Mayor: Weis did a 'very, very good job'

Mar. 2, 2011
Mayor Richard Daley on Wednesday said the city's police superintendent abruptly resigned this week in order to pursue other job offers.Jody Weis' resignation Tuesday - the final day of his contract - came as a surprise to the Daley administration.

Top cop: Chicago won’t redraw beat maps anytime soon

Feb. 22, 2011
Chicago may not have enough cops in its highest-crime neighborhoods, but police Supt.

Crime issue boils in some ward races, simmers in others

Feb. 17, 2011
Chicagoans who punch cards for their favorite aldermanic candidates might have the issue of crime on their minds. But depending on where they live, they will have heard more—or less—about crime from their candidates.