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‘Peacekeepers’ try to prevent violence using hard-won street smarts

For a $100 stipend, some Chicagoans who are statistically among the most at-risk of gun violence are working to change themselves and their neighborhoods.

Chicago Sun-Times · May 28, 2023

Cops’ delayed response to find fatally wounded officer, Lightfoot’s last week in office and more in your Chicago news roundup

Today’s update is about an eight-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

Chicago Sun-Times · May 9, 2023

Why did it take Chicago cops more than 30 minutes to find a fatally wounded officer?

A ShotSpotter alert quickly picked up the barrage of gunfire that struck Officer Aréanah Preston, but it took another alert from the officer’s Apple Watch to send a traffic cop to the scene.

Chicago Sun-Times · May 9, 2023

Illinois' state witness protection program finally gets millions in funding, but has yet to get off the ground

CHICAGO — For the second year in a row, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker is proposing the state spend tens of millions of dollars on a witness protection program that went unfunded for the first nine years of its existence.

Chicago Tribune · Mar 8, 2023

Search is on for CPD Supt. David Brown’s replacement, but the bench of insider candidates is thin

The wave of high-level departures under Brown will make it difficult for the new mayor to find an insider who is qualified, battle-tested — and wants the job.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 3, 2023