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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 15, 2016

Video: 3 Chicago Officers Shot, Suspect Killed in Drug Operation

Police said the officers, who were dressed in plain clothes but also wore CPD vests, were conducting a narcotics investigation in Chicago's Homan Square neighborhood around 10 p.m.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 14, 2016

Video: 2 Officers Injured During Trump Rally in Chicago

Chicago police say two officers sustained injuries when supporters of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump clashed with protesters after he abruptly canceled a campaign rally.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 11, 2016

Video: Slashed Indiana Officer Protected Others at Off-Duty Job

Officer Edward Morrison is earning praise for ignoring his own wounds to protect others when he was attacked with a razor while working his off-duty job at a Chicago tow yard.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 7, 2016

Illinois Officer Killed in Collision with Ambulance

State police say Scot Fitzergald of the South Jacksonville Police Department was heading to a medical call when it happened.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 25, 2016

Retired Chicago Lieutenant Says Chief Needs to Bring Back Special Gang Units

Right now the gang shooters and their affiliates are having their way with little or no interference from law enforcement. Gone are the specialists who kept intelligence on all the leaders, emerging leaders and their turf; they knew the gang colors and the signs and who the main leaders were.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 23, 2016

71% of Chicago PD Exam Applicants Are Minorities After Outreach

An unprecedented outreach campaign to diversify the Chicago Police Department has attracted 14,200 applicants for the April 16 police exam — and of those, 29% are African-American and 39% are Hispanic.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 2, 2016

Chicago to Train Officers, Dispatchers in Crisis Intervention

Five years after closing six of the city’s 12 mental health clinics, Mayor Rahm Emanuel is stepping up crisis intervention training for Chicago Police officers and 911 operators to improve the city’s response to emergencies involving people suffering from mental illness.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 28, 2016

Widow of Disgraced Illinois Lieutenant Indicted for Money Laundering

Melodie Gliniewicz was indicted on three counts of disbursing charitable funds without authority and for personal benefit (Class 2 felonies), one count of disbursing charitable funds without authority and for personal benefit (Class 3 felony), one count of money laundering (Class 2 felony), and one count of money laundering (Class 3 felony).

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 21, 2016

Illinois Correctional Officer Dies in Prisoner Transport Van Crash

The 22-year-old driver of a Marion County (IL) Sheriff's Department transport van was killed Wednesday morning in a weather-related accident with a semi.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 15, 2016

Video: Footage Released of 2013 Chicago Police Shooting

Video released Thursday shows a 2013 fatal shooting of a 17-year-old carjacking suspect by a Chicago police officer, though footage of the moment the teenager is shot doesn't clearly answer whether the teen turned toward the pursuing officers or was holding anything, as the officer who opened fire has said.

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