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CHICAGO POLICE DEPARTMENT: Mayor Emanuel and Superintendent Johnson Announce 107 New Officers
Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Chicago Police Department (CPD) Superintendent Eddie Johnson today announced 107 new officers will be deployed to their district assignments as part of the city’s plan to add nearly 1,000 police officers to safeguard neighborhoods.
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Media make it "impossible for a police officer to get a fair trial": Chicago Fraternal Order of Police
"The media in Chicago is fiercely anti-police,' said Martin Preib, vice president of the Chicago Fraternal Order of Police. "So much so that it's almost impossible for a police officer to get a fair trial in Chicago."
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Eight black Chicago aldermen bought off by Emanuel, Chicago area newspaper says
A Chicago area newspaper that specializes in minority reporting is questioning whether eight black city council members were bought off with campaign donations in a $5 million legal settlement paid in a teenager's 2014 shooting death by a city police officer.
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PCP drug played significant role in teen's actions before shooting, experts say
The hallucinogenic drug phencyclidine, or PCP, in Laquan McDonald’s system was a significant factor in what eventually led to his 2014 shooting death by Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke, drug recognition experts say.
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Expert: Teen 'whacked out' of his mind from PCP night of police shooting
Jurors deciding the fate of Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke heard key testimony on the mental state of the teen, high on PCP, who refused commands to drop a knife.
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McCarthy calls McDonald family settlement a 'cover-up'
In a recent radio appearance, former Chicago police superintendent and mayoral candidate Garry McCarthy called the recent settlement to the family of Laquan McDonald "a cover-up."
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Influential union leader Jerry Morrison set to appear before Cook County judge on battery charge
Jerry Morrison, the politically well-connected and outspoken head of the SEIU, one of the state’s largest public sector unions, is scheduled to appear in the Misdemeanor Section of the Circuit Court of Cook County on October 2 on one charge of battery.
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Manhattan Institute scholar: Fathers, not more programs, are what’s needed for Chicago schools
The administration, not the kids, will be the big winner from a new $10 million pilot program aimed at Chicago’s most vulnerable public schools, according to Heather MacDonald, a Manhattan Institute scholar who has written extensively on the nation’s public schools.
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CHICAGO CITY MAYOR'S OFFICE: Mayor Emanuel and Police Superintendent Johnson Announce 97 New Officers Hitting City Streets
Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Chicago Police Department Superintendent Eddie Johnson today announced 97 new probationary police officers
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“Sometimes there are so many they look like they’re having a union meeting"- Southwest Siders rally against prostitution
The Chicago Police Department (CPD) has organized a “Take Back the Streets” rally at 7 p.m. today on 49th and Cicero, a corner in Archer Heights that has neighbors on a crusade to rid it, and the entire block, of prostitutes and drug dealers.
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'If a call goes out, it’s a Hail Mary'; former officer says Chicago SWAT lacks training, manpower
Chicago’s SWAT teams are ill-prepared to respond to terrorism, the taking of a hostage or any other crisis that demands a rapid, full-scale police presence, a former SWAT team member says.
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Still no arrests in mob assault on teenager near Lane Tech; Roscoe Village residents on edge
Chicago Police (CPD) have yet to make any arrests stemming from a mob assault, caught on video, on a 15-year-old male near Lane Tech High School in Roscoe Village during a Memorial Day weekend carnival.
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Do thin SWAT ranks put Chicago at risk?
Chicago City Wire has learned that Chicago Police (CPD) routinely has only two members of its SWAT (Special Weapons and Tactics) unit on duty in the city overnight.
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CHICAGO CITY MAYOR'S OFFICE: Mayor Emanuel Announces New Partnership With Secretary Of State To Strengthen Enforcement Against Illegal Party Bus Operators
Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Secretary of State Jesse White today joined the Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection (BACP) and Chicago Police Department (CPD)
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Armed member of 'Pfleger’s security' arrested outside his church
An armed security guard associated with staunch anti-gun and nationally known social activist, Father Michael Pfleger, was arrested on May 27 outside St. Sabina’s Roman Catholic Church on the South Side where Pfleger is a senior pastor.
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CHICAGO CITY MAYOR'S OFFICE: Mayor Emanuel Announces Completed Installation Of Smart Policing In Half Of Chicago
Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Chicago Police Department (CPD) Superintendent Eddie Johnson today announced the completion of installing CPD's smart policing strategy.
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CHICAGO CITY MAYOR'S OFFICE: Mayor Emanuel and Thrive Chicago Announce Latest Investments to Advance 10 Citywide Recommendations on Opportunity Youth
Mayor Rahm Emanuel today joined the Department of Family and Support Services (DFSS) and Thrive Chicago to announce the City’s latest investments to advance the 10 recommendations announced at last year’s Thrive Opportunity Youth Summit to reconnect young people back to school and jobs.
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Arena denies asking for special parking during Cubs-White Sox game
Even alderman aren't allowed to park at the Chicago Police Department’s Town Hall District lot, which happens to be two blocks from Wrigley Field.
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Kessem: High taxes, regulations driving away small business in Illinois
With Illinois state government increasing taxes and placing more restrictions on local businesses, small businesses often suffer from increased government regulations, according to the candidate for House District 19.
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Ex-cop hired by IDFPR despite admitting federal gang-related drug conviction
A recent Illinois Office of Executive Inspector General (OEIG) investigation revealed that the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) hired a former Chicago police officer with a past criminal history of drug and gang-related federal convictions.