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Shootings and homicides in Chicago down from historic highs of past years, but overall crime still up

Homicides have dropped 16% through July, and the number of people shot has fallen 20%.

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Mental health programs for our first responders must be improved, expanded

More than ever, the first responders who are putting their lives at risk to protect us are themselves in need of a lifeline.

Chicago Sun-Times

No bail for man charged with shooting Chicago police officer in Englewood

The man was arrested on July 13 in Iowa by Chicago police and members of the U.S. Marshal Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force, more than a month after the shooting.

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Chicago cop who fatally shot Anthony Alvarez during foot chase gets 20-day suspension

Alvarez’s family said they were “appalled” by the decision, which they claimed “marks a continuation of the City of Chicago’s complicity in a loss of human life due to CPD’s decadeslong failure to enact a meaningful foot-pursuit policy.”

Chicago Sun-Times

History Of The Aston Martin Logo: How The Wings Have Evolved

More than 100 years have passed since the original Aston Martin logo was introduced; here’s how the iconic wings have changed.

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Officer suicides are a tragic reminder that mental health must remain a priority for CPD

An officer suffering from an untreated mental health condition is certainly not fit to deal with a member of the public who may be having a breakdown of their own.

Chicago Sun-Times

City Council’s Finance Committee OKs $11.2 million in settlements tied to alleged police wrongdoing

The largest settlement goes to Norman McIntosh, imprisoned 15 years for a murder he did not commit. He was released from Stateville Correctional Center in 2016 just hours after a judge vacated his conviction.

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After 3 suicides by Chicago police officers, top cop fends off rising criticism for routinely canceling days off

Four members of the City Council are calling for hearings on mental health challenges facing police.

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Active shooter threat at Willis Tower quickly ‘debunked,’ police official says

“Obviously we take all of these reports seriously until we are able to debunk them,” Chicago Police Supt. David Brown said.

Chicago Sun-Times

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

Chicago police officer accused of striking activist during Grant Park demonstration in 2020 has resigned

Officer Nicholas Jovanovich faced dismissal from the Chicago Police Department for striking Miracle Boyd in 2020 and filing a false police report.

Chicago Sun-Times

Cautious optimism as Chicago sees statistical decline in gun violence, even as downtown takes spotlight for crime in the first half of 2022

CHICAGO — Chicago entered the July Fourth weekend with some encouraging news: The unrelenting gun violence that the city has experienced over the previous two years continues to decline, with a double-digit decline in homicides, officials reported Friday.

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Chicago police officer among 25 shot in Chicago Friday; 2 killed and 7 wounded in separate mass shootings

The mass shootings occurred in the Loop and West Garfield Park.

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$2 million bail for man charged with shooting Chicago police officer in Little Italy

Jalen Vales, 27, was charged with attempted first degree murder and aggravated battery of a peace officer.

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Moral hazards

Re: "All for pride, pride for all", (Life, June 27).

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Chicago’s mayor and top cop vow heavy police presence headed into long holiday weekend

Last year, the July Fourth weekend was a bloodbath on Chicago streets with over 100 people shot, 19 of them killed. Thirteen children were among the wounded, five of them shot within a nine-hour period.

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4-year-old girl died of child abuse just days after being returned to mother and the woman’s partner in Chatham

The girl, Cashawnna Love, had been taken from the home two weeks earlier after she was brought to a hospital with burns on her feet, according to the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services.

Chicago Sun-Times

One mother’s tears and anger for another mother’s senseless loss

Shanee Edwards-Keller is the mother of a 5-moth-old son, the same age of Cecilia Thomas, who was shot and killed last week in a drive-by shooting in the 7700 block of South Shore Drive.

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Lightfoot uses wounding of police officer to sound the alarm — again — about post-pandemic surge in domestic violence

After a Chicago Police officer was ambushed while responding to a domestic violence call, Mayor Lori Lightfoot had the grim statistics at her fingertips. “Domestic-related” homicides by firearm and non-fatal shootings have increased by a staggering 125 percent since 2019.

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Chicago cop shot while responding to domestic disturbance

A Chicago police officer has been shot as he responded to a domestic disturbance

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4-year-old girl who died from child abuse had suffered severe burns on her feet, police say

There were signs of old injuries as well as new ones on the girl, Cashawnna Love.

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Police getting different versions of what happened when 5-month-old girl was shot and killed in South Shore, top cop says

Cecilia Thomas was shot in the head in the 7700 block of South Shore Drive Friday evening.

Chicago Sun-Times

Tunney has nothing but praise for police—even after 3 shot and 3 stabbed in attacks after Pride Parade

“I have to give a shout-out to the police. They did an amazing job. There were plenty of police resources,” Ald. Tom Tunney (44th) said. “Given the volume of people that were here, they did a great job…I couldn’t have asked for anything more.”

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WA's hospitality sector still facing COVID staff shortages as workers look elsewhere

Western Australia's hospitality industry still faces severe staffing shortages, even as the state's COVID cases drop, with restaurant owners often forced to pick up the slack themselves.

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Chicago Park District vows to open some pools July 5 — but won’t say how many

“We’re doing everything we can to get as many pools across the city open,” said Daphne Johnson, the Park District’s chief program officer.

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