Acoustic Sensors Detect Frequent Gunfire Near Children Walking to School in Chicago, Data Shows
Using data from acoustic-detection sensors, a new study found alarming spatial patterns of gun-violence exposure along walkable routes...
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Sep 62 min read
Glock Could Make Its Pistols Harder to Modify with Switches, Experts Say
Switches, also known as auto sears, were specifically designed to slot into the back of Glock handguns, effectively turning them into...
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Crime and Justice News
Aug 222 min read
Chicago Police Arrest Three Journalists During DNC Convention Protest in Front of Israeli Consulate
A swarm of Chicago police officers issued confusing orders to a crowd of protesters and journalists to disperse from a march in front of...
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Crime and Justice News
Aug 131 min read
School Food-Service Director in Chicago Sentenced to Nine Years for $1.5M Theft of Chicken Wings During Pandemic
A Chicago school district official received a nine-year prison sentence after admitting to the theft of $1.5 million in chicken wings ...
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Crime and Justice News
Aug 131 min read
Repeated Police Misconduct Cost Chicago Taxpayers $384M
The city of Chicago spent $384.2 million to resolve lawsuits that involved approximately 1,300 Chicago police officers who allegedly...
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Crime and Justice News
Aug 12 min read
UN Specialists Demand 'Immediate Action' to Address Decades of Claims of Chicago Police Torture
A collective of United Nations specialists is urging federal, state, and local US authorities to undertake "immediate and comprehensive"...
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Crime and Justice News
Jul 262 min read
Chicago Ready to Host a Safe Democratic Convention
Chicago is gearing up to host a secure and lively Democratic National Convention next month, as confirmed by federal, state, and local...
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Crime and Justice News
Feb 231 min read
16 Years After Juvenile Detention, Shocking Rates of Firearm Mortality
Results published by the Northwestern Juvenile Project -- a 25-year prospective longitudinal cohort study of 1,829 youths after juvenile...
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Crime and Justice News
Feb 231 min read
Chicago Board of Ed Votes to Remove Cops From Schools
The Chicago Board of Education on Thursday voted unanimously to remove uniformed police officers from 39 public schools across the city...
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Crime and Justice News
Oct 25, 20232 min read
Chicago Police Vow Probe Of Cop Misconduct Tied to Oath Keepers
Chicago’s police superintendent on Tuesday vowed “thorough investigations” after WBEZ and the Chicago Sun-Times revealed misconduct...
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Crime and Justice News
Apr 10, 20231 min read
Chicago Mayor-Elect Johnson Must Face Crime, Policing Issues
Brandon Johnson, the teachers union-backed Democrat who was elected Chicago mayor, promised to unify the nation’s third-largest city...
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Crime and Justice News
Dec 30, 20222 min read
Chicago Has Fewer Murders But Still Worries Over Public Safety
Shootings and homicides have dropped significantly in Chicago for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic upended normal life and...
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Crime and Justice News
Jan 3, 20222 min read
Chicago Records 797 Homicides in 2021, Highest Total Since 1996
The year ended as one of the most violent ever in Chicago, as a rise in shootings left more people dead than in any single year in a...
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