August 18, 2020 A look at cities seeing police budget cuts amid crime surges As certain major U.S. cities have seen more than double the number of murders so far this year compared to last, the efforts to cut police budgets have continued.
August 18, 2020 Chicago police are retiring at twice the normal rate: report Police in Chicago have been retiring at twice the usual rate recently, a trend that some officials believe is likely to continue and could leave the city streets short of officers.
August 17, 2020 Special prosecutor in Jussie Smollett investigation finds Kim Foxx's office mishandled case Special prosecutor Dan Webb sharply criticized the handling of the Smollett case by Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx and her assistant prosecutors.
August 17, 2020 Chicago's $66M coronavirus hospital treats just 38 patients: Pastor says situation 'very unfortunate' Large amounts of taxpayer funding being used for the coronavirus response as opposed to Chicago’s neglected neighborhoods is “unfortunate,” said pastor and community activist Corey Brooks.
August 16, 2020 Chicago mayor praises police for quickly dealing with weekend protests Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Sunday praised Chicago's police officers for dealing with Saturday's demonstrations "fairly quickly" after they devolved into violent skirmishes.
August 16, 2020 Chicago police say looter livestreamed himself burglarizing ATM with hammer Chicago police say tipsters gave up a man suspected of being seen in a livestream video burglarizing an ATM during overnight looting last week.
August 16, 2020 Paul Batura: Chicago mayhem — Paul Harvey's prophetic voice offers us this hope Harvey was a student of history, and as he liked to say, “In times like these, it’s important to remember – there have always been times like these.”
August 16, 2020 Adonis Hoffman: Chicago needs Obama more than Hollywood Barack Obama is the perfect “convener in chief” to bring peace to Chicago. After all, he won the Nobel Peace Prize in October 2009.
August 16, 2020 John Catanzara: Chicago prosecutor Kim Foxx is soft on criminals, fails to do her job — crime soars Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx has shown far more sympathy for criminals than for law-abiding residents.
August 15, 2020 Chicago deploying 1,000 extra officers over weekend to deter looting The City of Chicago is deploying an additional 1,000 officers this weekend to crack down on looting after businesses were ravaged over the week.