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Newsby Staff WriterApril 12, 2017

Critic of Police Reform in Chicago Elected Union President

A challenger beat the incumbent president of Chicago's largest police union Wednesday in a contentious election that could sway the future of the police department.

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Articlesby David GriffithApril 7, 2017

The Liability Plague

With the money they lose to lawsuits law enforcement agencies could hire more officers, field better equipment, and offer more comprehensive training.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 4, 2017

Chicago to Move Forward with “Police Reform” Despite Sessions’ Review

Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Monday said his administration would move forward with changes to the Chicago Police Department after U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions ordered a review of federal agreements that have bound other cities’ departments to reforms.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 17, 2017

Video: Chicago Sergeant Under Investigation for Helping Homeless Girls, Grandmother

After discovering the deplorable conditions the girls were living in, Artz launched an effort to raise money and supplies for the kids and the grandmother who agreed to take care of them.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 15, 2017

Chicago Police Recruits Rarely Wash Out of Academy

Over a recent four-year period, the academy graduated more than 97 percent of its recruits, according to department figures obtained by the Chicago Tribune through a public records request.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 14, 2017

Recruit Booted From Chicago Police Academy Wins Second Chance After Legal Battle

His long legal battle shows the difficulties sometimes faced by the Chicago Police Department in the relatively rare instances in which it fires a recruit from the academy.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 10, 2017

Video: Man Awarded $25 Million for Wrongful Conviction Used Money to Lead Street Gang

A judge has sentenced a Chicago man, who won a $25 million award in 2012 for a wrongful murder conviction only to spend it on rebuilding his Simon City Royals street gang, to nine years and two months in prison.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 7, 2017

Chicago Police Ease Restrictions on Use of Force in Revised Policy

Pulling back on proposed rule changes that upset some rank-and-file officers, police Superintendent Eddie Johnson has proposed a new use-of-force policy that is less restrictive than the one he floated five months ago.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 28, 2017

Sessions Questions Obama DOJ’s Conclusions in Ferguson and Chicago Police Reports

New U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions has questioned reports published by his agency about policing in Chicago and Ferguson, Missouri, describing "some of it" as "pretty anecdotal and not so scientifically based."

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 15, 2017

2 Chicago Officers Injured in Crash During Pursuit

Officers who were pursuing the SUV collided with an Uber driver in a Nissan Sentra in the University Village/Little Italy neighborhood.

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