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Chicago Police Supt. Eddie Johnson, seen here on Sept. 21, 2016, told aldermen on Oct. 27 that the department hasn't always allocated officers effectively.

Chicago may shake up where it deploys cops after study

May 15, 2019 at 4:07 p.m.

As Chicago police work to bring surging violence under control, the city will commission the first in-depth study during Mayor Rahm Emanuel's tenure on how officers are deployed throughout Chicago,...

Sharon Fairley, the chief administrator of IPRA who also will lead COPA, said city officials are hammering out the hiring process but that IPRA staffers would be welcome to seek jobs at the new agency.

Many police misconduct investigators could make leap to new agency, chief says

May 15, 2019 at 3:57 p.m.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel's administration has promised Chicago's new police oversight agency will improve on the widely distrusted Independent Police Review Authority, but many employees from the outgoing agency could be...

The former Caballo's bar is shown for sale Oct. 12, 2016, in the West Lawn neighborhood of Chicago. The bar was raided in 2004 by officers of the Chicago police Special Operations Section.

2 Chicago cops still sidelined a decade after police scandal

June 14, 2024 at 6:43 p.m.

A decade after one of the most damaging scandals in Chicago police history broke, two of the officers accused of wrongdoing remain on desk duty at full pay, filing papers...

Chicago police propose new use-of-force policies aimed at reducing controversies

May 22, 2019 at 10:44 p.m.

The Chicago Police Department, pressured by a U.S. Justice Department investigation and public outrage over police misconduct, has unveiled proposed policy changes aimed at cutting down on the kinds of...

Chicago cop indicted in 2013 shooting captured on video

May 22, 2019 at 10:28 p.m.

A Chicago police officer has been indicted on federal civil rights charges for shooting into a car full of teenagers, marking the first time federal authorities have brought charges against...

Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Chicago police Superintendent Eddie Johnson on May 26, 2016.

New cop oversight agency breaks from past, but questions loom

May 22, 2019 at 10:24 p.m.

The new police oversight agency Mayor Rahm Emanuel has proposed to replace the Independent Police Review Authority — criticized as chronically ineffective — would differ from the current agency in...

Emanuel police oversight plan keeps control at City Hall

August 18, 2019 at 2:07 p.m.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Tuesday began pushing his plan to overhaul civilian oversight of the beleaguered Chicago Police Department, a proposal that ensures the mayor's office will retain a significant...

The Chicago Police Board will decide whether to fire Officer Jason Van Dyke, shown at an Aug. 4 court hearing, along with three other officers and a sergeant for allegedly lying about the 2014 shooting of Laquan McDonald.

Chicago police seek to fire Van Dyke, 4 other cops in McDonald case

August 18, 2019 at 2:07 p.m.

Seeking the first official discipline in the 22 months since a Chicago police officer shot Laquan McDonald 16 times on video, police Superintendent Eddie Johnson on Tuesday moved to fire...

Suit accuses Chicago police of rule violations in Paul O’Neal shooting

May 22, 2019 at 10:23 p.m.

Lawyers for the family of a teen shot to death by Chicago police last month have expanded their lawsuit to accuse police of violating departmental policies on shooting at civilians....

The site where Laquan McDonald, 17, was killed on the 4100 block of South Pulaski Road in Chicago. McDonald was shot 16 times by Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke in October 2014.

Top cop seeks to fire 7 officers for lying about Laquan McDonald shooting

May 23, 2019 at 7:57 p.m.

Nearly two years after a Chicago police officer fatally shot Laquan McDonald and numerous colleagues filed reports that clashed with video of the shooting, the Police Department on Thursday announced...

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