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After a series of armed robberies of street vendors, Little Village residents organize to protect each other

CHICAGO — Every day, just before 4 a.m., the streets of Little Village begin to fill with the scent of homemade tamales and the 26th Street business corridor lights up with an influx of cars and the chatter of those getting ready to start their day.

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Head of City Council’s public safety committee renews call to fire Chicago cop with ties to far-right Proud Boys

“We have fired officers in the past with less transgressions in their associations,” Ald. Chris Taliaferro (29th) said of an officer with ties to the group Proud Boys.

Chicago Sun-Times

New Lightfoot ad touts her efforts against violent crime

The mayor hit the airwaves Tuesday with a 30-second commercial confronting what polls show is the No. 1 concern of Chicago voters.

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Civil rights organization blasts Chicago mayor, top cop for not firing officer for his links to the far-right Proud Boys

“Any individual who is tasked with protecting the public cannot be trusted to do so equitably when they associate with an openly racist, bigoted, and misogynistic organization,” wrote Jeff Tischauser of the Southern Poverty Law Center.

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Chicago sees dip in homicides after spikes during pandemic and unrest over policing

CHICAGO — After a two-year spike during the pandemic and national outrage over police accountability, Chicago has begun to see a decline in homicides, as the Chicago Police Department works to correct crime trends to levels before the coronavirus and turmoil over the killing of George Floyd took hold.

Chicago Tribune

1,300 extra cops hitting Chicago’s streets for New Year’s Eve

Over the last three years, at least five people have been killed and 25 have been shot in the 12-hour stretch between late New Year’s Eve and early New Year’s Day, according to police records.

Chicago Sun-Times

Arrest reports rife with false information hurt cops, community

There should be room for officers who make honest mistakes. But deliberately falsifying reports, and other more serious lies, shouldn’t be tolerated.

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Why critics say Lightfoot’s NASCAR deal is a wreck

Interviews with Chicago City Council members, experts and a WBEZ analysis of the contract show minimal financial benefit to the city and few specifics about who pays for related costs, such as security and clean up.

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How an unjustified arrest exposed glaring failures in CPD’s response to unrest that followed George Floyd’s killing

The Civilian Office of Police Accountability found that officers may have included false or misleading information in hundreds of arrest reports during demonstrations at the end of May 2020.

Chicago Sun-Times

Off-duty Chicago police officer found dead of apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound — 2nd such CPD death in a week

The 1st District officer was found Tuesday morning in a home on the West Side, according to a police spokesman.

Chicago Sun-Times

‘I’m just thinking about her, hoping that she’s OK’ says classmate of girl wounded during deadly shooting at Chicago high school

CHICAGO — Two of four students shot outside Benito Juarez Community Academy high school on the city’s Southwest Side Friday afternoon have died, according to officials.

Chicago Tribune

Staffing woes hamper CPD reform efforts, new report warns

The Chicago Police Department continues to make progress in a court-ordered revamp, but longstanding problems with manpower continue to hold it back.

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago police officer faces dismissal in alleged beating, wrongful arrest of woman at George Floyd protest

The recommendation from Police Supt. David Brown comes four years after the officer, James Hunt, was suspended for yelling, “I kill motherf------,” an apparent reference to a 17-year-old boy Hunt fatally shot while on duty.

Chicago Sun-Times

Off-duty Chicago cop found dead from apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound in Norwood Park

The unidentified 58-year-old female officer was found Thursday morning in the 5800 block of North Northwest Highway.

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Man who straw-purchased gun used to kill Chicago police Officer Ella French sentenced to 2 1/2 years in federal prison

CHICAGO — An Indiana man who admitted to straw-purchasing the handgun later used to kill Chicago police Officer Ella French and critically wound her partner during a traffic stop last year was sentenced Wednesday to 2 1/2 years in prison.

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US workers sue Georgia for transgender healthcare discrimination

Three employees call for Georgia’s state health insurance to cover gender-confirming healthcare and other procedures.

Chicago Sun-Times

4 arrested after fiery crash are charged with series of armed robberies — but top cop says they’re suspected of committing ‘dozens’ more

Police Supt. Brown said investigators believe the four suspects may be responsible for more than 50 recent armed robberies but did not specify why, explaining that “we’ve got to put together the cases to prove that these were the offenders.”

Chicago Sun-Times

Ald. Sigcho-Lopez calls for hearings on CPD officer suspended over ties to the Proud Boys

The department’s handling of the probe “points out a much bigger problem about how internal affairs — and how, in general, the police department — is accountable to the public,” the alderperson said.

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Delaying access to Chicago police radio calls threatens public safety, media coalition says

The city’s new system prevents news reporters and the public from getting instant access to police scanners that broadcast information about crimes and emergencies — access that had been available for decades.

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Vallas unveils crime-fighting plan to reverse ‘utter breakdown of law and order’

Mayoral challenger says he would fire Police Supt. David Brown, fill 1,600 police vacancies and push “resources to the district level.”

Chicago Sun-Times

‘Fierce, humble and so loving’ — Chicago police remember Ella French in letters urging max sentence for man who bought gun

Jamel Danzy, the so-called straw purchaser of the gun used to kill French, is set to be sentenced Wednesday.

The Independent UK

Non-religious voters wield clout, tilt heavily Democratic

Voters with no religious affiliation supported Democratic candidates and abortion rights by staggering percentages in the 2022 midterm elections

Chicago Sun-Times

2 charged with murder of girl struck by stray bullet while celebrating 12th birthday

Nyzireya Moore was riding in a car with her family in March when a group began shooting at another car in the 2300 block of West 72nd Street, about a block from where she lived.

Chicago Sun-Times

Teen charged in fatal shooting of 7-year-old in his Humboldt Park home

Police say the 16-year-old boy wasn’t the shooter, but he passed a gun to an adult who was also recently arrested in the slaying of Akeem Briscoe.

Chicago Sun-Times

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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