Police Superintendent Larry Snelling defends CPD’s response to ‘Operation Midway Blitz’ during heated forum Chicago Police Superintendent Larry Snelling on Thursday sought to clarify CPD’s response to Operation Midway Blitz during an often contentious meeting of the Community Commission for Public Safety an...

Police Superintendent Larry Snelling defends CPD’s response to ‘Operation Midway Blitz’ during heated forum www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/03/p...

New study recommends where and how CPD deploys its officers With a voluminous, years-in-the-making study of the Chicago Police Department’s officer deployment methods finished, CPD must now decide which changes to enact first in its effort to more effectively ...

With a voluminous, years-in-the-making study of the Chicago Police Department’s officer deployment methods finished, CPD must now decide which changes to enact first in its effort to more effectively respond to emergencies across the city. www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/01/n...

Legal squabble over mysterious White Sox shooting winding down as sun rises on another season More than two years after a shooting in the bleachers of a White Sox game, the central question remains: Where did the gunfire originate?

The end may be near in the yearslong legal saga stemming from a bizarre shooting in the bleachers during a White Sox home game in August 2023.

But more than two years after the shooting, the central question remains: Where did the gunfire originate?
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A Skokie woman said ICE detained her for nearly 48 hours after landing at O’Hare. But is it true? A Skokie woman said ICE detained for nearly 48 hours after landing at O’Hare. Three separate law enforcement agencies say her story doesn’t add up.

A Skokie woman said ICE detained her for nearly 48 hours after landing at O’Hare. But is it true? www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/11/o...

Chicago police Superintendent Larry Snelling says increase in home searches coming The Chicago Police Department’s bolstered training in the execution of search warrants will soon mean an increase in residential searches by CPD officers, Superintendent Larry Snelling told a feder…

CPD residential searches fell sharply after the 2019 Anjanette Young raid.

Superintendent Larry Snelling said today that, with a new policy set to take effect this year, residential search warrants will soon increase. www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/10/s...

Chicago police Superintendent Larry Snelling says increase in home searches coming The Chicago Police Department’s bolstered training in the execution of search warrants will soon mean an increase in residential searches by CPD officers, Superintendent Larry Snelling told a feder…

CPD residential searches fell sharply after the 2019 Anjanette Young raid.

Superintendent Larry Snelling said today that, with a new policy set to take effect this year, residential search warrants will soon increase. www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/10/s...

Judge denies expungement in former CPD officer’s murder case A Cook County judge on Monday denied the requests of a former Chicago Police Officer to expunge and seal records of his arrest and criminal trial in the fatal 2021 shooting of his girlfriend at her…

Judge denies expungement in former CPD officer’s murder case
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CPD officer, shot after leaving FOP, alleges racial discrimination in SWAT A Chicago Police officer previously shot in the line of duty — who publicly rebuked his former union — has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the city, alleging that he was kept from join…

A Chicago Police officer previously shot in the line of duty — who publicly rebuked his former union — has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the city, alleging that he was kept from joining the police department’s SWAT unit because he is Black. www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/05/c...

Charged, acquitted and sued, former CPD Officer Pierre Tyler now seeks expungement in murder case Former Chicago police Officer Pierre Tyler was one of about a dozen petitions for expungement heard last week by a Cook County judge. But Tyler’s case was the only one involving a former cop and a …

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Officers in Dexter Reed shooting largely cleared of wrongdoing, records show The Chicago police officers involved in the March 2024 shooting of Dexter Reed were largely cleared of wrongdoing by investigators with the Civilian Office of Police Accountability, city records sh…

NEW: The Chicago police officers involved in the March 2024 shooting of Dexter Reed were largely cleared of wrongdoing by investigators with the Civilian Office of Police Accountability, city records show. www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/11/o...

Federal judge dismisses whistleblower lawsuit from former COPA investigator A federal judge has dismissed a whistleblower lawsuit brought by a veteran police misconduct investigator against the city and the former chief administrator of the Civilian Office of Police Accoun…

A federal judge has dismissed a whistleblower lawsuit brought by a veteran police misconduct investigator against the city and the former chief administrator of the Civilian Office of Police Accountability who resigned last year. www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/04/j...

Records reviewed by the Tribune show the April 2, 2019, murder of Jiaerra Harris was the first of at least 5 intertwined shootings that involved gang conflict, a deadly attempted carjacking downtown, a mass shooting at a subsequent memorial and the murders of two witnesses.

One detective’s work demonstrates how CPD improved the homicide clearance rate Records obtained by the Tribune detail how one of CPD’s most effective homicide investigators recently closed a 5-year-old cold case, helping to raise the Police Department’s murder clearance rate …

The Chicago Police Department's homicide clearance rate reached 71% last year, its highest mark in more than a decade.

This story is about how one of CPD's most effective investigators cleared a 2019 cold case tied to at least 4 other shootings. www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/30/o...

Records reviewed by the Tribune show the April 2, 2019, murder of Jiaerra Harris was the first of at least 5 intertwined shootings that involved gang conflict, a deadly attempted carjacking downtown, a mass shooting at a subsequent memorial and the murders of two witnesses.

One detective’s work demonstrates how CPD improved the homicide clearance rate Records obtained by the Tribune detail how one of CPD’s most effective homicide investigators recently closed a 5-year-old cold case, helping to raise the Police Department’s murder clearance rate …

The Chicago Police Department's homicide clearance rate reached 71% last year, its highest mark in more than a decade.

This story is about how one of CPD's most effective investigators cleared a 2019 cold case tied to at least 4 other shootings. www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/30/o...

Jury acquits Chicago man accused of soliciting murder of Border Patrol Cmdr. Bovino Chicago construction worker Juan Espinoza Martinez was found not guilty of putting a bounty on the head of Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino.

BREAKING: Jury acquits Chicago man accused of soliciting murder of Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino

Seven people were shot and killed across the city in less than 18 hours on Sunday. City violence data shows it was just the fourth January day to see at least seven murders since 1991.

Despite cold, Chicago matches rare January mark with seven homicides in a single day Seven people were shot and killed across the city in less than 18 hours Sunday, marking just the fourth January day to see that figure since 1991.

Despite cold, Chicago matches rare January mark with seven homicides in a single day www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/20/c...

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New OIG data portal details misconduct patterns among CPD officers, crews Office of Inspector General now offers an interactive data portal that allows anyone to see which Chicago Police Department officers are connected to misconduct claims.

This week, the city’s Office of Inspector General published an interactive data portal that allows anyone to see which CPD officers are most often accused of misconduct and identifies which other officers faced accusations related to the same incident. www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/15/c...

More civilian investigators coming to CPD Internal Affairs to tackle backlog Chicago Police officials this week said more civilian investigators will join the department’s Bureau of Internal Affairs as the office works to finish investigations more quickly and decrease its …

Chicago Police officials this week said more civilian investigators will join the department’s Bureau of Internal Affairs as the office works to finish investigations more quickly and decrease its backlog of pending cases. www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/14/c...

Chicago and Cook County again see fewer opioid deaths in 2025 Chicago and Cook County saw another steep decline in fatal opioid overdoses last year, records show, four years after a recent peak in such cases during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Chicago and Cook County saw another steep decline in fatal opioid overdoses last year, records show, four years after a recent peak in such cases during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/07/o...

Prosecutors link South Side gang faction to 14 slayings in 2 years Federal and state prosecutors now say a single gang faction on Chicago’s South Side committed 14 murders and shot at least 18 other people in just two years as part of a brazen crime spree meant to…

Federal and state prosecutors now say a single gang faction on Chicago’s South Side committed 14 murders and shot at least 18 other people in just two years as part of a brazen crime spree meant to tighten the group’s grip on the West Chatham neighborhood. www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/03/p...

Chicago violence continued to plummet in 2025 despite high-profile crimes Despite some headline-grabbing mayhem, Chicago’s gun violence fell to levels not seen in a decade in 2025, with a homicide total roughly half what it was just four years ago.

Chicago violence continued to plummet in 2025 despite high-profile crimes www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/29/2...

“Privately made firearms” are now the sixth most common make of gun recovered by CPD, topped only by familiar brands such as Glock, Taurus, Smith & Wesson, Sturm & Ruger and Springfield.

CPD recovering a steady number of ‘ghost guns’ despite legislation meant to curb them Through mid-November, records show, CPD officers in 2025 have recovered nearly 400 “ghost guns” — effectively untraceable weapons.

Chicago Police, once again, recovered about 1,000 guns each month in 2025.

Among them: hundreds of untraceable 'privately made firearms' — ghost guns www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/22/c...

Four Corner Hustlers boss Labar Spann convicted — again — of racketeering and murder Reputed Four Corner Hustlers boss Labar “Bro Man” Spann is once again facing life in prison after being convicted in a retrial of racketeering conspiracy involving four gangland murders…

Four Corner Hustlers boss Labar Spann convicted — again — of racketeering and murder www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/15/g...

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Number of unresolved CPD discipline cases crawls toward 500 during court fight As of mid-December, CPD Superintendent Larry Snelling still must decide whether or not to bring administrative charges in 490 cases in which the Civilian Office of Police Accountability sustained a…

Number of unresolved CPD discipline cases crawls toward 500 during court fight www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/15/n...