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Chicago rapper G Herbo gets 3 years’ probation for using stolen credit card to pay for puppies, private planes

G Herbo, born Herbert Wright III, 28, signed an agreement in July of last year pleading guilty to one count of wire fraud and one count of lying to federal agents.

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Outgoing Police Board president urges City Council to reject arbitrator’s ruling, says it would undermine police reform

The ruling would allow Chicago police officers accused of the most serious wrongdoing to bypass the board and take their cases to an arbitrator behind closed doors.

Chicago Sun-Times

CPD officer gets one-year suspension for role in 2020 shooting of unarmed man on Red Line platform

Former Supt. David Brown had recommended Officers Bernard Butler and Melvina Bogard be fired. Bogard resigned from CPD before a disciplinary hearing was held.

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Arbitrator’s ruling undercuts Police Board’s disciplinary power

The ruling allows officers accused of the most serious wrongdoing to bypass the Police Board, taking their cases to an independent arbitrator behind closed doors.

Chicago Sun-Times

South Sider behind 100,000 blooming tulips: ‘It’s the artist who foretells the revolution’

Six months ago, artist Amanda Williams and a crew of volunteers planted the tulip bulbs to highlight systemic disinvestment. Now, the work, titled “Redefining Redlining,” is blooming.

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago cop faces 90-day suspension, accused of striking Police Board president during George Floyd protest

Police Board President Ghian Foreman filed a complaint with the Civilian Office of Police Accountability saying an officer struck him five times during the May 31, 2020, protest, leaving him with swelling in both legs and unable to walk home.

Chicago Sun-Times

Hearings to determine whether to fire Chicago cop who fatally shot Adam Toledo begin next month

Officer Eric Stillman chased Toledo into an alley in Little Village in March 2021 and fired a single shot into the boy’s chest, a split-second after Toledo dropped a handgun and raised his hands.

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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.

Chicago Tribune

MacArthur grant recipient's latest public work looks at the history of redlining through 100,000 red tulips

CHICAGO -- By spring, the intersection of 53rd Street and Prairie Avenue in Chicago will be awash in a sea of red tulips — 6 acres of them to be exact, planted Oct. 15 by artist Amanda Williams, 2022 MacArthur grant recipient, South Side residents, and the Emerald South Economic…

Chicago Tribune

100,000 tulip bulbs to be planted on South Side vacant lots

The public work orchestrated by Chicago artist Amanda Williams aims to redefine redlining in Washington Park.

Chicago Sun-Times

CPD officer faces firing more than three years after fatally shooting 17-year-old boy

Chicago Police Supt. David Brown unsuccessfully pushed for a 10-day suspension for Officer Adolfo Bolanos, who shot 17-year-old Michael Elam Jr. three times in February 2019.

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