Mayor Brandon Johnson last year decommissioned the city’s Shotspotter gunshot detection system saying it was no more than a “walkie talkie on a stick.”
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Teen working at Burger King slain in shooting
A 17-year-old youth was shot and killed Sunday night while working at a Burger King restaurant in the Archer Heights neighborhood, Chicago police said.
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Murder suspect arrested after fatal shooting on Fairfield
Maynor Vasquez Gomez, 26, of Hegewisch, was charged with first-degree murder in a fatal shooting Oct. 12 in the 6400 block of South Spaulding Avenue.
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Southwest Side aldermen, state leaders call for federal immigration solutions
Ald. Silvana Tabares (23rd) said the city and state’s strategy of engaging in head on fighting with ICE agents is ineffective.
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Judge blocks National Guard deployment to Chicago
A federal judge Thursday granted a temporary restraining order blocking the deployment of National Guard troops for at least 14 days.
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West Lawn crowd disrupts ICE arrest
On Monday, Illinois and Chicago sued the Trump administration to try to block the deployment of Texas National Guardsmen to Chicago.
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Chaos in Brighton Park after Border Patrol agent shoots woman
A shooting in Brighton Park ignited fierce protests, leading President Trump to order deployment of National Guard troops in Chicago.
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Man charged in death of bicyclist in Garfield Ridge in 2023
A Chicago man was arrested Thursday for leaving the scene of a fatal accident in October of 2023 in the Garfield Ridge community.
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Pritzker tells Trump: ‘Do not come to Chicago’
In a hard-hitting press conference, Gov. JB Pritzker tells President Donald Trump: ‘Do not come to Chicago’
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Statue dedication on Sunday to honor Ella French
On Aug. 31, at 10 a.m. in Wentworth Park, Chicago will gather to unveil a bronze sculpture honoring slain Chicago Police Officer Ella French.