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Criminal Justice
Chicago police rebuff watchdog’s request to reopen probe into cops’ ties to Oath Keepers
Inspector General Deborah Witzburg said officers tied to extremist groups “are dishonoring the badge.”
By Dan Mihalopoulos  and Tom Schuba
 
Larry Snelling watches as Brandon Johnson speaks behind podium
Politics
Civil rights group says Chicago should take tougher action against cops linked to Oath Keepers
By Tom Schuba  and Dan Mihalopoulos
 
Larry Snelling
Politics
Chicago’s top cop defends clearing officers with connections to extremist group
By Dan Mihalopoulos  and Tom Schuba
 
Chicago Police Supt. Larry Snelling
WBEZ Investigations
Chicago Police won’t discipline nine officers with extremist group ties
By Dan Mihalopoulos  and Tom Schuba
 
Officer Luis Huesca, a six-year veteran of the Chicago Police Department, was a police academy classmate of Officer Andres Vasquez-Lasso, who was killed in the line of duty last year.
Criminal Justice
Arrest warrant issued for Aurora man charged with killing Chicago Police Officer Luis Huesca
By Tom Schuba
 
Officer Luis Huesca, a six-year veteran of the Chicago Police Department, was a police academy classmate of Officer Andres Vasquez-Lasso, who was killed in the line of duty last year.
Chicago police officer shot to death as his car is taken in Gage Park
By Mohammad Samra , Tom Schuba , and 1 more
 
A Chicago Police Officer was shot and killed as he was leaving work Sunday morning.
Criminal Justice
Chicago police officer shot to death two days before 31st birthday on Southwest Side
By Tom Schuba  and Mohammad Samra
 
A Chicago police officer at fatal traffic stop in Humboldt Park last month.
Criminal Justice
Watchdog chief questions whether Chicago cops lied about why they stopped Dexter Reed before killing him in exchange of gunfire
By Tom Schuba , Frank Main , and 3 more
 
Dexter Reed, 26, was killed March 21 during a traffic stop by Chicago police.
Criminal Justice
Chicago officials to release video showing fatal police shooting in Humboldt Park
By Tom Schuba  and Frank Main
 
Prosecutors say this image depicts Heriberto Carbajal-Flores firing a gun at 30th Street and Kostner Avenue on June 1, 2020.
Criminal Justice
A gun charge filed during George Floyd rioting in Chicago is dismissed amid controversy
By Jon Seidel , Frank Main , and 1 more
 
hemp-based gummies
Environment & Public Health
Hemp products often mislabeled, posing potential danger to consumers, Chicago researcher finds
By Tom Schuba  and Stephanie Zimmermann
 
Mayor Brandon Johnson
Politics
Mayor Johnson to end ShotSpotter deal after summer
By Tom Schuba  and Fran Spielman
 
close-up shot of ShotSpotter at intersection
Criminal Justice
Top prosecutor says ShotSpotter has little impact on gun violence cases as mayor faces pressure to renew contract
By Matthew Hendrickson  and Tom Schuba
 
Chicago Police Logo on car
Criminal Justice
Judge halts all proceedings before Chicago Police Board after City Council again delays action on what cases can be heard in private
By Fran Spielman  and Tom Schuba
 
Then-Chicago police Supt. David Brown speaks at the opening of the Public Safety Training Center, the city’s new police academy, at 701 N. Kilbourn Ave. in Humboldt Park on Jan. 25, 2023.
Criminal Justice
Firm tied to ex-Supt. David Brown back at Chicago’s police academy after being dumped over cost
By Tom Schuba  and Frank Main
 
A courtroom sketch of six members and associates of the O Block faction of the Black Disciples was drawn during their trial for allegedly murdering rapper FBG Duck.
Criminal Justice
Six reputed gang members found guilty in Gold Coast slaying of rapper FBG Duck
By Tom Schuba
 
Kim Foxx
Politics
The UIC campus cop with extremist ties is banned from testifying in Cook County court cases
By Dan Mihalopoulos  and Tom Schuba
 
Hundreds of asylum seekers take shelter inside a waiting area for shuttles near O’Hare International Airport’s Terminal 2 in October 2023.
Politics
A charter plane company used to transport deportees was hired to bring asylum-seekers to Chicago
By Michael Loria , Tom Schuba , and 1 more