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Recent News About City of Chicago Police Department
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Illinois Policy Institute report: Chicago homicides hit 10-year low, but arrest rate falls to 27%
A newly released analysis by the Illinois Policy Institute (IPI) shows that the number of homicides in Chicago over the past year is lower than at any time in the past decade. At the same time, arrest rates related to homicides have fallen from 42 percent to 27 percent over the past decade.
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FOIA request sent to City of Chicago Police Department regarding arrest records from Pride event on July 15
FOIA Request to City of Chicago Police Department regarding arrest records stemming from Chicago Pride event on July 15, 2025.
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Advocates for Victims of Illegal Alien Crime on spike in arrests of foreigners: 'If you are willing to break the law by entering the country illegally, you are willing to break other laws'
Chicago police (CPD) have arrested those born in Venezuela, Ecuador and Colombia in record numbers over the past few years,
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WGN reporter describes River North assault by perp who had been arrested 80 times
Courtney Spinelli, a reporter for WGN-TV in Chicago, posted the details of her being assaulted twice by the same individual on consecutive days on social media, sharing how he was repeatedly released by law enforcement.
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Retired homicide detective 'shocked' by report finding that Chicagoans calling 911 have a 50/50 chance of police response
Calling 911 after being shot, robbed or assaulted in Chicago gives you only an 50/50 chance of having the police respond,
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Police union president on pension fund under payments, city's response: 'They are looking to hammer our officers with a decision that should fall on pension fund board members'
Already squeezed between a dangerous job and hostile city officials, police officers have been told they need to make up for a shortfall, with an added three percent interest, for under payments into their pension funds, administered by the Policemen’s Annuity and Benefit Fund of Chicago (PABF).
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Media pounds Supt. Snelling over alleged CPD, Oath Keepers connection
The Chicago media relentless campaign to press Chicago Police Department Superintendent Larry Snelling
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UC Professor: Chicago PD refused ‘to help clear the encampment at our school’
Ira Weiss, an economics and accounting professor at the University of Chicago (UC) said he was “shocked” at the Chicago Police Department’s refusal to aid university police in clearing the encampment protests despite the university’s request for aid.
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Chicago Police being set up for even more legal exposure: former FOP official
Policies that require Chicago police officers to report misconduct among their ranks will only serve to lead to even more lawsuits against cops,
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Wrongful conviction case stemming from notorious 1998 Bucktown double murder hinges on fabricated evidence claims, detective's lawyer asks judge to dismiss
An attorney for retired Chicago Detective Reynaldo Guevara, who is named in a wrongful conviction case involving the 1998 double murder of a husband and wife in Bucktown, is asking a federal judge to dismiss claims of fabricated evidence by the two convicted of the murders.
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Top Civilian Chicago Police Investigator received $21K PPP loan for alleged babysitting business
A top administrator and investigator at Chicago's Civilian Office of Police Accountability (COPA) received a federal "PPP" loan of $21,106 for an alleged babysitting business while she was a full-time employee of the agency.
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Former police union official warns of anti-cop hysteria after video of Dexter Reed shooting released
A former Chicago police union official cautioned against spinning the story of 26-year-old Dexter Reed, who was shot and killed by police during a March 21 traffic stop, into yet another anti-policy frenzy in the press and among city leaders.
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Dexter Reed, felon killed after he shot at police, received $20,832 PPP loan for his ‘transportation’ business
Dexter Reed, the felon who shot at Chicago police and was killed by return fire, received a $20,832 federal "Paycheck Protection Program" loan in Feb. 2021, according to U.S. Small Business Administration data.
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Crimes statistics undermine racism narrative in policing
A recently published pie chart breaking down crime according to race undermines the recurring narrative in the media that Chicago police unfairly target Blacks.
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Cops clear another hurdle to arbitration for serious disciplinary cases, with a condition
A Cook County judge ruled Thursday that rank-and-file city police can choose independent arbitration over the Chicago Police Board
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Chicago Police likely one step closer to arbitration, judge’s ruling expected later this month
A Cook County judge last week denied the Chicago police union's request to extend a freeze on disciplinary cases before the Chicago Police Board.
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Former Tribune reporter speaking at DePaul wrongful conviction symposium once skewered by prosectors over series, reporting tactics
One of the speakers at an upcoming wrongful conviction symposium hosted by DePaul University College of Law
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Chicago police "investigative stop" protocol has similarities to NYC’s "How Many Stops Act"
On January 30, New York City Council approved the law despite Mayor Eric Adams' veto.
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The Eric Stillman case is a case for police arbitration
A Chicago police officer with a sterling record is in danger of being fired by a civilian oversight board, the Chicago Police Board,
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Report: Chicago car thefts in Chicago up, arrests down
Statistics show that if a person steals a car in Chicago in 2023, they're more likely to get away with it than in past years.