The Chicago chief of police has announced his resignation following Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s failed bid for reelection. “Today, Superintendent David O. Brown informed me that he would be resigning as Superintendent of the Chicago Police Department effective March 16. I accepted his resignation,” Lightfoot said in a March 1 statement. “I personally want to thank him…
Chicago Police Chief Resigns Following Ousting of Lori Lightfoot
March 3, 2023
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Chicago Police Won’t Chase Suspects on Foot in Some Cases Under New Policy
June 21, 2022
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Chicago police officers can no longer give chase to people who run away under certain conditions per a new foot pursuit policy that changes how law enforcement members can do their jobs. Foot pursuits pose “inherent risks” for officers, suspects, and the public, and the new Chicago Police Department policy tells officers they should only…
Weekend Violence in Chicago: 44 People Shot, 6 Dead
June 21, 2022
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Multiple shooting incidents over the weekend resulted in at least 44 people being shot in Chicago, with six of them killed, according to the city’s police department. Police are investigating the incidents but no one has been taken into custody over them. Weekend shooting incidents have been counted as occurring between June 17 and 19….
Justice Department Charges 12 People for Arming Gang Members in Chicago
April 2, 2022
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The U.S. Justice Department has announced a 21-count superseding indictment that charged 12 individuals with conspiring to violate federal firearms statutes after they trafficked over 90 guns from Tennessee and Kentucky areas into Chicago. Among those charged, three were enlisted members of the U.S. Army at the time of the crime. Stationed at the Fort…
Organized Criminals Loot Stores During Black Friday in Chicago
November 29, 2021
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An organized group of burglars broke into four stores in Chicago during the early hours of Friday and stole items before the shopping rush of Black Friday, according to Chicago police. The criminals damaged the front entrance of a fifth store as well. The incident happened between 1:30 a.m. and 3:00 a.m. in and around…
Organized Burglars Loot Stores During Black Friday in Chicago
November 29, 2021
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An organized group of burglars broke into four stores in Chicago during the early hours of Friday and stole items before the shopping rush of Black Friday, according to Chicago police. The looters damaged the front entrance of a fifth store as well. The incident happened between 1:30 a.m. and 3:00 a.m. in and around…
Judge Pauses Chicago Vaccine Mandate Deadline for Police
November 2, 2021
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A judge on Monday paused a vaccination mandate for the Chicago Police Department (CPD) pending the settlement of a lawsuit between the department and the Chicago police officers union. Cook County Judge Raymond Mitchell granted a partial temporary restraining order, requiring that the city cannot enforce the Dec. 31 deadline for CPD officers to get…
21 Chicago Officers Placed on No-Pay Leave For Defying City’s Vaccine Reporting Mandate
October 20, 2021
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Twenty-one officers with the Chicago Police Department have been placed on no-pay leave for refusing to disclose their COVID-19 vaccination status, as required by a city mandate, according to an official. Chicago Police Superintendent David O. Brown confirmed the figure during a press conference on Tuesday, a day after Mayor Lori Lightfoot said that a…
Indiana Man Accused of Supplying Gun That Killed Chicago Cop
August 10, 2021
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Federal prosecutors Monday charged an Indiana man with purchasing and then illegally supplying the semi-automatic handgun used in a weekend shooting in Chicago that left one police officer dead and another severely wounded. Jamel Danzy, 29, is accused of buying the weapon from a licensed gun dealer in Hammond, Indiana, in March and then providing it to…
8 People Wounded in Chicago Shooting Sunday; 1 Killed, at Least a Dozen More Injured in Violence Saturday
By Maggie Prosser From Chicago Tribune CHICAGO—Eight people were wounded in a shooting early Sunday morning in the Burnside neighborhood on Chicago’s South Side, according to the Chicago Police Department. Six men and two women were standing in the 8900 block of South Cottage Grove around 4 a.m. when two occupants of a silver sedan…
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