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A group of young adults and juveniles dance on the roofs of vehicles in the streets of downtown Chicago the night of April 15, 2023.

Hours of chaos: Police reports paint picture of latest violent disturbance in the Loop

February 9, 2024 at 1:26 p.m.

By Chicago's standards, the winter was relatively mild. Still, with temperatures near 80 degrees — the warmest weekend in months — hundreds of city youths headed to 31st Street Beach...

Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx arrives to talk about the R. Kelly allegations, Jan. 8, 2019.

Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx says she will not run for reelection

April 25, 2023 at 5:09 p.m.

After more than six years marked by historic criminal justice reforms, controversy over her prosecutorial policies and the Jussie Smollett scandal, Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx said she won't...

Marion Thomas, 25, voices his opinion during the Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability meeting at St. Sabina Catholic Church on April 19, 2023.

Commission aiding in police superintendent search will weigh candidate plans for controlling youth gatherings

April 21, 2023 at 12:33 p.m.

The Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability, now holding public forums to gather input on helping Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson select a new Chicago police superintendent, will consider ideas for...

A Roseland Community Hospital nurse prepares doses of the Pfizer vaccine on Dec. 30, 2021, during a COVID-19 vaccination event.

City told to reinstate employees fired over COVID-19 vaccination requirement

April 20, 2023 at 6:21 p.m.

Chicago must reinstate city employees who were fired for refusing to comply with Mayor Lori Lightfoot's COVID-19 vaccine mandate and rescind the requirement, a state administrative law judge has ruled....

Violent gathering of youths downtown takes center stage at South Side meeting on police superintendent search

April 20, 2023 at 1:29 p.m.

More than 150 South Side residents and community stakeholders gathered at St. Sabina Church in Auburn Gresham Wednesday to give feedback on the ongoing search for the next superintendent of...

Then-Chicago police Deputy Superintendent Eric Carter at the Bud Billiken Parade on Aug. 13, 2022.

Interim Chicago police Superintendent Eric Carter to retire next month as Mayor Lightfoot leaves office

April 20, 2023 at 4:52 p.m.

Eric Carter, the interim superintendent of the Chicago Police Department, will retire on May 15 after three decades with the department, the CPD announced Thursday. Carter, 57, joined the Police...

A group of young adults and juveniles congregate in downtown Chicago on April 15, 2023.

Mayor takes Chicago police leaders to task amid questions on response to latest violent gathering of youths downtown

April 19, 2023 at 2:23 p.m.

Outgoing Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot used a weekly meeting with police leaders Tuesday to demand answers for why officers seemingly struggled to control crowds of young people who gathered downtown...

Miller Rodgers speaks at a public meeting of the Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability held at Kehrein Center for the Arts in Chicago on April 11, 2023.

Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability hears of early favorite for CPD superintendent

April 12, 2023 at 5:04 p.m.

The first meeting to solicit public comment on who should next lead the Chicago Police Department was held in the Austin neighborhood Tuesday evening, as West Side residents told members...

Elizabeth Arguelles arranges flowers at a makeshift memorial near the site where Adam Toledo was shot by police in the Little Village neighborhood on April 15, 2021.

Administrative charges filed with police board against Chicago officer in fatal shooting of Adam Toledo

April 11, 2023 at 4:45 p.m.

Administrative charges that seek the firing of the officer who fatally shot a 13-year-old boy in the Little Village neighborhood two years ago have been filed by the interim superintendent...

New Chicago police officers listen during their graduation ceremony at Navy Pier, March 7, 2023.

Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson will have to thread needle with key decision on who will lead Chicago police

April 11, 2023 at 5:00 a.m.

During his ultimately successful run for Chicago mayor, Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson repeated four "Cs" he wanted in Chicago's next police superintendent: competence, collaboration, compassion and Chicago ties. It's a tall...

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