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After a year of sweeping changes and more controversy, the department enters 2024 with a new permanent boss facing a long to-do list.

New arrivals and a new mayor grabbed city headlines while old political figureheads went down and long-standing conflicts flared up. The Sun-Times was there for it all.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson assumed the leadership role in mid-2023, and since then, his administration has been hit with obstacles that are plaguing several mayors in Democratic-led cities.

Terrance Finley, 29, was sentenced to 30 months probation after pleading guilty to aggravated DUI and reckless homicide in 2019.

DAN HODGES: Ive spoken to two of my colleagues. They were among the first to come out to say Boris had to quit as PM but now, I wish we could bring him back.

For Yakimba Phillips, the new commander for the 2nd (Wentworth) Police District, the biggest local public safety priorities are tackling robberies and carjackings.

DAN HODGES: Rishi Sunak wanted last weeks Cabinet reshuffle to be a political game-changer. And for one Red Wall Tory MP it certainly was. Hes betrayed us, they told me bitterly.

The Civilian Office of Police Accountability found that the officer engaged in a series of nonconsensual sexual acts against the woman, who reported that he attacked her when she fell asleep at her home in Oak Lawn after they attended a banquet in March 2020.

A man sits on a curb holding a 2 ½-inch knife blade to his throat. His girlfriend just broke up with him, and he’s unsure of where he’s going to live. He’s distraught, but he keeps to himself before someone sees him and calls 911. Two Chicago police officers, a man and a woman, soon arrive at the imaginary intersection of Jimenez and Wortham streets, where the female officer calmly tells him ...

After more than four years, the Chicago Police Department’s compliance with the federal consent decree continues to drag behind schedule. That is the most recent assessment of the city’s progress, made public Wednesday by the independent monitoring team led by Maggie Hickey. The latest review paints a not-so-rosy picture of the ongoing reform efforts that were born out of the fatal shooting of ...