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Dec 22, 2024
Chicago Police Department Toughens Use of Force Standards
Chicago police officers will only be allowed to use deadly force as a last resort, according to new guidelines unveiled Wednesday by Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson.
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Chicago Police Department Toughens Use of Force Standards
Dec 22, 2024
Community Initiative to ‘Reclaim Southwest Chicago’ Expands
A program targeting vacant homes and crime in a 20-block section of Chicago’s Southwest Side is expanding after a four-year pilot – and a noticeable change in the neighborhood.
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Community Initiative to ‘Reclaim Southwest Chicago’ Expands
Dec 22, 2024
Cook County Drug Court Program Designed to Break Cycle of Addiction
Often when criminal court defendants are placed on probation, they’re sent back to jail if caught using drugs. But in one Cook County courtroom, they’re given a second chance – and sometimes a third or fourth. 
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Cook County Drug Court Program Designed to Break Cycle of Addiction
Dec 22, 2024
Study: Thrill, Lack of Recreational Activities Attract Youth to Gangs
Former gang members cited a lack of recreational activities and the rush of adrenaline they got from participating in gang violence as reasons for joining gangs, according to a new study.
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Study: Thrill, Lack of Recreational Activities Attract Youth to Gangs
Dec 22, 2024
Calls to 911 Drop by Tens of Thousands in First Quarter of 2017
A significant decrease in calls to Chicago 911 emergency services is not matched by an overall decline in crime. We take a look at the numbers.
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Calls to 911 Drop by Tens of Thousands in First Quarter of 2017
Dec 22, 2024
Black Lives Matter Files Lawsuit to Force Chicago Police Reforms
A class-action “use of force” lawsuit seeks a federal crackdown on the Chicago Police Department.
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Black Lives Matter Files Lawsuit to Force Chicago Police Reforms
Dec 22, 2024
Program Gives Voice to Chicago’s Misunderstood, ‘Forgotten’ Youth
Young women from Chicago’s South and West Sides can face the same roadblocks as young men, but their struggles often go unnoticed. How one mentoring program is communicating its message to girls—and teaching self-expression.
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Program Gives Voice to Chicago’s Misunderstood, ‘Forgotten’ Youth
Dec 22, 2024
Austin Community Leaders Kick Off Summer with Parade, Festival
Hundreds of summer jobs are cause for celebration. “We want to make sure people know there are a lot of great things happening in this neighborhood besides bullets,” said one organizer of Friday’s event.
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Austin Community Leaders Kick Off Summer with Parade, Festival
Dec 22, 2024
Federal Law Enforcement Helps Chicago Fight Crime
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms is lending the city access to technology that police hope will help close thousands of gun cases opened every year.
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Federal Law Enforcement Helps Chicago Fight Crime
Dec 22, 2024
Reports of Discrimination Against Muslims Rise in Chicago
So far this year, the Chicago Council on American Islamic Relations received about 400 complaints of discrimination against Muslim-Americans—the same number it received during all of 2016. 
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Reports of Discrimination Against Muslims Rise in Chicago
Dec 22, 2024
Hoops in the Hood Fights Summer Violence With Basketball
For more than a decade, a network of nonprofit organizations has been addressing gang violence by hosting summer basketball games in neighborhoods across the city.
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Hoops in the Hood Fights Summer Violence With Basketball
Dec 22, 2024
Prosecutor in ‘Crime of the Century’ Case Dies at 80
The man who led the prosecution of Richard Speck for the brutal murder of eight Chicago nurses died Friday. We revisit last year’s interview with William Martin.
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Prosecutor in ‘Crime of the Century’ Case Dies at 80
Dec 22, 2024
‘Englewood Rising’ Campaign a ‘Reflection of What Already Exists’
A new rebranding campaign aims to change the perception of one of Chicago’s most beleaguered communities.
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‘Englewood Rising’ Campaign a ‘Reflection of What Already Exists’
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