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‘I’m just thinking about her, hoping that she’s OK’ says classmate of girl wounded during deadly shooting at Chicago high school

CHICAGO — Two of four students shot outside Benito Juarez Community Academy high school on the city’s Southwest Side Friday afternoon have died, according to officials.

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Staffing woes hamper CPD reform efforts, new report warns

The Chicago Police Department continues to make progress in a court-ordered revamp, but longstanding problems with manpower continue to hold it back.

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago police officer faces dismissal in alleged beating, wrongful arrest of woman at George Floyd protest

The recommendation from Police Supt. David Brown comes four years after the officer, James Hunt, was suspended for yelling, “I kill motherf------,” an apparent reference to a 17-year-old boy Hunt fatally shot while on duty.

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Off-duty Chicago cop found dead from apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound in Norwood Park

The unidentified 58-year-old female officer was found Thursday morning in the 5800 block of North Northwest Highway.

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Man who straw-purchased gun used to kill Chicago police Officer Ella French sentenced to 2 1/2 years in federal prison

CHICAGO — An Indiana man who admitted to straw-purchasing the handgun later used to kill Chicago police Officer Ella French and critically wound her partner during a traffic stop last year was sentenced Wednesday to 2 1/2 years in prison.

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US workers sue Georgia for transgender healthcare discrimination

Three employees call for Georgia’s state health insurance to cover gender-confirming healthcare and other procedures.

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4 arrested after fiery crash are charged with series of armed robberies — but top cop says they’re suspected of committing ‘dozens’ more

Police Supt. Brown said investigators believe the four suspects may be responsible for more than 50 recent armed robberies but did not specify why, explaining that “we’ve got to put together the cases to prove that these were the offenders.”

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Ald. Sigcho-Lopez calls for hearings on CPD officer suspended over ties to the Proud Boys

The department’s handling of the probe “points out a much bigger problem about how internal affairs — and how, in general, the police department — is accountable to the public,” the alderperson said.

Chicago Sun-Times

Delaying access to Chicago police radio calls threatens public safety, media coalition says

The city’s new system prevents news reporters and the public from getting instant access to police scanners that broadcast information about crimes and emergencies — access that had been available for decades.

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Vallas unveils crime-fighting plan to reverse ‘utter breakdown of law and order’

Mayoral challenger says he would fire Police Supt. David Brown, fill 1,600 police vacancies and push “resources to the district level.”

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‘Fierce, humble and so loving’ — Chicago police remember Ella French in letters urging max sentence for man who bought gun

Jamel Danzy, the so-called straw purchaser of the gun used to kill French, is set to be sentenced Wednesday.

Chicago Sun-Times

Non-religious voters wield clout, tilt heavily Democratic

Voters with no religious affiliation supported Democratic candidates and abortion rights by staggering percentages in the 2022 midterm elections

The Independent UK

2 charged with murder of girl struck by stray bullet while celebrating 12th birthday

Nyzireya Moore was riding in a car with her family in March when a group began shooting at another car in the 2300 block of West 72nd Street, about a block from where she lived.

Chicago Sun-Times

Teen charged in fatal shooting of 7-year-old in his Humboldt Park home

Police say the 16-year-old boy wasn’t the shooter, but he passed a gun to an adult who was also recently arrested in the slaying of Akeem Briscoe.

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Chicago police must take it seriously when an officer has ties to right-wing Proud Boys

At a time when trust in the department is at an all-time low, such ties send the message that city leaders appear unwilling to weed out extremists from CPD ranks.

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Yatala prisoners protest move to higher security division by sparking blaze in cell

Two Adelaide prisoners who started a fire in their cell because they were unhappy about being moved to a higher security division, may have tampered with a power point to spark the blaze, the Department of Corrections says.

Chicago Tribune

As Election Day nears, officials across Illinois boost security amid fear of violence

BELVIDERE, Ill. — Hidden amid the maze of filing cabinets and desks inside the otherwise unremarkable offices of the Boone County Clerk and Recorder are five buttons employees can press if they think they are in danger.

Chicago Sun-Times

Data should be driving Police Department dollars, civilian oversight panel says

“We need to spend better and more strategically,” to cut city’s violence, eliminate “untenable” working conditions for officers, commission’s president says.

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With tensions high ahead of Tuesday’s election, top cop says there are no threats ‘specific to Chicago’

The heightened concerns over safety and political violence come two years after former President Donald Trump falsely blamed widespread fraud for his loss — a claim that fueled the riot at the U.S. Capitol and further polarized the political landscape.

Chicago Sun-Times

Two Chicago cops face dismissal for allegedly lying about 2010 fatal shooting

Chicago Police Supt. David Brown said the officers repeatedly lied about the shooting of 25-year-old William Hope Jr., whose family was awarded $4.6 million in a lawsuit filed against the city.

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‘A nightmare.’ 11 of the 14 people wounded in East Garfield Park were members of a family who had gathered to remember a loved one

“It was like they were just aiming at us, which is crazy because you couldn’t see anything but kids and women,” said the woman who organized the vigil. “We are so hurt.”

Insider UK

Dunnet Bay Distillers to expand and create jobs

Highlands and Islands Enterprise support worth more than £180,000 backs new distillery build

The Independent UK

15 hurt, including three children, in Chicago Halloween shooting

Chicago police say as many as 15 people, including three children, were injured in a drive-by shooting Halloween night

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15 hurt, including 3 children, in Chicago Halloween shooting

Chicago police say as many as 15 people, including three children, were injured in a drive-by shooting Halloween night

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Handguns turned to high-capacity machine guns fuel violence, a CPS parking deal raises questions and more in your Chicago news roundup

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