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CHICAGO CITY MAYOR'S OFFICE: Mayor Emanuel Announces Citywide Effort to Utilize Technology to Improve Recovery of Stolen Vehicles
Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced today a new coordinated effort to locate stolen vehicles.
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Encouraged by primary success, Northwest Side GOP Club looks to November
In the Republican primary election for governor, four wards in the Northwest Side bucked the voting trend of the nearby wards by favoring Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) over Gov. Bruce Rauner.
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City Club of Chicago - "Police Reform: The Path Forward" with Lori Lightfoot
In light of rising tension between the police and the public, Lori Lightfoot of the Chicago Police Board discusses what police reform entails and how to move forward
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Crime is the problem, empowerment is the answer, Chicago police officer says
Chicago Police Officer Dean Angelo Sr. discussed the rise in violent crime with Chicago City Wire and why there are as many murders in the city now as there were in some cities in the 1990s when drug wars were taking place.
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Arena faces criticism over Facebook post
45th Ward Alderman John Arena is facing criticism for a Facebook post about a police commander who died and allowing controversial comments to flood his page.
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Chicago police ahead of the curve on use of body cameras
An announcement by Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson said camera-equipped officers in Chicago are the largest utilization of the technology in the country.
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Chicago police pension bailout may be derailed by out-migration, financial expert says
Chicago’s police pension bailout in the General Assembly's budget deal this summer could be derailed if the state continues to empty out as Illinoisans flee for better tax climates and opportunities elsewhere, a researcher for a fiscal advocacy group said.
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Martwick opponent talks campaign, hears concerns in neighborhood walks
Amelia Kessem has taken her campaign to unseat Rep. Robert Martwick (D-Chicago) to the streets of Chicago.
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“The more you take tools away from officers, the harder it is to do the job effectively.”
A veteran Chicago Police Officer told Chicago City Wire that recent moves by Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel to protect illegal immigrant criminals from being deported have made it even harder to serve and protect the crime-ridden city.
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Emanuel keeps up spin as Chicago goes down drain, group suggests
Mayor Rahm Emanuel has a simple way of getting rid of Chicago's poor financial management, the Better Government Agency (BGA) says: Don't mention them.
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Policemen's Annuity and Benefit Fund of Chicago met March 28.
Policemen's Annuity and Benefit Fund of Chicago met at 9 a.m. Thursday, March 28.
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3 Chicago Police officers indicted in 2014 shooting death
Three Chicago Police officers were indicted by a grand jury on June 27 in the shooting death of Laquan McDonald in 2014, according to a report from the Edgar County Watchdogs.
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Rauner signs law targeting repeat gun offenders
Repeat gun offenders in Illinois face tougher sentencing guidelines under a bill signed into law Gov. Bruce Rauner recently, according to a press release.
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Chicago police union responds to analysis of pension fund
The Fraternal Order of Police Lodge No. 7, the Chicago Police Department union, responded to projections estimating the Policemen’s Annuity and Benefit Fund of Chicago will require a taxpayer bailout to pay for retiree benefits in four years.
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Projection: Chicago's police pension fund will be broke in 2021
Without a taxpayer bailout, Chicago’s police pension fund won’t have enough money to pay benefits to retirees in 2021, according to a projection by Local Government Information Services (LGIS), which publishes Chicago City Wire.
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Should Illinoisans be more worried about Rod Blagojevich, or A.J. Bibbs?
Former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich learned earlier this month that, barring a surprise clemency, he’ll be in a federal prison until 2024. A.J. Bibbs? He’ll be eligible for parole on May 21, 2021, according to the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC).
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Park district police described as $5 million redundancy
It costs Illinois municipalities $5 million to maintain park district police forces that cover areas already under the watchful eye of the regular police department, the Better Government Association reported recently.
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Public safety nominee 'has her work cut out for her,' former Chicago official says
If Laura Kunard gets the job she wants, she'll face a splintered political climate and an ongoing lack of trust between Chicago police and the community.
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Constitutional abuses cited in Chicago PD review
The Chicago Police Department routinely engages in a pattern of excessive and sometimes-deadly force in violation of the U.S. Constitution, the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) charged in a recent report.
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Read the resume of Chicago Police Chief Eddie Johnson
Chicago native Eddie Johnson was confirmed this spring as the latest Chicago Police Department (CPD) superintendent on the strong recommendation of Mayor Rahm Emanuel after major upheaval of the department in the wake of the Laquan McDonald shooting.