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Wednesday, April 1, 2020

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Chinatown developer who wore wire on Ald. Daniel Solis charged with fraud

The man credited with spurring the probe that led to the federal indictment of longtime Chicago alderman Ed Burke now faces fraud charges stemming from his involvement in a South Side condominium project.

By Glenn Minnis | Mar 30, 2020

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Chicago FOP claims two officers unfairly dismissed for 2016 shooting

Chicago’s police union said that two officers dismissed last week by a disciplinary board is unfair as a July 2016 South Shore was “completely justified.”

By W.J. Kennedy | Mar 25, 2020

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Chicago FOP looking for its own exoneration in federal wrongful conviction trial

By W.J. Kennedy | Mar 9, 2020

The Chicago Police union is closely following a civil trial in federal court brought by a Chicago man, Stanley Wrice, who spent 31 years in prison for his alleged part in a rape and torture.

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CBS reporter, Savini, named in CPD harassment report

By W.J. Kennedy | Feb 19, 2020

CBS 2 investigative reporter Dave Savini, 52, allegedly harassed a woman with “obscene” texts and Facebook messages over a year’s time, according to a Chicago Police case incident report obtained by Chicago City Wire.

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State Police named in first lawsuit stemming from steering of $29.5 million intended for processing of FOID cards

By April Bamburg | Feb 5, 2020

The Illinois State Police (ISP) and two individuals have been sued by two Illinois residents, the Illinois State Rifle Association (ISRA) and the Second Amendment Foundation (SAF).

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Judge rules former Chicago Police Commander Jon Burge's supervisory position not relevant in civil action

By W.J. Kennedy | Jan 29, 2020

A federal judge has ruled that former Chicago Police Commander Jon Burge’s supervisory position is irrelevant in a civil action brought by a man convicted in the rape and torture of a Chicago woman in 1982.

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Chicago police union, citing anti-police bias, petitions state labor board for arbitration in separation cases

By W.J. Kennedy | Jan 16, 2020

Chicago’s police union says its members can’t get a fair shake from a disciplinary body, the Chicago Police Board (CPB), so it's petitioning the Illinois Labor Relations Board for the right for officers to select arbitration involving separation cases.

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ISRA director agrees with gun rights advocate's blame of 'feral thugs' for Chicago murder spike

By W.J. Kennedy | Jan 3, 2020

Illinois State Rifle Association (ISRA) Executive Director Richard Pearson placed a comment by longtime gun rights advocate David Codrea in the complimentary “I wish I had said that” category.

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Chicago FOP joins aldermen in urging city council to reject payout in Godinez case

By W.J. Kennedy | Dec 23, 2019

The Chicago City Council on December 18 deferred a final vote on a proposed $1.2 million payout to the family of Heriberto Godinez, who died in 2015 while being arrested for burglary on the Southwest side.

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More fallout for top cop Johnson from scandal that cost him his shield?

By Glenn Minnis | Dec 20, 2019

As a cloud of controversy continues to hover over former Chicago Police Supt. Eddie Johnson, the city's Republican Party Chairman Chris Cleveland argues that no one is asking the most obvious question.

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Emboldened by restorative justice, shoplifters in Chicago carry winter clothes from Marshall’s in plain sight of store employees

By W.J. Kennedy | Dec 18, 2019

Shoplifters have become so brazen in Chicago that a Facebook video posted recently by CWB Chicago shows four of thieves strolling out of a Marshall’s in Lincoln Park, their arms loaded with winter clothes. Store employees appear helpless to stop them.

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Good Samaritan who held would-be CTA robber will not be charged

By W.J. Kennedy | Dec 10, 2019

A spokesperson for the Cook County State’s Attorney’s office said that no charges will be filed against an armed citizen who last week held a would-be Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) mugger at gunpoint until police arrived.

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Chicago police union calls on Kim Foxx to denounce the anti-police rhetoric in wake of body-slamming incident

By W.J. Kennedy | Dec 10, 2019

The Chicago police union is asking Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx to condemn statements directed at police after last week’s body-slamming of Bernard Kersh, who spit in an officer’s face and resisted arrest, was caught on video.

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Rep. Tarver's arrest raises doubts about his ability to govern, activist says

By Glenn Minnis | Dec 4, 2019

Chicago Guns Matter president and co-founder Rhonda Ezell questions whether Illinois state Rep. Curtis Tarver (D-Chicago) is the right man for the job he holds, considering his recent misdemeanor charge​ of illegal possession of a firearm.

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Chicago shoplifting on the rise as prosecutors are mandated to back off

By Glenn Minnis | Oct 19, 2019

Chicago Police Department data points to a dizzying trend in which robberies are not only up across the city in recent years but the thefts are also taking place at some of the city’s busiest intersections.

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Political blogger says pension crisis partially to blame for Chicago's increase in retail thefts

By Kyla Asbury | Oct 19, 2019

A blogger and venture capitalist believes the pension crisis is partly to blame for Chicago's recent uptick in shoplifting.

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Group to play billboard-sized video denouncing sexual abuse at OSU before Buckeyes' game at Northwestern

By LGIS News Service | Oct 18, 2019

The Ohio State Accountability Project (OSAP) is setting up a mobile billboard outside of Ryan Field in Evanston, Illinois prior to tonight's NCAA football game.

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Shoplifting up sharply under Kim Foxx’s restorative justice policies

By W.J. Kennedy | Oct 18, 2019

A spokesman for Chicago’s police union places the blame for a sharp increase in shoplifting over the last few years squarely on the shoulders of Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx.

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Chicago’s police union rips city Inspector General Joe Ferguson

By W.J. Kennedy | Sep 12, 2019

Chicago Inspector General Joe Ferguson isn’t finished making enemies within the Chicago Police Department.

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Tribune’s Hinkel, other reporters caught up in anti-police movement

By W.J. Kennedy | Sep 9, 2019

A local writer skewered Chicago Tribune reporter Dan Hinkel for his coverage of Chicago Police officer Robert Rialmo, who the Chicago Police Board recently investigated over a 2015 shooting death of a bat-wielding 19-year-old man, and, the accidental shooting and killing of the man’s neighbor.