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New Inspector General’s first report offers sharp critique of police watchdog agencies

Newly appointed IG Deborah Witzburg issues her first report, finding that CPD’s Bureau of Internal Affairs and the Civilian Office of Police Accountability need new standards

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Chicago police must solve more violent crimes

Clearance rates are a critical way to evaluate police effectiveness and ensure accountability and community trust. And with every crime that goes unsolved, another family is left yearning for answers, for clarity, for reason.

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Picture Chicago: The Sun-Times’ Photos of the Week

A wounded CPD officer returns home, Mayor Lori Lightfoot officially launches her re-election campaign, and a new trading floor opens at the Chicago Board of Trade.

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Afternoon Edition: June 7, 2022

Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

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Brothers’ bid for new trial links detective to Chicago’s ‘most corrupt cop’

Joseph Miedzianowski, former CPD officer now serving a life sentence for racketeering, enlisted former detective Reynaldo Guevara to pin murder cases on drug rivals, lawyers for brothers Jose and Rosendo Hernandez claim.

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Defense raises questions about traffic stop that erupted into gunfire in Englewood over weekend, wounding a Chicago police officer

Jerome Halsey, 27, faces charges of attempted murder after allegedly opening fire on officers in the 6900 block of South Sangamon Street on Sunday, police said.

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Editorial: Fighting corruption should be a top priority for Illinois AG. Steve Kim has the right resume

The last time a Republican held the office of Illinois attorney general, Mayor Richard M. Daley was firmly ensconced in his reign, the musical “Chicago” had become a box office smash and the shoe bomber, Richard Reid, pleaded guilty to trying to take down an American Airlines flight over the…

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Chicago police officer shot in Englewood leaves hospital: ‘I will grow stronger, both physically and mentally, from this tragedy’

Officer Fernanda Ballesteros thanked her CPD coworkers and her partner who rushed her to safety Wednesday after she was struck by gunfire while trying to pull over a driver in Englewood.

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Son of former mayor joins growing field to unseat Lori Lightfoot

Ald. Roderick Sawyer’s father, Eugene Sawyer, was mayor in the late 1980s. Roderick Sawyer chairs the City Council’s Committee on Health and Human Relations and is a former chair of the council’s Black Caucus. He’s the fifth candidate seeking to deny Mayor Lori Lightfoot a second term.

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Video shows ex-top cop getting walloped by paintball, collapsing to ground

SNEED EXCLUSIVE: Former CPD Superintendent Terry Hillard can be seen keeling over as someone fires at him from the street while he was in his yard during the stunning attack Sunday in Chatham.

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World mustn't forget Rohingya refugees

The spotlight has moved away from the Rohingya; the issue of the ethnic minority facing a purge in Myanmar is no longer an emotive issue.

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Police shooting of 13-year-old is reminder city needs permanent foot pursuit policy

There should be no more holdups in rolling out a permanent foot pursuit policy that could help prevent individuals from being shot by Chicago police.

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Afternoon Edition: May 26, 2022

Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

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13-year-old shot by CPD officer was unarmed, raised hands: lawsuit

A federal lawsuit said the seventh grader who ran away from an allegedly stolen car was shot in the back, posed no threat.

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Man jailed since 1999 gets new trial after judge rips CPD detective for framing ‘random men’

David Gecht has been imprisoned for decades for a murder he said he did not commit.

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Developer secures £4.9m for Portishead apartment block

Based on the fringes of Portishead Marina, the ARC building will include 26 new flats

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$1.9M settlement to family of unarmed man shot by off-duty Chicago Police officer

Two years ago, Chicago Police Officer Lowell Houser was sentenced to 10 years in prison after being convicted of second-degree murder in the 2017 shooting of Jose Nieves.

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$14.25M settlement proposed for man who spent 20 years in prison for double-murder he didn’t commit

A lawsuit filed against the city of Chicago on behalf of Daniel Taylor accused CPD officers of beating Taylor into a false confession and coercing false confessions from six other men, one of whom fingered Taylor as having “participated” in the double-murder.

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Public grocery stores a bad fix for food deserts

The city should seek a candidate from among those grocers who already know the business, which is famous for thin profit margins, and would hit the ground running

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Study on corrupt police ‘crews’ is reminder that cop culture must change

The quicker officers who engage in illegal conduct are taken off the streets, the better it will be for residents — and for the many honest men and women in uniform who are trying to make a positive difference in the communities they serve.

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Study identifies potential crime hot spots — inside CPD

Northwestern researchers scanned 50 years of department data in search of officer behavior patterns.

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Police must crack down on Lower Wacker drag racing, City Council member warns: ‘Somebody is going to get killed’

Ald. Brendan Reilly (42nd) issued the warning after dozens of spectators, surrounded by a flaming ring of gasoline, jumped through the fire moments before a driver did donut stunts around the flames.

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Lawyers for man convicted of killing off-duty Chicago police officer allege department hid evidence in murder investigation

CHICAGO — Chicago police scrubbed evidence that could have helped clear a man convicted of the murder of off-duty Officer Clifton Lewis, and kept further evidence hidden from both prosecutors and defense attorneys, a new court filing alleges.

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Chicago’s new inspector general has no intention of ‘staying in her lane’

“If city officials feel warm and fuzzy about the watchdog, the watchdog is probably not entirely doing their job,” Deborah Witzburg told the Sun-Times.

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Proposal would provide benefits to spouses of police officers, other first responders who die by suicide

The push for the suicide benefits ordinance, which would be retroactive to Jan. 1, 2018, included pleas from two women whose husbands took their own lives after serving a combined 30 years on the Chicago Police Department.

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