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Cook County sheriff's Investigator Frank Anson places an electronic monitoring device on a detainee before he is released inside the electronic monitoring discharge facility at the Cook County Jail on April 12, 2018.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot and police leaders lean on flawed information to argue releasing criminal defendants on electronic monitoring worsens violence problem

January 14, 2022 at 6:17 p.m.

At the end of a year that saw at least 800 homicides in Chicago, Mayor Lori Lightfoot last month wrote to the Cook County chief judge with a request: Judges...

Chicago police Superintendent David Brown speaks at Chicago Police headquarters on Jan. 4, 2022.

Chicago police leadership places many tactical officers back in patrol cars amid struggle to contain violence

January 10, 2022 at 5:23 p.m.

Chicago police Superintendent David Brown has moved more than half the department's officers assigned to tactical units to basic patrol functions as the department struggles with an exodus of cops...

Mayor names leader of new civilian commission overseeing Chicago Police Department

January 10, 2022 at 5:55 p.m.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot has named the first executive director of the newly created commission that will provide extensive public oversight of the Chicago Police Department. The Community Commission for Public...

Mayor Lori Lightfoot speaks Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2022 at Chicago Police headquarters. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

After violent 2021, Mayor Lori Lightfoot and police leaders look to hit the reset button — again

January 4, 2022 at 6:40 p.m.

After Chicago experienced its worst year of violent crime in more than two decades, Mayor Lori Lightfoot again sought to reassure residents that their safety is her top priority while...

Un oficial de policía pasa junto a un charco de sangre en el lugar de un tiroteo fatal en la cuadra 7900 de S. Parnell Ave., el 31 de diciembre de 2021, en Chicago. Un hombre de 18 años recibió un disparo en el cuello de un delincuente desconocido, según la policía. Fue trasladado al Hospital St. Bernard y declarado muerto.

Chicago tuvo al menos 800 homicidios en 2021, un nivel no visto en 25 años

January 3, 2022 at 3:50 p.m.

Chicago tuvo en 2021 uno de sus años más mortíferos en al menos el último cuarto de siglo, según datos del Departamento de Policía de Chicago, información de otras fuerzas...

Officers work the scene where a 35-year-old man was shot in the leg on the 5400 block of South Harper in the Hyde Park neighborhood on Sept. 22 2021, in Chicago.

Chicago reached at least 800 homicides in 2021, a level not seen in 25 years

January 4, 2022 at 6:24 a.m.

Chicago endured one of its deadliest years in at least the last quarter-century in 2021, according to Chicago Police Department data, information from other law enforcement and the Cook County...

In 2021, violence spread into Chicago neighborhoods that normally enjoy a sense of security, rattling nerves and putting city leaders on the defensive

December 23, 2021 at 5:43 p.m.

Chicago's gun violence proved unrelenting in 2021, as the fear and unease many neighborhoods have long felt spread into wealthier, traditionally safer parts of the city. Shootings remained high in...

After Chicago activist is barred from courthouse during Smollett trial, judge issues statement saying he didn’t intend to ban anyone

December 6, 2021 at 10:04 a.m.

A Chicago activist and writer was barred from the George N. Leighton Criminal Courthouse for two days during the Jussie Smollett trial last week. The judge issued a statement late...

Chicago police investigate the shooting of rapper FBG Duck in the first block of East Oak Street in the Gold Coast neighborhood on Aug. 4, 2020.

54 slayings, more than 80 charged: As Chicago’s gangs have changed, so have federal RICO prosecutions

November 30, 2021 at 9:08 a.m.

The victims met their fates over two decades in every corner of the city: informants shot execution-style, rivals gunned down in barbershops and restaurants, a rapper targeted after online taunts,...

1 dead, at least 11 wounded in shootings since late Friday afternoon, police say

November 27, 2021 at 9:15 p.m.

One man died and at least eleven others were wounded in shootings since late Friday afternoon, citywide, Chicago police said. Most recently, about 7:30 p.m., a man was found underneath...

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