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Chief of the Bureau of Counterterrorism, Larry Snelling, left, talks with police supervisors after an incident on March 1, 2023, in Chicago.

Mayor selects CPD chief Larry Snelling to be next superintendent, capping the South Sider’s rapid rise through the ranks

August 13, 2023 at 4:42 p.m.

Mayor Brandon Johnson has selected Larry Snelling, the Chicago Police Department's chief of the bureau of counterterrorism and a longtime instructor at the training academy, to serve as the next...

Chicago police Chief of Counterterrorism Larry Snelling, left, works outside Mount Sinai Hospital, where the body of Officer Andrés Mauricio Vásquez Lasso was transported after being fatally shot during a domestic dispute call on the Southwest Side, on March 1, 2023.

With a Sunday deadline for selecting a new Chicago police superintendent, mayor closes in on crucial final choice

August 11, 2023 at 3:48 p.m.

Mayor Brandon Johnson faces a Sunday deadline to make one of the most consequential decisions of his time leading the city so far: who to select as the next permanent...

Elbert Thompson, who portrays angel Michael Jr. Christ, says a prayer on Aug. 7, 2023, at the memorial for the 9-year-old girl who was shot in the head while riding her scooter.

Man charged in fatal weekend shooting of girl in Portage Park

August 8, 2023 at 8:50 p.m.

A Portage Park man now faces murder charges in the fatal weekend shooting of a girl on the Northwest Side. Michael Goodman, 43, is charged with one count of first-degree...

Street musician Arthur Riley plays his guitar at Michigan Avenue and Monroe Street in the Loop on Aug. 2, 2023.

Some in Grant Park’s shadow brace for Lollapalooza’s return and its high stakes for Chicago public safety

August 3, 2023 at 10:57 a.m.

Starting Thursday, more than 100,000 people will flock to Grant Park for each of the four days of Lollapalooza, the first iteration of the festival during Mayor Brandon Johnson's tenure....

Activist Corniki Bornds stands outside a crime victim assistance event on July 31, 2023, in response to a weekend mass shooting in the North Lawndale neighborhood that left one woman dead and another 8 injured.

‘I wish I could say it was something new:’ Police, activists step in to assist in city’s latest mass shooting in North Lawndale

July 31, 2023 at 6:42 p.m.

At a corner in North Lawndale, the familiar tune of an ice cream truck rang out as it drove past crowds of community leaders and advocates who wanted to create...

Officers detain several people as police attempt to disperse a young crowd gathered near South Canal Street and West Roosevelt Road on July 30, 2023.

Dozens arrested in latest downtown youth disturbance

July 31, 2023 at 3:02 p.m.

Chicago police officers arrested 40 people in the South Loop late Sunday after hundreds took part in the latest "teen trend" gathering in the city's downtown area. The large group...

Mayor Brandon Johnson and Interim Superintendent of Police Fred Waller attend the Graduation and Promotion Ceremony for Chicago Police Department's new police recruits and Officers at the Aon Grand Ballroom at Navy Pier, June 5, 2023.

For interim Chicago police Superintendent Fred Waller, stepping in to help new mayor pays off in salary-pension double dip

July 31, 2023 at 5:00 a.m.

Mayor Brandon Johnson is on the clock. He faces an Aug. 12 deadline to select the next leader of the Chicago Police Department from a list of three finalists handed...

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