The Latest Breaking News from Aréanah Preston

Ex-CPD boss scares off would-be robbers targeting daughter outside Chatham home

The attempted robbery on Memorial Day happened a year after former Chicago Police Supt. Terry Hillard was shot with a paintball gun in his front yard.

Chicago Sun-Times · May 30, 2023

Sheriff Tom Dart is wrong on electronic monitoring

The vast majority of people have followed the rules and should not be punished for the mistakes of a few.

Chicago Sun-Times · May 27, 2023

These Murders Don't Fit Into the Culture War

By glossing over routine crime victims in favor of stories with unorthodox circumstances, the press paints a distorted picture of a very real problem.

Reason · May 26, 2023

Aréanah Preston: ‘Full of life, dreams, big goals’

The funeral for Officer Preston was, first and foremost, a tribute to her life. But it was also another grim reminder, as if Chicago needed one, of the work to be done to end gun violence in this city.

Chicago Sun-Times · May 18, 2023

Indiana man faces gun charge stemming from federal investigation after the killing of Chicago Police Officer Aréanah Preston

Corey Gray, 21, is being held in custody pending a detention hearing set for Monday. Prosecutors do not allege that the gun at issue was used to kill Preston.

Chicago Sun-Times · May 17, 2023

Officer Aréanah Preston mourned at funeral, takeaways from Mayor Johnson’s inauguration 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 17, 2023

Hundreds attend funeral of Chicago cop fatally shot during exchange of gunfire with youths

Hundreds of people packed a church for the funeral of a Chicago police officer who was off duty when she was fatally shot during an armed robbery spree by four teenagers charged in her death

The Independent UK · May 17, 2023

Slain Officer Aréanah Preston’s mother voices hope at funeral: ‘In this tragic situation, my family and I feel triumph’

“Death is only a tragic thing if you have not lived. My baby lived,” Preston’s mother, Dionne Mhoon, told the crowd at Trinity United Church of Christ on Wednesday.

Chicago Sun-Times · May 17, 2023

Chicago police Officer Aréanah Preston was ‘slated for big things,’ CPD official says

Mourners pay their respects at a visitation for Officer Preston, who was gunned down in a robbery May 6. Her funeral is scheduled for 10 a.m. Wednesday.

Chicago Sun-Times · May 17, 2023

Brandon Johnson sworn in as mayor, City Council turns 100 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 15, 2023