Will Lee
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Windy City journalist/cheeky bastard. I love Soul music, toys and the 1980s. Also pie>cake.
In unusual move, Chicago school board reinstates teacher accused of pushing student
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In unusual move, Chicago school board reinstates teacher accused of pushing student
The move reflects emerging divides on the 21-member governing board and led to increased scrutiny of CPS policies around race, equity and representation.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/06/05/chicago-school-board-reinstates-fired-teacher/
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Mayor Brandon Johnson touts faster Chicago police responses post-ShotSpotter
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Mayor Brandon Johnson touts faster Chicago police responses post-ShotSpotter
Mayor Brandon Johnson argued Wednesday that Chicago police are doing a better job without gunshot detection technology like the controversial ShotSpotter system he got rid of.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/27/mayor-brandon-johnson-chicago-police-shotspotter/?share=0rrotoemoatts5grsatt
12 days ago
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Walgreens to close another South Side Chicago store, citing theft and 'violent incidents'
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Walgreens to close another South Side Chicago store, citing theft and ‘violent incidents’
Walgreens is planning to close another South Side store, citing theft and violent incidents — a move that’s drawing the ire of local leaders who say their communities rely on the store.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/01/walgreens-closing-south-side-store/
about 1 month ago
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Funeral services for slain CPD officer John Bartholomew set for next week
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Funeral services for slain CPD officer John Bartholomew set for next week
Visitation and funeral services for slain Chicago Police Officer John Bartholemew are set for next Thursday, May 7, and Friday, May 8, at St. Andrews Greek Orthodox Church in Edgewater.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/30/funeral-services-set-slain-officer-bartholomew/
about 1 month ago
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Chicago Tribune
about 1 month ago
Goodman Theatre cancels ‘Ma Rainey’ performance due to death of actor Matt DeCaro, 70
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Goodman Theatre cancels ‘Ma Rainey’ performance due to death of actor Matt DeCaro, 70
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/25/matt-decaro-dies-goodman-theatre/?utm_campaign=mrf-bluesky-chicagotribune.com&mrfcid=2026042569ea09c495a1516de7ec3c87
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Chicago police officer killed, another critically injured in shooting at Swedish Hospital: ‘A devastating loss’
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Chicago police officer killed, another critically injured in shooting at Swedish Hospital: ‘A devastating loss’
Chicago police did not comment on the incident at Endeavor Health Swedish Hospital beyond calling the incident a “police Involved shooting,” adding that details would be released at a briefing.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/25/north-side-hospital-on-lockdown-after-reports-of-shooter-wounded-officers/?share=c0wodsncodd2srsaasrp
about 1 month ago
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Family, friends say farewell to Hyde Park student killed at bus stop: 'I thought I was gonna get to go to a graduation'
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Family, friends say farewell to Hyde Park student killed at bus stop: ‘I thought I was gonna get to go to a graduation’
Sixteen-year-old Eric Billops was fatally shot by someone in a school uniform as school let out for the day at Hyde Park Academy Wednesday afternoon, a police report said.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/16/hpa-shooting-boy-killed/
about 2 months ago
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Wife, son of former Cook County commissioner found dead inside West Side home
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Wife, son of former Cook County commissioner found dead inside West Side home
Two people were found fatally shot inside a home on the city’s West Side Tuesday night, police said.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/14/two-people-found-fatally-shot-inside-east-garfield-park-home/
about 2 months ago
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Former Hanover Park officer arrested by ICE remains off the job despite government reinstating work authorization
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Former Hanover Park officer arrested by ICE remains off the job despite government reinstating work authorization
The federal government has quietly reinstated the work authorization of Radule Bojovic, the former Hanover Park police officer arrested last fall for allegedly overstaying a tourist visa.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/02/former-hanover-park-cop/
2 months ago
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Police issue citations after large gathering in Hyde Park
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Police issue citations after large gathering in Hyde Park
Police issued several citations, including one to a teen girl for unlawful possession of a weapon, after an unconfirmed “teen takeover” in Hyde Park Monday night.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/31/citations-large-gathering-in-hyde-park/
2 months ago
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What to do in Chicago: C2E2, 'Riverdance' in Aurora and 'Raiders' in concert
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What to do in Chicago: C2E2, ‘Riverdance’ in Aurora and ‘Raiders’ in concert
Around the area this weekend, the latest “Riverdance” tour comes to the Paramount, the big comics expo opens at McCormick Place and comedian Margaret Cho plays The Vic.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/26/what-to-do-chicago-march28/
2 months ago
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3 months ago
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Murder, arson charges in Chicago firefighter's death in Rogers Park
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Murder, arson charges in Chicago firefighter’s death in Rogers Park
Sheaves Slate, 27, will face separate murder and arson charges in the death of firefighter Michael Altman, Chicago police announced Friday afternoon.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/20/murder-arson-charges-in-chicago-firefighters-death-in-rogers-park/
3 months ago
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Chicago police questioning man in connection to fire that killed firefighter Michael Altman as CFD announces funeral
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Chicago police questioning man in connection to fire that killed firefighter Michael Altman as CFD announces funeral
The Chicago Fire Department announced that visitation and funeral services for Michael Altman are scheduled for March 26 and 27.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/18/cfd-family-mourns-death-of-fourth-generation-firefighter-michael-altman-who-died-battling-rogers-park-blaze/?share=mccbrgrfagnoalmefuau
3 months ago
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Afroman Wins Civil Trial Over Use of Police Raid Footage in His Music Videos
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3 months ago
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Second female ex-corrections officer charged for sex with teen inmate
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Second female ex-corrections officer charged for sex with teen inmate
Ariah Rivera, 22, of Hobart, was charged Tuesday with three counts of sexual misconduct and one misdemeanor count of trafficking with an inmate.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/11/second-female-ex-corrections-officer-charged-for-sex-with-teen-inmate/
3 months ago
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'Who does that?' Judge scolds city for interrupting deposition to strip Chicago officer of police powers
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‘Who does that?’ Judge scolds city for interrupting deposition to strip Chicago officer of police powers
A visibly frustrated federal judge on Thursday took the city to task over the Chicago Police Department’s move to pull a North Side police officer out of a deposition late last month in order to st…
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/05/interrupting-deposition-chicago-police/
3 months ago
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Chicago Tribune
3 months ago
A jack-knifed semi-truck tractor was hanging from an Eisenhower Expressway overpass on eastbound I-290 overnight, Illinois State Police said.
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Semi-truck tractor hanging from I-290 overpass in west suburbs, police say
A jack-knifed semi-truck tractor was hanging from an Eisenhower Expressway overpass on eastbound I-290 overnight, Illinois State Police said.
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Arkansas man charged with murder wins GOP primary in sheriff election
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Arkansas man charged with murder wins GOP primary in sheriff election
Aaron Spencer allegedly killed a man accused of sexually abusing Spencer's teenage daughter, an incident that Spencer says inspired his run for office.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/arkansas-man-charged-murder-wins-gop-primary-sheriff-election-rcna261736
3 months ago
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Owners relieved after eight dogs briefly stolen outside Lincoln Park pet salon are returned
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Owners relieved after eight dogs briefly stolen outside Lincoln Park pet salon are returned
Eight dogs were briefly stolen Tuesday morning after someone took a sprinter van carrying the pets as it sat parked outside of a Lincoln Park pet salon.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/03/owners-relieved-after-eight-dogs-briefly-stolen-outside-lincoln-park-pet-salon-are-returned/
3 months ago
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Chicago Tribune
3 months ago
Eight dogs were stolen on Tuesday after someone took a sprinter van carrying the pets as the car sat parked outside of a Lincoln Park pet salon.
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Owners relieved after eight dogs briefly stolen outside Lincoln Park pet salon are returned
Eight dogs were briefly stolen Tuesday morning after someone took a sprinter van carrying the pets as it sat parked outside of a Lincoln Park pet salon.
https://trib.al/5LIgu6N
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Evidence connects man to killing of father, son at Little Village jewelry shop: prosecutors
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Evidence connects man to killing of father, son at Little Village jewelry shop: prosecutors
A judge ordered Muhammad Thomas detained until trial on first-degree murder and armed robbery charges connected to the deaths of Faustino Alamo, 63, and Luis Angel Alamo, 25.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/03/evidence-connects-man-to-killing-of-father-son-at-little-village-jewelry-shop-prosecutors/
3 months ago
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Chicago homicides in 2026: 53 people slain. Here’s how that compares with previous years.
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Chicago homicides in 2026: 53 people slain. Here’s how that compares with previous years.
Chicago homicide data, which is updated on this page weekly, is through Feb. 28, 2026.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/02/chicago-homicide-tracker/
3 months ago
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Some Indiana taxpayers not as thrilled by Chicago Bears stadium plan as lawmakers
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Some Indiana taxpayers not as thrilled by Chicago Bears stadium plan as lawmakers
In the rush by the Indiana legislature to bring the Chicago Bears to the state, lawmakers gushed over the proposal. One group was conspicuously absent from comments: taxpayers who opposed the plan.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/01/indiana-taxpayers-bears-stadium/
3 months ago
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Chicago Tribune
3 months ago
Far-right influencer Nick Fuentes has written an apology letter to the woman he was accused of pepper-spraying more than a year ago as she attempted to ring the doorbell of his west suburban home.
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Far-right influencer Nick Fuentes provides apology letter to Berwyn woman he allegedly pepper-sprayed
Far-right influencer Nick Fuentes wrote an apology letter to Marla Rose, who he was accused of pepper-spraying in 2024 as she attempted to ring the doorbell of his west suburban home.
https://trib.al/bUjftuW
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Obama Foundation readies for uncertainty of development near presidential center
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Obama Foundation readies for uncertainty of development near presidential center
Can the Obama Presidential Center stick to its guiding principle of attracting investment and helping longtime South Side working-class neighbors build wealth without pushing them out?
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/26/obama-foundation-uncertainty-development-presidential-center/
3 months ago
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'Just trying to provide for his family': Judge orders woman detained in slaying of Uber Eats driver
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‘Just trying to provide for his family’: Judge orders woman detained in slaying of Uber Eats driver
The judge ordered the 33-year-old be held in the slaying of an Uber Eats driver killed outside Loretto Hospital on Chicago’s West Side.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/25/person-in-custody-after-delivery-driver-killed-outside-loretto-hospital/
3 months ago
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Sarah Jessica Parker will be Northwestern's commencement speaker
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Sarah Jessica Parker will be Northwestern’s commencement speaker
Actress Sarah Jessica Parker will deliver the graduation commencement speech in June for Northwestern’s Class of 2026.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/24/sarah-jessica-parker-northwestern/
3 months ago
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Photos: The legacy of the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr.
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Photos: The legacy of the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr.
The Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, a central figure in the Civil Rights Movement and national politics for more than six decades, has died. He was 84.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/17/photos-the-legacy-of-rev-jesse-jackson-sr/
3 months ago
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Child molester serving life terms granted parole in California, sparking outrage
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Child molester serving life terms granted parole in California, sparking outrage
A California man convicted of kidnapping and molesting young children has been granted parole under the state's Elderly Parole Program.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/child-molester-serving-life-terms-030016887.html
3 months ago
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CPD cop stripped of police powers mid-deposition: 'An unusual development:'
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CPD cop stripped of police powers mid-deposition: ‘An unusual development:’
Deposition halts when cop becomes latest member of the 1863 tactical team to be stripped of his police powers or reassigned as complaints and lawsuits about the officers have stacked up.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/23/chicago-police-department-officer-deposition/
4 months ago
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2 dancers killed, 3 injured in Bishop Ford Freeway crash: ‘Baby of the family’
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2 dancers killed, 3 injured in Bishop Ford Freeway crash: ‘Baby of the family’
Two people were pronounced dead Thursday morning in a rollover crash on the Bishop Ford expressway, Illinois state police reported.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/19/rollover-crash-bishop-ford/
4 months ago
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Today in Chicago History: St. Valentine’s Day Massacre
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Today in Chicago History: St. Valentine’s Day Massacre
Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Feb. 14, according to the Tribune’s archives.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/14/february-14-chicago-history/?share=rcw00hr4y1oatp2ttoiw
4 months ago
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One detective's work demonstrates how CPD improved the homicide clearance rate
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One detective’s work demonstrates how CPD improved the homicide clearance rate
Records obtained by the Tribune detail how one of CPD’s most effective homicide investigators recently closed a 5-year-old cold case, helping to raise the Police Department’s murder clearance rate …
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/30/one-detectives-work-demonstrates-how-cpd-improved-the-homicide-clearance-rate/
4 months ago
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Chicago Tribune
4 months ago
A substitute teacher for Evergreen Park’s Queen of Martyr’s Catholic School has been fired after a long history of child molestation allegations came to light.
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Chicago Archdiocese dismisses substitute teacher with allegations of child molestation allegations, most recently working at Evergreen Park school
The substitute teacher has worked at four schools on the South Side and Queen of Martys in Evergreen Park over the past 16 months.
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Chicago Tribune
4 months ago
The chefs and owners of Michelin starred Galit next door opened the Mediterranean and French sister cafe in Lincoln Park last March.
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Restaurant review: Cafe Yaya exceeds expectations as an ephemeral bakery and neighborhood bistro in Chicago
The chefs and owners of Michelin starred Galit next door opened the Mediterranean and French sister cafe in Lincoln Park last March.
https://trib.al/ZPayOKL
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Declining enrollment in Chicago Public Schools could lead to crisis if unchecked, report says
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Declining enrollment in Chicago Public Schools could lead to crisis if unchecked, report says
Continued enrollment declines at Chicago Public Schools could escalate into a “crisis” that impact the city’s public education system.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/23/declining-enrollment-chicago-public-schools/?share=anmtlcotclomlbicsogn
5 months ago
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Man found guilty of murdering Cook County judge in 2017
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Man found guilty of murdering Cook County judge in 2017
A jury on Wednesday found a man guilty of murdering a Cook County judge, following a seven-day trial during which prosecutors said the assailants watched the judge and his girlfriend for days befor…
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/22/man-found-guilty-of-murdering-cook-county-judge-in-2017/
5 months ago
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Illinois officials launch investigation into landlord’s role in South Shore raid
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Illinois officials launch investigation into landlord’s role in South Shore raid
The Illinois Department of Human Rights on Wednesday filed a housing discrimination charge against the owner and management of 7500 South Shore Drive.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/21/illinois-officials-launch-investigation-into-landlords-role-in-south-shore-raid/
5 months ago
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Chicago Bears saved their wildest ending yet for the playoffs: Brad Biggs' 10 thoughts on the wild-card win
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Chicago Bears saved their wildest ending yet for the playoffs: Brad Biggs’ 10 thoughts on the wild-card win
Brad Biggs’ 10 thoughts after the seventh fourth-quarterback comeback of the season by QB Caleb Williams and the Chicago Bears — this time in the playoffs.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/11/chicago-bears-brad-biggs-10-thoughts-packers-playoffs/
5 months ago
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Pennsylvania High Court Rules Police Can Access Google Searches Without Warrant
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Pennsylvania High Court Rules Police Can Access Google Searches Without Warrant
The court’s ruling suggests that using the internet now means agreeing to be searched.
https://reclaimthenet.org/pennsylvania-court-rules-no-privacy-in-google-searches
6 months ago
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6 months ago
Breaking: The Markham cop ordered to release a convicted murderer who had a gun in his car has filed a whistleblower lawsuit against the city and the police chief who ordered her to let the man go.
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Fired Markham cop sues city, police chief who ordered her to release convicted murderer found with gun
A Markham police officer who found a loaded firearm in a vehicle owned and operated by a convicted murderer, only to be fired when CWBChicago asked the city’s police chief why he ordered the cop to le...
https://cwbchicago.com/2025/12/fired-markham-cop-sues-city-police-chief-who-ordered-her-to-release-convicted-murderer-found-with-gun.html
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CPD recovering a steady number of 'ghost guns' despite legislation meant to curb them
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CPD recovering a steady number of ‘ghost guns’ despite legislation meant to curb them
Through mid-November, records show, CPD officers in 2025 have recovered nearly 400 “ghost guns” — effectively untraceable weapons.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/22/cpd-recovering-ghost-guns/
6 months ago
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Cop with kidney failure, 6 months away from retirement being terminated, ending his health benefits
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Mount Vernon cop on dialysis following kidney failure, 6 months from retirement being terminated leaving him without insurance | abc7ny.com
Doctors%20cleared%2045-year-old%20Derek%20Williams%20for%20desk%20duty%2C%20but%20Mount%20Vernon%20Police%20is%20terminating%20him%2C%20just%206%20months%20shy%20of%20qualifying%20for%20a%20pension.
https://abc7ny.com/amp/post/mount-vernon-cop-dialysis-following-kidney-failure-6-months-retirement-terminated-leaving-insurance/18293176/
6 months ago
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Raided South Shore building's tenants move out after judge denies pleas for more time
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Raided South Shore building’s tenants move out after judge denies pleas for more time
Officials have called the South Shore building that federal immigration agents raided in a controversial middle-of-the-night operation “deplorable.” A court order mandated the structure be vacated …
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/13/raided-south-shore-buildings-tenants-move-out-after-judge-denies-pleas-for-more-time/
6 months ago
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Dad of 3 ‘Panicked’ and Left His Kids Inside Burning Apartment to Try and Get Help. He Was the Fire’s Sole Survivor
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Dad of 3 ‘Panicked’ and Left His Kids Inside Burning Apartment to Try and Get Help. He Was the Fire’s Sole Survivor
"You wouldn't grab the kids first?" mom Jourdan Feasby tells PEOPLE she asked their dad after the fire
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/dad-3-panicked-left-kids-205301791.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=tw&tsrc=twtr
6 months ago
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Suspected TikTok and drunken driving crashes highlight dangers of impaired and distracted driving
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Suspected TikTok and drunken driving crashes highlight dangers of impaired and distracted driving
Recent cases of a driver allegedly on TikTok who struck a pedestrian, and a drunk driver who killed a brother and sister, highlight the dangers of impaired driving.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/06/suspected-tiktok-and-drunken-driving-crashes-highlight-dangers-of-impaired-and-distracted-driving/
6 months ago
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Chicago Housing Authority head told HUD 'we do not recommend' Mayor Brandon Johnson ally as CEO
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Chicago Housing Authority head told HUD ‘we do not recommend’ Mayor Brandon Johnson ally as CEO
The Chicago Housing Authority board told HUD this fall that Mayor Brandon Johnson was pressuring the agency to install a close political ally to lead the agency.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/04/chicago-housing-authority-hud-not-recommend-mayor-brandon-johnson-ally-ceo/
6 months ago
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"Webster," duh. I never did see "Fandango."
add a skeleton here at some point
6 months ago
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Chicago Promoted Two Police Officers After Investigators Found They Engaged in Sexual Misconduct
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Chicago Promoted Two Police Officers After Investigators Found They Engaged in Sexual Misconduct
The Chicago Police Department’s promotions system allows officers’ disciplinary records to be ignored. Despite years of reform efforts, nothing has changed.
https://www.propublica.org/article/chicago-police-department-sexual-misconduct-promotions
6 months ago
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