AdvertisementBy Chicago TribuneFeb 18, 2021 at 11:47 amMayor Lori Lightfoot and Chicago police Superintendent David Brown led a response to protests and looting last spring plagued by “confusion and lack of coordination” that risked the safety of both police and citizens, the city’s watchdog found released Thursday.Inspector General Joseph Ferguson’s lengthy findings listed a litany of shortcomings and inconsistencies at the Chicago Police Department’s command level that manifested themselves in chaos on the street.AdvertisementPolice brass lacked plans for mass arrests, leading to people...…AdvertisementBy Chicago TribuneFeb 18, 2021 at 11:47 amMayor Lori Lightfoot and Chicago police Superintendent David Brown led a response to protests and looting last spring plagued by “confusion and lack of coordination” that risked the safety of both police and citizens, the city’s watchdog found released Thursday.Inspector General Joseph Ferguson’s lengthy findings listed a litany of shortcomings and inconsistencies at the Chicago Police Department’s command level that manifested themselves in chaos on the street.AdvertisementPolice brass lacked plans for mass arrests, leading to people...WW…

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AdvertisementBy Chicago TribuneNov 20, 2020 at 5:04 pmKyle Rittenhouse was released from jail in Wisconsin on Friday afternoon after his attorneys posted $2 million bail, setting the teenager free as he awaits trial for fatally shooting two men and wounding a third during summer protests in Kenosha, police said.His release came over the objections of family members and lawyers for two of the men he shot. They had asked for higher bail and voiced concerns Rittenhouse would flee, which his lawyers have said he would not.AdvertisementThe 17-year-old’s release was funded by donations sought by...…AdvertisementBy Chicago TribuneNov 20, 2020 at 5:04 pmKyle Rittenhouse was released from jail in Wisconsin on Friday afternoon after his attorneys posted $2 million bail, setting the teenager free as he awaits trial for fatally shooting two men and wounding a third during summer protests in Kenosha, police said.His release came over the objections of family members and lawyers for two of the men he shot. They had asked for higher bail and voiced concerns Rittenhouse would flee, which his lawyers have said he would not.AdvertisementThe 17-year-old’s release was funded by donations sought by...WW…

AdvertisementBy Chicago TribuneNov 10, 2020 at 5:00 amKyle Rittenhouse’s mother says she would have tried to stop her teenage son from going to downtown Kenosha with an AR-15-style rifle during chaotic protests in August, but she didn’t know where he was or what he was doing. By the time she found out, he had fatally shot two men and wounded a third.Since the shootings made international headlines, many have wondered what influence the 17-year-old’s parents had on his decision-making and access to a gun. In an interview with the Tribune, Wendy Rittenhouse, a single mother of three, conceded...…AdvertisementBy Chicago TribuneNov 10, 2020 at 5:00 amKyle Rittenhouse’s mother says she would have tried to stop her teenage son from going to downtown Kenosha with an AR-15-style rifle during chaotic protests in August, but she didn’t know where he was or what he was doing. By the time she found out, he had fatally shot two men and wounded a third.Since the shootings made international headlines, many have wondered what influence the 17-year-old’s parents had on his decision-making and access to a gun. In an interview with the Tribune, Wendy Rittenhouse, a single mother of three, conceded...WW…

AdvertisementBy Chicago TribuneOct 31, 2020 at 7:28 pmLake County authorities on Friday afternoon handed off Kyle Rittenhouse to police in Wisconsin, where stemming from the fatal shooting of two men and the wounding of a third during August protests in Kenosha, officials said.Shortly after a judge ruled the Antioch 17-year-old should be extradited, Lake County sheriff’s deputies drove him to the border and passed him to deputies from the Kenosha County sheriff’s department, said Sgt. Christopher Covelli, of the Lake County sheriff’s office.AdvertisementRittenhouse — who is charged with...…AdvertisementBy Chicago TribuneOct 31, 2020 at 7:28 pmLake County authorities on Friday afternoon handed off Kyle Rittenhouse to police in Wisconsin, where stemming from the fatal shooting of two men and the wounding of a third during August protests in Kenosha, officials said.Shortly after a judge ruled the Antioch 17-year-old should be extradited, Lake County sheriff’s deputies drove him to the border and passed him to deputies from the Kenosha County sheriff’s department, said Sgt. Christopher Covelli, of the Lake County sheriff’s office.AdvertisementRittenhouse — who is charged with...WW…

AdvertisementBy Chicago TribuneOct 12, 2020 at 5:00 amAs a candidate and then mayor, Lori Lightfoot has spoken often of her ambition to fully reinvent Chicago’s approach to combating its stubborn violence problem.Key to those plans are anti-violence organizations, including those that intervene in disputes or toss lifelines to people likely to kill or die. She said last year that those outreach groups were “fundamentally critical to what we’re doing,” as she seeks to treat violence as a public health crisis.Advertisement“We will make sure they have the resources they need to be successful,”...…AdvertisementBy Chicago TribuneOct 12, 2020 at 5:00 amAs a candidate and then mayor, Lori Lightfoot has spoken often of her ambition to fully reinvent Chicago’s approach to combating its stubborn violence problem.Key to those plans are anti-violence organizations, including those that intervene in disputes or toss lifelines to people likely to kill or die. She said last year that those outreach groups were “fundamentally critical to what we’re doing,” as she seeks to treat violence as a public health crisis.Advertisement“We will make sure they have the resources they need to be successful,”...WW…

AdvertisementBy Chicago TribuneJun 19, 2020 at 6:56 amThe city of Chicago is still moving slowly on police reforms, missing more than 70% of its deadlines during the first year of the court-overseen process of overhauling the Chicago Police Department, according to a released late Thursday.Former federal prosecutor Maggie Hickey detailed the city’s sluggish progress in enacting the consent decree, a wide-ranging court order aimed at forcing reforms to training, discipline and supervision in the troubled department.AdvertisementAll told, the city missed 89 of 124 deadlines during the first...…AdvertisementBy Chicago TribuneJun 19, 2020 at 6:56 amThe city of Chicago is still moving slowly on police reforms, missing more than 70% of its deadlines during the first year of the court-overseen process of overhauling the Chicago Police Department, according to a released late Thursday.Former federal prosecutor Maggie Hickey detailed the city’s sluggish progress in enacting the consent decree, a wide-ranging court order aimed at forcing reforms to training, discipline and supervision in the troubled department.AdvertisementAll told, the city missed 89 of 124 deadlines during the first...WW…

AdvertisementBy Chicago TribuneMay 12, 2020 at 5:00 amThe coronavirus pandemic presented the perfect opportunity to train a puppy at home, so 16-year-old Jillian Hanna of Mokena found an Australian shepherd online last month and her mother made arrangements to buy the dog.Caroline Hanna said she sensed something was wrong as she traded messages with a purported representative from the business about a puppy named “Kate” with a patchwork coat and mismatched eyes. In emails Hanna shared with the Tribune, she got contradictory answers alongside an assurance that the seller wasn’t trying to...…AdvertisementBy Chicago TribuneMay 12, 2020 at 5:00 amThe coronavirus pandemic presented the perfect opportunity to train a puppy at home, so 16-year-old Jillian Hanna of Mokena found an Australian shepherd online last month and her mother made arrangements to buy the dog.Caroline Hanna said she sensed something was wrong as she traded messages with a purported representative from the business about a puppy named “Kate” with a patchwork coat and mismatched eyes. In emails Hanna shared with the Tribune, she got contradictory answers alongside an assurance that the seller wasn’t trying to...WW…