanos, at a news conference on Jan. 26, 2022.

Documents show police referred information on arrest involving a relative of CPD’s internal affairs chief for investigation

February 27, 2022 at 11:22 a.m.

The city agency that tracks and investigates police misconduct was notified within a day by a high-ranking member of the Chicago Police Department's command staff that the niece of its...

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‘How can he do that?’: Police Superintendent David Brown appears to overstate links to mass shooting in Back of the Yards

‘Nos afecta a todos’: La violencia en el centro de Chicago refleja los problemas en sus vecindarios

‘Chicagoans feel like they own the Loop’: Violence resonates downtown as city’s center reflects troubles in its neighborhoods

Already jittery downtown Chicago again jolted by violence over the weekend; Mayor Lightfoot ‘not happy’

Latest consent-decree report hits Chicago police leadership in key areas: Community policing and building community trust

Shootings, homicides down so far this year compared with 2021, but experts and violence-reduction workers are wary

Slight dip in violence in first three months of 2022: police

El aumento de la violencia en Chicago destaca a los adolescentes en problemas y los esfuerzos para salvarlos

Surge in Chicago violence highlights teens in trouble and efforts to save them: ‘The stakes feel higher.’

Documents show police referred information on arrest involving a relative of CPD’s internal affairs chief for investigation