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Video: Officer Overseeing Chicago Police Reforms Named Oakland Chief

The mayor has named Anne Kirkpatrick, a former police chief of Spokane, WA, as the chief for Oakland, sources told the East Bay Times.

January 4, 2017

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Chicago Had More 2016 Murders Than NYC, L.A. Combined

One of the most violent years in Chicago history ended with a sobering tally: 762 homicides, the most in two decades in the city and more than New York and Los Angeles combined.

January 3, 2017

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"60 Minutes" to Cover Chicago Violence Spiking While Police Activity Drops This Sunday

“We know there’s almost never one simple explanation for any set of data points,” said 60 Minutes producer Andrew Bast. “So we were very cautious to not draw grand conclusions, but at the same time we wanted to find out what relationship this data had to the spike in violence.”

December 29, 2016

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Homemade Tourniquet, Quick Thinking Help Chicago Police Save Gunshot Victim

Chicago Police Officers David Watson and Paul Moreno used an improvised tourniquet to help save the life of a 17-year-old male shot in the left leg, right leg, groin, and buttocks. On Tuesday, the officers received the officer of the month award for their efforts.

December 14, 2016

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3 Powerful Chicago Aldermen Push for Relaxed Police Hiring Standards

Chicago's most powerful alderman joined forces Wednesday with chairmen of the City Council's Black and Hispanic Caucuses in demanding that candidates with minor drug and criminal offenses be allowed to become Chicago Police officers.

December 14, 2016

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Grand Jury Convened to Probe Possible Cover-Up in Chicago OIS

The special prosecutor assigned to investigate a possible cover-up by Chicago police in the fatal shooting of Laquan McDonald said in court Wednesday that a special grand jury has been impaneled to hear evidence in the case.

November 16, 2016

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Video: Police Supporters Clash with Black Lives Matter Activists Near Site of Fatal Chicago OIS

Pro-police and anti-police protesters clashed Sunday afternoon near the site of an officer-involved shooting that killed a 25-year-old man in Chicago's Mount Greenwood neighborhood.

November 8, 2016

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Police Supporters Clash with Black Lives Matter Activists Near Site of Fatal Chicago OIS

Pro-police and anti-police protesters clashed Sunday afternoon near the site of an officer-involved shooting that killed 25-year-old man in Chicago's Mount Greenwood neighborhood. More Here.

November 8, 2016

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Man Fatally Shot by Off-Duty Chicago Officer After 'Road Rage Incident' Escalated

A man was fatally shot by an off-duty Chicago police officer during a funeral procession Saturday afternoon when what officials are calling a "road rage incident" escalated.

November 7, 2016

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Video: Chicago Police Release Video of Beaten Officer Who Didn't Pull Weapon

The Chicago Police Department released a video Friday of a man appearing to severely beat a female police officer on the street earlier this month — an attack the city's police chief has suggested was an example of officers "second-guessing" themselves amid intense media scrutiny.

October 17, 2016

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Chicago Police Release Video of Beaten Officer Who Didn't Pull Weapon

The Chicago Police Department released a video Friday of a man appearing to severely beat a female police officer on the street earlier this month — an attack the city's police chief has suggested was an example of officers "second-guessing" themselves amid intense media scrutiny. More Here.

October 17, 2016

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Video: Chicago Officer Says She Feared Using Gun While Being Beaten

A Chicago police officer who is hospitalized after she was severely beaten said she was afraid to use her gun because of the scrutiny she would have faced, Supt. Eddie Johnson said.

October 7, 2016