The Latest Breaking News from Brendan Deenihan

Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson’s team moving quickly to find interim police superintendent

Those likely to be in running to replace departing interim Supt. Eric Carter include three former members of CPD’s leadership team.

Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 24, 2023

Chicago Police Supt. David Brown resigns

Every one of the eight mayoral challengers vowed to fire Brown as their first order of business, including the two remaining candidates in the April 4 runoff, Paul Vallas and Brandon Johnson.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 1, 2023

Chicago mayoral candidate Vallas’ Twitter account liked offensive, racist posts, which he denies doing himself

CHICAGO — Since losing the 2019 mayor’s race, Paul Vallas has been a prolific poster on social media.

Chicago Tribune · Feb 24, 2023

Northwest Side neighbors shocked to learn one of their own may have been slaying victim

Remains found in a freezer are believed to be those of a woman who operated a boarding house in Arcadia Terrace. A person who lived in the home is in custody.

Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 11, 2022

Man charged with beating, carjacking of chef in Chinatown

Jin Yut Lew, 61, “is still not doing well” after he was attacked April 7, police said.

Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 24, 2022

Man charged with fatal stabbing at Loop CTA stop said victim ‘might still be alive’ if he hadn’t struggled: prosecutors

Anthony Rawls Jr., 28, faces felony counts of first-degree murder and armed robbery in the Sept. 6 attack. He was denied bail Wednesday.

Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 14, 2022

Retired cop was shot 4 times during shootout with carjackers in Lawndale, 17-year-old charged with attempted murder

Mareon Jones was arrested when he showed up at a hospital wearing the same clothes he did during the attack, Cook County Assistant State’s Attorney Danny Hanichak said Tuesday.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 16, 2022

Englewood man charged with shooting CPD officer taken into custody in Iowa

Jabari Edwards, 28, faces counts of attempted murder in connection with a June 1 shooting that left Chicago Police Officer Fernanda Ballesteros seriously wounded.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 13, 2022

In Chicago, killings of transgender women of color often go unsolved. ‘There’s no justice,’ relatives say

CHICAGO — Speaking through tears, Rosemary Gamble returns again and again to the questions she would like to ask her granddaughter’s killer:

Chicago Tribune · Jul 5, 2022

More helicopters eyed as a tool for Chicago police to fight carjackings, other crimes

Chicago police officials say they ‘anticipate’ acquiring two helicopters and might use private donations to help pay for them. First Deputy Supt. Eric Carter said it would be ‘ideal’ to have a much larger fleet, like Los Angeles has.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 14, 2022