The Latest Breaking News from CPD

The Committee on Public Safety voted 9-6 to confirm Andrea Kersten’s nomination despite the furor over the three-day suspension COPA recommended for CPD Officer Ella French for failing to activate her body-worn camera during a botched police raid.

An appeals court has overturned a ruling that would have allowed Anthony Abbate, convicted of battery after the 2007 attack, collect his pension.

Lenora Bonds’ son Terrence Harris was shot to death by three CPD officers in 2013 after Bonds called 911 to report her son was threatening her with two knives. A sergeant — who had received crisis intervention training — arrived, and was stabbed in the face, a lawyer for the…

At a news conference later Monday, CPD Supt. David Brown said gang conflicts in Little Village led to Melissa’s death, and "we will be relentless in our efforts to pursue any and all gangs involved with this tragic murder."

Brown says brass who criticized him are unhappy with his efforts to reform CPD.

In its handling of the aftermath of the CPD raid, Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s administration fell short on promises her administration would be transparent and truthful.

CHICAGO — A group of Chicago civil rights attorneys signed a letter to Mayor Lori Lightfoot Wednesday asking her to withdraw an ordinance introduced in September that aims to allow the fining of gang members and gives police the authority to seize their property.

"The department has been in a constant state of reorganization since Brown arrived, which is evidence that he has no strategy and doesn’t know what he’s doing," one police supervisor said.