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In Chicago runoff election for mayor, Paul Vallas and Brandon Johnson differ on crime
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoCHICAGO – Two candidates with different approaches to public safety are battling to be the new mayor...
Gregory Royal Pratt: ‘They won’t burn my city down.’ How Mayor Lightfoot handled the rioting in...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 months agoThe following lightly edited excerpt is from Tribune reporter Gregory Royal Pratt’s new book, “The...
Chicago police use task force to push back in battle against brazen retail burglaries
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 3 months agoCHICAGO – The small team of Chicago Police officers has kept busy over the last two years. Formed in...
Man sentenced to 15 months in federal prison for inciting riot in downtown Chicago during 2020...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA Chicago man was sentenced to 15 months in federal prison Tuesday for inciting and participating in looting during the civil unrest that gripped the city in August 2020, including a break-in ...
Englewood police shooting case tied to downtown looting in 2020 gets underway
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 11 months agoOpening statements were delivered Tuesday in the attempted murder trial of a man who allegedly fired a gun at two Chicago police officers in Englewood in August 2020 — a shooting that, city ...
South Side man sentenced to nearly 3 years in prison for torching Chicago police vehicle while...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA South Side man was sentenced Wednesday to 34 months in federal prison for setting fire to a...
Man gets 15 months for inciting to riot in downtown Chicago
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA Chicago man who posted online to urge others to join massive crowds that were looting downtown businesses in the summer of 2020 was sentenced to 15 months in federal prison Tuesday. James ...
New Chicago police boss promises to balance reform and aggressive policing through transparency
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 6 months agoLarry Snelling has a tightrope to walk. He took over as superintendent of the Chicago Police...
Chicago police officer shot in Englewood neighborhood — second cop hit in less than a week
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 years agoCHICAGO — A Chicago police officer was shot and seriously wounded Sunday afternoon during a brief...
Man convicted of attempted murder in 2020 Englewood police shooting
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 11 months agoThree years after he was shot by police — a shooting that purportedly set off a round of looting in the downtown area — an Englewood man was convicted of attempted murder of two Chicago police ...