‘The city lost a great hero’: Slain CPD officer Enrique Martinez laid to rest
Three-year Chicago police officer Enrique Martinez was gunned down in the line of duty on Monday, Nov. 4 amid a traffic stop ...
Family, community pay respects at visitation for fallen CPD Officer Enrique Martinez
CPD Officer Enrique Martinez, a nearly three-year veteran of the department, was killed on Nov. 4 while conducting a traffic ...
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Will CPD’s response to the DNC bring more of the same violence?
This story was copublished with the Invisible Institute. On May 4, students and organizers set up tents outside of the Art Institute of Chicago and hung a sign that read, “Free Palestine.” ...
With CPD a possible target for personnel cuts in budget plan, consent-decree monitor raises alarm
The independent monitor assessing the city’s compliance with a federal consent decree issued a dire warning Tuesday as proposed budget cuts once again loom over the Chicago Police Department’s ...
Chicago police officer found not guilty of lying about 2020 gun arrest — but still faces firing
City’s top cop said he'd move to fire Officer Daniel Fair after 2024 report citing “substantial and irrefutable” misconduct ...
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Mayor Johnson sticks with underbudgeting for police lawsuits as actual spending soars
His recommended Chicago Police Department budget continues the age-old Chicago practice of undercounting legal fees and ...
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After Severe Staffing Problems, CPD Recruits Non-Cambridge Residents
For the first time in department history, the Cambridge Police Department has begun hiring new officers from outside the city in order to fill staff vacancies.