Chicago violence continued to plummet in 2025 despite high-profile crimes www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/29/2...

“Privately made firearms” are now the sixth most common make of gun recovered by CPD, topped only by familiar brands such as Glock, Taurus, Smith & Wesson, Sturm & Ruger and Springfield.

Chicago Police, once again, recovered about 1,000 guns each month in 2025. Among them: hundreds of untraceable 'privately made firearms' — ghost guns www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/22/c...

Four Corner Hustlers boss Labar Spann convicted — again — of racketeering and murder www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/15/g...

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Number of unresolved CPD discipline cases crawls toward 500 during court fight www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/15/n...

The Chicago Police Department on Friday released 13 heavily redacted body camera videos depicting the initial response to a crash and shooting in Brighton Park involving federal immigration agents that ended in tear gas. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/14/c...

Two Chicago police officers who started a drunken daytime brawl at a Wrigleyville pizza restaurant in 2019 reached settlement agreements with the city that allowed them to keep their jobs after each served a one-year suspension. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/12/2...

Two Chicago police officers who started a drunken daytime brawl at a Wrigleyville pizza restaurant in 2019 reached settlement agreements with the city that allowed them to keep their jobs after each served a one-year suspension. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/12/2...

A CPD sergeant has filed a federal lawsuit against the city — seeking class status to represent scores of CPD officers — alleging CPD’s internal affairs improperly pauses investigations when the same allegations are raised in litigation www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/07/c...

‘The use of force shocks the conscience’: Judge issues sweeping injunction on Chicago tactics of immigration agents www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/06/o...

Chicago police Superintendent Larry Snelling on Wednesday said the use of tear gas by federal immigration agents has lessened after he spoke with leaders from U.S. Customs and Border Protection. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/05/t...

911 calls in Chicago are down sharply over the last two months since the start of "Operation Midway Blitz" The decline is largest in Little Village www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/03/9...

Nanci Koschman, long-grieving mother, dies 21 years after her son was killed by Mayor Daley's nephew chicago.suntimes.com/koschman/202...

‘Not how any of us want to live’: Judge orders Border Control Cmdr. Gregory Bovino to appear in court every day to report any immigration enforcement incidents www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/28/j...

Eight years after he was acquitted of a murder charge, a South Side drill rapper with close ties to Chicago musician Lil Durk was shot to death in Little Village over the weekend. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/27/t...

Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino accused of violating judge’s order by throwing tear gas at crowd in Little Village Thursday www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/23/f...

NEW: Chicago police release redacted video of peripheral role in controversial South Shore immigration raid www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/17/s...

Community leaders from the city’s East Side neighborhood gathered Wednesday morning to denounce the actions of federal agents who deployed tear gas canisters on a residential street after a pursuit and vehicle crash. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/15/l...

Federal agents deploy tear gas following East Side traffic crash www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/14/i...

Former Mayor Richard M. Daley’s deposition in Burge case stays under wraps www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/08/d...

"The resignations, which they said would take effect on Oct. 13, were accepted immediately and left two of the newspapers with one reporter each, and a third without any journalists on staff" Journalists at 3 Newspapers Quit Over Edits to a Charlie Kirk Story www.nytimes.com/2025/10/03/u...

With national eye on Chicago violence, mayor’s neighborhood among those still waiting for progress www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/26/c...

Chicago defends slow pace of notification letters for toxic lead water pipes www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/22/c...

County judge rules city’s lawsuit against Glock can proceed www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/18/c...

President Donald Trump reiterates vow that ‘we’re going in’ to Chicago but won’t say when www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/02/p...

CPD Superintendent Larry Snelling rebuked a Northwest Side alderman who expressed skepticism about the city's year-over-year declines in crime and violence. "The most ridiculous thing I've ever heard" and "a slap in the face," Snelling told the Tribune. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/08/29/r...

The bullet that took the life of Chicago police Officer Krystal Rivera struck her from behind through an opening in her bulletproof vest, newly released autopsy records confirm. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/08/20/b...

A high-ranking Chicago police supervisor faced withering public criticism last week for his involvement in a wrongful 2001 murder conviction that was reversed last year by the Illinois Appellate Court. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/08/03/n...

A high-ranking Chicago police supervisor faced withering public criticism last week for his involvement in a wrongful 2001 murder conviction that was reversed last year by the Illinois Appellate Court. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/08/03/n...

Lawyers for Chicago Housing Authority used ChatGPT to cite nonexistent court case www.chicagotribune.com/2025/07/17/c...

CPD officers reporting use of force more often, as video becomes important training tool www.chicagotribune.com/2025/07/15/c...

"Obviously, there’s a motive there" Stubborn feud between gangs surfaces again in River North mass shooting www.chicagotribune.com/2025/07/09/s...

In the first half of 2025, murders in Chicago fell to levels not seen in more than a decade www.chicagotribune.com/2025/06/28/c...

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A CPD supervisor involved in the bungled probe of the punch thrown by a nephew of former Mayor Daley that left a young man dead is now overseeing investigations of the most serious crimes in the downtown area and on the city's North Side. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/06/19/a...

"But there was just a single shot fired, and it was a cop who pulled the trigger, resulting in the first time in nearly four decades that a Chicago Police officer was mistakenly fatally shot by a fellow cop while on duty." www.chicagotribune.com/2025/06/17/c...

Once Champions of Fringe Causes, Now in a ‘Trap of Their Own Making’ www.nytimes.com/2025/06/08/u...

CPD officer Krystal Rivera died of a single gunshot wound to the back, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office www.chicagotribune.com/2025/06/06/c...

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Traffic fatalities are most common on the Southwest Side. Since the start of 2020, the Chicago Lawn police district has averaged more than one fatal traffic crash per month. The most recent was over the weekend at Archer/Laramie, when an 84-year-old pedestrian was killed.

In 2019, the year before the pandemic, Chicago recorded 115 traffic fatalities, according to medical examiner’s office data. Five years later, in 2024, the city saw 175 traffic-related deaths — a 52% increase. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/05/28/c...

In 2019, the year before the pandemic, Chicago recorded 115 traffic fatalities, according to medical examiner’s office data. Five years later, in 2024, the city saw 175 traffic-related deaths — a 52% increase. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/05/28/c...

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Problem traffic stops predated Dexter Reed killing by police www.chicagotribune.com/2025/05/19/p...

Springsteen, in England, Blasts Trump Administration as ‘Treasonous’ www.nytimes.com/2025/05/15/a...

"And it feels like every Catholic in the South Side or south suburbs knows someone who knows the pope, which makes the story even more tangible. The South Side is like a big small town in a lot of ways." www.nytimes.com/athletic/635...

A CPD officer assigned to Mayor Brandon Johnson's security detail got drunk at Trump Tower on inauguration day before showing up for his shift. The officer's BAC was .134 and he was ordered suspended for 25 days. The story: www.chicagotribune.com/2025/05/12/m...

A CPD officer assigned to Mayor Brandon Johnson's security detail got drunk at Trump Tower on inauguration day before showing up for his shift. The officer's BAC was .134 and he was ordered suspended for 25 days. The story: www.chicagotribune.com/2025/05/12/m...

"...the faithful will now be led by a somehow relatable local boy who grew up in the south suburbs, cheers for the White Sox and hits up Aurelio’s pizza when he comes back home." (A rarely seen octuple-byline w/5 contributing) www.chicagotribune.com/2025/05/08/r...