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Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle listens to Chicago police Superintendent Larry Snelling discuss preparation efforts on June 4, 2024, ahead of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

CPD stresses readiness for Democratic National Convention as Secret Service boss visits Chicago

June 4, 2024 at 12:56 p.m.

As the Democratic National Convention draws closer, leaders of the Chicago Police Department and United States Secret Service on Tuesday again sought to highlight their preparation efforts.

Superintendent Larry Snelling at a news conference to discuss the apprehension of Xavier Tate in the slaying of CPD Officer Luis Huesca, at city of Chicago Public Safety Headquarters on May 3, 2024. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

CPD misconduct records to be searchable by officer name

May 31, 2024 at 4:52 p.m.

The Chicago Police Department will soon bolster its public database of misconduct investigation files to make the records more searchable, leaders of the CPD and Community Commission for Public Safety...

Police officers guarding the Trump International Hotel & Tower in Chicago hold back protesters on May 30, 2020, during a rally and march to remember the killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Chicago watchdog warns Police Department crowd management training ‘insufficient’ ahead of DNC

May 30, 2024 at 4:48 p.m.

While the report acknowledged several of the department's strides, it highlighted a lack of community input in those policies and “outdated concepts and tactics” in CPD’s plans to manage crowds.

Chicago police Superintendent Larry Snelling at police headquarters on May 3, 2024. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

Chicago police, city officials appear to miss goals on meeting requirement to report and review when officers point their weapons

May 21, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

Five years after pledging to firm up recordkeeping on incidents where police officers point their weapons at people while performing their duties, the Chicago Police Department is still chasing goals...

A Chicago police officer attempts to disperse pro-Palestinian protesters on the main quad of the DePaul University campus as an encampment is cleared May 16, 2024. (Vincent Alban/baiduhai)

Chicago police clear DePaul’s pro-Palestinian encampment

May 16, 2024 at 5:29 p.m.

Chicago police dismantled DePaul University’s pro-Palestine encampment Thursday morning after administrators signed a complaint alleging trespassing by the protestors.

Animal cruelty charges filed against founder of South Side feral cat not-for-profit

May 13, 2024 at 3:15 p.m.

The owner of a South Side not-for-profit that sought to care for the city’s feral cat population now faces charges of animal cruelty after authorities last month allegedly found five...

Chicago police Officer Danny Golden is pushed during the St. Jude Police Memorial March on May 7, 2023, at Gold Star Families Memorial and Park on the Museum Campus. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Chicago police officers injured or killed while off duty highlight choice to grant on-duty benefits

May 7, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

A Chicago police officer is not required to be on duty and in uniform for their injuries — or death — to have occurred in the line of duty.

The family of fallen Chicago police Officer Luis Huesca walks to the courtroom for the bond hearing of suspect Xavier Tate at the Leighton Criminal Court Building on May 3, 2024, in Chicago. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

Murder charges announced in fatal shooting of CPD Officer Luis Huesca

May 5, 2024 at 1:09 p.m.

Murder charges were announced against the man who allegedly shot and killed off-duty Chicago police officer Luis Huesca last month in Gage Park.

Flowers adorned with image of Chicago police Officer Luis Huesca during his funeral at St. Rita of Cascia Shrine Chapel on April 29, 2024. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Murder charges approved in fatal shooting of CPD Officer Luis Huesca

May 2, 2024 at 5:01 p.m.

A first-degree murder charge was approved by Cook County prosecutors Thursday in the fatal April shooting of off-duty Chicago police Officer Luis Huesca.

Edith Huesca, mother of slain Chicago police Officer Luis Huesca, clutches a folded flag alongside his sister, Lily O'Brien, as his casket is carried by an honor guard after his funeral April 29, 2024, at St. Rita of Cascia Shrine Chapel. Huesca, a CPD officer for six years, was returning home last week after a shift in the CPD's Calumet District when he was fatally shot. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Slain Chicago police Officer Luis Huesca remembered as ‘Lionheart’ by family as his funeral is held

April 29, 2024 at 6:32 p.m.

Hundreds of mourners gathered Monday morning at St. Rita Catholic church for the funeral of Chicago police Officer Luis Huesca, who was fatally shot earlier this month.

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