City of Chicago Police Department
Recent News About City of Chicago Police Department
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Kim Foxx should be front and center in blame game over city’s violence, Chicago FOP says
Chicago’s police union believes that one city official is missing from the mix in the recent back-and-forth between Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle and Chicago Police Supt. Eddie Johnson and Mayor Lori Lightfoot over where the blame lies for the city’s relentless wave of violent crime – Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx.
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Chicago FOP blasts Foxx for yet another exoneration involving a violent crime
Chicago’s police union is condemning Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx for her role in another exoneration, and the awarding of a Certificate of Innocence in the same case, to a man convicted of a violent crime.
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Firing Officer Robert Rialmo will make policing an “impossibility,” Chicago police union says
A spokesman for Chicago’s police union warned that “policing will be an impossibility” if the Chicago Police Board decides to fire Officer Robert Rialmo. Rialmo’s 2015 shooting deaths of a threatening 22-year-old Quintonio LeGrier, and, with him, innocent bystander Bettie Jones, 55, is under review by the Police Board this week.
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Chicago FOP appeals to Chicago residents to pressure Mayor Lightfoot to drop her 'biased' policies targeting police
The Chicago police union says that Mayor Lori Lightfoot is making the police the whipping boy for “chronic violence that permeates our city.”
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Chicago FOP accuses Tribune of police bashing as news in background story on mass murderer Juan Lopez
A recent story by Chicago Tribune reporter Dan Hinkel into the background of mass murderer Juan Lopez is police bashing masquerading as news, according to the Chicago FOP.
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Judge vacates certificate of innocence for convicted murderer Arnold Day
In a legal victory for the Chicago police, a certificate of innocence (COI) granted in early April to convicted murderer Arnold Day has been vacated by the same Cook County judge who originally granted it.
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CPD seeking truth behind activist judge Linda Pauel's order to release juvenile shooting suspect
Chicago police are trying to determine the real reason activist Cook County Judge Linda Pauel ordered the release of a 14-year-old boy arrested for the shooting of two men in Uptown last Monday.
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Police union exec says officers feel frustrated when enforcement efforts could lead to disciplinary action
Martin Preib is convinced there’s too much uncertainty nowadays about what it means to be a Chicago police officer.
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Judge to name special prosecutor in battery case of Kim Foxx campaign worker, “anti-police activist”
Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx recused herself from the prosecution of a former Foxx campaign worker and “anti-police activist” who has been charged with striking two Chicago police officers at a demonstration this past July.
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Special prosecutor requested for Kim Foxx supporter, “anti-police activist” charged with punching, kicking police
A lawyer for a group of Chicago police officers has filed a petition requesting a special prosecutor in the case of an “anti-police activist” and campaign worker for Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx, charged with battery of two of the officers.
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Chicago FOP strikes back against local media; threatens defamation suit
The Chicago police union has reached its limit with the local media’s portrayal of the Chicago Police Department as little more than a gang of armed racists.
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Chicago PD plans protest outside state's attorney's office in latest fallout from Smollett fiasco
The union that represents the Chicago Police Department is organizing a protest Monday to express its outrage over the dismissal of charges against Jussie Smollett, the television actor accused of fabricating a report that he was the victim of a hate crime.
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Analyst: Preckwinkle's 'thinking on crime is wrongheaded in every important respect'
Rafael A. Mangual says he wonders if Chicago would be in good hands with Toni Preckwinkle as its next mayor.
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CORRECTED: Alderman Moreno's girlfriend, fake car theft caper confound police, First Ward voters
In June 2016, the Chicago Reader named Chicago First Ward Ald. Proco "Joe" Moreno and Oak Park-reared non-profit executive Celena Roldan the city's second-ranked "power couple."
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Garry McCarthy committee reports $627K in contributions
GMFM - Garry McCarthy for Mayor, the candidate committee, reported receiving $627,152 from Sept. 7 through Jan. 23, according to the Illinois State Board of Elections.
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SEIU boss Jerry Morrison found not guilty of battery
After a 20-minute trial, Cook County Judge Donald Panarese Jr. on Wednesday found powerful Illinois union leader Jerry Morrison not guilty of a misdemeanor battery charge against an off-duty Chicago police officer.
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SEIU head Morrison to answer battery charges in court
Jerry Morrison, executive director of the deep-pocketed, politically influential Service Employees International Union (SEIU), is scheduled to appear in Cook County Court on Wednesday on a charge of misdemeanor battery involving an off-duty Chicago police officer.
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Chicago mayoral candidates discuss disability-related plans at Access Living forum
Ten candidates for mayor of Chicago attended a forum by Access Living on Dec. 13, where they answered questions about their plans to help people with disabilities in Chicago.
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Chicago Police adding additional SWAT shift after CCW reports dangerously inadequate manpower
The Chicago Police Department (CPD) says it’s adding an “additional shift” to its SWAT force, giving the city around-the-clock protection against acts of terrorism, hostage takings and other public-safety crises demanding a rapid police response.
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After campaign loss, Kessem returns to the beat as Chicago police sergeant
Ammie Kessem is back on the beat as a Chicago police sergeant, after losing her bid for a House seat in the 19th District to incumbent state Rep. Robert Martwick (D-Chicago).