Drones, AI among company pitches for new gunshot detection technology for CPD
In Chicago's search for new technology to assist police and paramedics, plans proposed by companies across the country run ...
Chicago charity giving away 1,000 free prom dresses on Saturday on West Side
"As long as they can show proof that they are graduating 8th grade or high school, that's all they need to come in," said Carolyn Boyd, the woman behind it all.
Cook County state’s attorney’s office to expand pilot that allows police to directly file some gun charges
The Cook County state’s attorney’s office on Friday announced it is expanding a pilot program that allows Chicago police ...
Guns turned in to buybacks turn up at crime scenes, joint investigation shows
The Chicago Police Department has used gun buybacks to get thousands of firearms off the street, but at least two of them ...
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Pilot Program Allowing CPD Officers to Directly File Felony Gun Charges Expands to 2nd South Side Police District Despite Objections
"History has shown that when oversight is diminished, the risk of injustice increases — especially for those in communities ...
Chicago expanding program to allow police officers to file felony gun charges without review by prosecutors
The pilot program started in the Chicago Police Department's 7th (Englewood) District about three months ago, and will now be ...