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Sam Charles covers the Chicago Police Department and other criminal justice topics for the Tribune. He was previously a staff reporter at the Chicago Sun-Times and an investigative producer at WGN-TV. He is a graduate of Columbia College Chicago.
Prosecutors on Friday presented closing arguments in the racketeering case of six purported gang members charged with carrying out the brazen, broad-daylight murder of drill rapper FBG Duck.
Chicago's homicide and nonfatal shooting totals fell again in 2023, but the city was roiled by robbery and carjacking crews responsible for an overall uptick in violence.
And as a new leadership era began, the Chicago Police Board announced a forthcoming evidentiary hearing that stems from a notorious, nearly 20-year-old misconduct case
Eileen O’Neill Burke defends her actions in the Anna Gilvis murder case, saying no court has faulted how the state’s attorney’s office handled the prosecution.
Council vote means the issue will head back to arbitrator who first awarded the arbitration clause. He could send that same ruling back to aldermen within weeks.
The workforce committee opposed a provision allowing officers accused of serious misconduct to have their cases decided by a third party behind closed doors.