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From the center of the ‘pit’: My summer documenting the dangerous street takeovers that gripped the city this year

ASHLEE REZIN: After a video of drivers doing doughnuts in the middle of a West Loop intersection went viral, reporter Manny Ramos and I spent several nights trying to find out who was behind the drifting events that had become the talk of Chicago.

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Mayoral hopefuls agree solving crime is the answer — no matter what the question

Candidates often veered back to crime and public safety when answering questions on the CTA, businesses leaving the city and other matters at the forum, which was held on the Northwest Side.

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Illinois keeping the spotlight on uplifting the wrongfully convicted

Our state has a shameful track record of sending innocent people to prison. But the silver lining is that there is an awareness in our city and state — and action being taken — to right these unconscionable wrongs.

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Chicago police must take it seriously when an officer has ties to right-wing Proud Boys

At a time when trust in the department is at an all-time low, such ties send the message that city leaders appear unwilling to weed out extremists from CPD ranks.

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Police to increase presence on CTA during busy holiday shopping season

More officers will be patrolling downtown business district stations as stores open earlier and close later, Chicago Police Commander Joe Bird said.

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Prosecutors drop another murder case handled by former Chicago Police detective Reynaldo Guevara

Edwin Davila served nearly 25 years in prison for a 1995 shooting he has always claimed he did not commit.

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$5M settlement to family of teen killed by Chicago police clears City Council panel

The settlement advanced Monday would go to Alice Martin, mother of 17-year-old Michael Elam Jr., fatally shot in his back after he ran away following a 2019 traffic stop.

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Man sues Chicago police detective he claims forced false confession that led to murder conviction and 13 years behind bars

The city has spent more than $75 million of taxpayer money paying for wrongful convictions caused by former police Detective Reynaldo Guevara.

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15 hurt, including three children, in Chicago Halloween shooting

Chicago police say as many as 15 people, including three children, were injured in a drive-by shooting Halloween night

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15 hurt, including 3 children, in Chicago Halloween shooting

Chicago police say as many as 15 people, including three children, were injured in a drive-by shooting Halloween night

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Officers wounded in line of duty awarded for bravery

Twelve Chicago police officers, a U.S. Marshal and a canine officer receive the Chicago Police Memorial Foundation’s Valor Award.

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Chicago police officer who shot and killed Adam Toledo faces firing

CHICAGO — The Chicago Police officer who shot and killed 13-year-old Adam Toledo during a foot chase in 2021 is facing firing after an investigation by the Civilian Office of Police Accountability concluded the shooting violated department policy.

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IG’s quarterly report highlights wrongdoing by former police officer, COPA investigator

A now-former Chicago Police officer was accused Friday of using CPD resources to operate an unlicensed private security company whose clients included bars and nightclubs that serve alcohol, in direct violation of the code of conduct.

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In plea deal, Chicago police training officer gets probation in 2020 off-duty shooting of unarmed driver

Victim’s attorney says he wanted tougher sentence, but Officer Kevin Bunge, who suffers from PTSD, pleads guilty to felony requiring no jail time.

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11 years after off-duty Chicago cop’s murder, the case against his alleged killers has frayed

The prosecution of three men charged in the 2011 murder of Chicago Police Officer Clifton Lewis has been plagued by misconduct allegations.

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Video shows two CPD officers opening fire from unmarked car — a shooting that led to criminal charges against both

The video is among materials and records released by the Civilian Office of Police Accountability as it investigates the shooting that wounded two unarmed men in Pilsen on July 22.

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Hostile work environment in Chicago’s Department of Water Management triggers $950K settlement

Dilan Abreu, a 40-year veteran bricklayer, claims he was harassed, physically abused and retaliated against by the son of former Ald. Bernard Hansen due to an “unrestricted culture of overtly racist behavior and attitudes.”

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Chicago taxpayers on hook for $15 million in mom’s death during police chase

The settlement will go to the family of Guadalupe Francisco-Martinez, who was headed home from her first day on a new job when she was killed in a crash with a marked Chicago police SUV at Irving Park Road and Ashland Avenue.

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Picture Chicago: 15 must-see images from Sun-Times photographers this past week

Kids enjoy the final days of summer, Chicago police honor fallen officers, the Sky reach the end of the line and more in our best unseen pics of the week.

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Fallen Chicago Police officers remembered at Gold Star Families Memorial

“There’s no greater love than this, that I would lay down my life for a friend. They gave their lives in protection of the residents of the city of Chicago,” Chicago Police Supt. David Brown said.

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Report paints ‘bleak picture’ of perceptions of Chicago police among young Black and Latino men

CHICAGO — Though the Chicago Police Department is years into efforts to reform and rebuild trust among communities, young Black and Latino men persist in having negative perceptions of and interactions with Chicago police officers, according to a special report from an independent panel reviewing the department.

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1,190 Chicago Police officers scheduled to work consecutive days off in April and May, newly appointed IG says

Inspector General Deborah Witzburg conservatively estimated that “at least 1,190” Chicago Police officers were scheduled to work at least eleven consecutive days between April 1 and May 31 of this year.

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Relentless string of canceled days off blamed for spike in Chicago Police suicides “pared down significantly,” top mayoral aide says

“There were obviously an extra amount of days off canceled throughout this last spring and summer period. That has been scaled back,” said Elena Gottreich, Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s fourth deputy mayor for public safety.

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Kim Foxx defends her tenure amid wave of staff losses in State’s Attorney’s Office

Foxx points to national shortage of prosecutors during pandemic era’s “Great Resignation.”

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Foxx moves to drop charges in 8 murders tainted by former CPD detective Reynaldo Guevara

At least two defendants were expected to be released from prison Tuesday.

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