Chicago owed nearly $20 million in police overtime for special events
The police department has spent $22.6 million in overtime this year for officers working special events — only about $2 million of which has been reimbursed to the city.
Some Chicago street festivals not paying city for police overtime
City law requires festival producers to reimburse the city for police overtime worked at their events, but records requests show the city is not retroactively charging for it.
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West Ridge a hotbed of anti-Jewish hate crimes, police data show
Chicago recorded about 70 anti-Jewish hate crimes this year, including vandalism and bomb threats, with West Ridge hit more than any neighborhood in the city.
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Chicago street fests underestimate crowds, endangering attendees, experts say
An analysis of city permit data found many street festival producers are submitting permits for crowd sizes significantly lower than what's being advertised online — but the estimates are used to make safety plans.
Guns are a target for theft as Chicago car break-ins rise
A total of 700 guns were stolen from roughly 35,000 car break-ins in 2023 alone.
At least 19 killed, 87 hurt in shootings across Chicago during 4th of July weekend
"We are here to say emphatically, this is enough. It's enough. When this reckless violence ravages across our city at this magnitude, we are losing a piece of the soul of Chicago," Mayor Brandon Johnson said.
Chicago Police set record for overtime in 2023, and trend is continuing this year
There are also additional needs this year with months of massive events on the schedule, notably including the Democratic National Convention in August.
County sheriff has virtual solution for mental health responders
The Cook County Sheriff's Office aims to put mental health workers in the field virtually as cities grapple with alternative police responses.
Mayor's LGBTQ council fights plans to scale down Chicago Pride Parade this year
Earlier this month, organizers said the parade would be smaller than in years past due to the city's concerns with safety.
Romance scams involving AI images, cryptocurrency on the rise
CBS 2 calculated a 50% increase in crypto-related cases in just a decade, according to Chicago police data.
Pride Parade scales back as overstretched police department plans for summer
The move comes as the city continues to grapple with reduced police staffing after the pandemic left the department with 1,400 fewer officers.
City Council puts off final votes on police arbitration ruling, new restrictions on dollar stores
Arbitrator Edwin Benn has warned the city has "no possibility of prevailing" in court if the City Council rejects a ruling that officers can seek arbitration of serious disciplinary cases.