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Six candidates advance to semifinals of Chicago police superintendent search

The Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability, a new civilian oversight body charged with leading the search, has until July 14 to pick three finalists and deliver those names to Mayor Brandon Johnson.

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Johnson launches summer jobs program

The program will have 24,000 jobs and internships for young people ages of 16 to 24. And while that’s 2,000 more than last year, it is 8,000 fewer than the One Summer Chicago program provided in 2019.

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Thousands cheer on 52nd annual pride parade

Rain showers didn’t dampen festive spirits as the parade made its way through North Side neighborhoods. Extra police were on hand, but no incidents were reported.

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Sunday’s Pride Parade to get extra police staffing

Officers’ days off also were canceled to ensure the department has enough police for the parade and other activities in the city.

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West Side police district sees most shootings, killings for second straight weekend. ‘Challenges just keep coming,’ top cop says

“We’re doing a deeper dive to see what we can do in 11 (Harrison district) that works in some other places,” interim police Supt. Fred Waller said. “We are going to reformat some thinking and some strategies there.”

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Pullman Juneteenth celebration looks to the past, present and future

At the Paint the Hood Orange gathering, community members reflect on the history of enslaved Americans, the violence in Chicago and constructive paths forward.

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Johnson to Chicago police graduates: ‘I will have your back’

Presiding over his first police graduation ceremony, the mayor thanked the new officers assembled at Navy Pier for answering the call to serve in what he called “some of the most difficult political times our city has ever experienced.”

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Chicago Police Department’s reform chief resigns, claims ‘retaliation’

Tina Skahill’s exit comes just months after the ouster of her predecessor Robert Boik, who was fired after criticizing former police Supt. David Brown’s decision to reassign nearly 50 officers under his command.

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Chicago’s most violent Memorial Day weekend in 7 years ‘intolerable,’ Mayor Brandon Johnson says

Reducing crime wave will take time, says City Hall source.

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‘Our youth matter’ — Hundreds march against violence in Grand Crossing

The Rev. John Hannah, senior pastor of New Life Covenant Church Southeast, led hundreds in the “Prayer on the 9” march.

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Mayor Brandon Johnson unveils safety plan ahead of Memorial Day weekend: ‘It’s going to take all of us’

Interim Chicago Police Supt. Fred Waller said his comprehensive safety plan includes putting more officers on public transit and in business areas, and examining bags at beaches and Millennium Park.

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Chicago’s top cop ends training agreement with Texas firm with ties to ex-police superintendent

Professional Law Enforcement Training has been paid more than $1.3 million and is owned by a colleague of former Chicago Police Supt. David Brown.

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Slain Officer Aréanah Preston’s mother voices hope at funeral: ‘In this tragic situation, my family and I feel triumph’

“Death is only a tragic thing if you have not lived. My baby lived,” Preston’s mother, Dionne Mhoon, told the crowd at Trinity United Church of Christ on Wednesday.

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Inauguration Day is about fanfare; Tuesday is about getting to work

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson campaigned on a lot of promises, including promoting 200 detectives, doubling the number of summer jobs for young people and investing heavily in education, mental health, education and other social programs.

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53 people applied to be Chicago’s next police superintendent. Fred Waller is not among them.

More than half of the applicants came from people affiliated at one time with CPD. The Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability will submit three names to Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson by mid-July.

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Center court? Early appointments show Johnson may turn out to be a pragmatic progressive

“Being a progressive is not just about saying things. It’s about doing things. That’s always been essential to [Johnson’s] understanding of how you govern,” said senior adviser Jason Lee.

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Cast a wide net in search for next Chicago police superintendent

Interim Supt. Fred Waller is, by all accounts, respected throughout CPD. But we can’t help but think that real change in the department, which has been dragging its feet on reform, won’t happen without a fresh face.

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A federal jury found all defendants guilty in the “ComEd Four” bribery case, mayor-elect Johnson named Fred Waller as interim superintendent of the Chicago Police Department, and Chicago Poet Laureate avery r. young performed during Poetry Fest.

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Chicago’s new interim top cop, ComEd 4 found guilty and more in your Chicago news roundup

Today’s update is about an eight-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

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Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson names Fred Waller as interim police superintendent

Waller, who retired from the Chicago Police Department in 2020 after 34 years on the force, will take over when Johnson is sworn in on May 15.

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Migrants shelter at police stations, Lightfoot ‘done with electoral politics’ and more in your Chicago news roundup

Today’s update is about an eight-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

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CPD’s former No. 3 official emerges as front-runner for interim top cop — and maybe an audition for permanent job

Fred Waller spent 34 years with the department, rising through the ranks before joining a parade of top brass who left during the turbulent tenure of former Supt. David Brown.

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