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CHICAGO (AP) — A court has rejected an effort by a former Chicago police officer to get his job back after he was fired for his role in the fatal shooting of a

He was fired in 2019 for inadvertently shooting and killing a bystander at a West Side home where he said a 19-year-old man charged at him with a baseball bat.

CHICAGO (AP) — A court has rejected an effort by a former Chicago police officer to get his job back after he was fired for his role in the fatal shooting of a bystander. The Illinois Appellate Court ruled Friday that the disciplinary process was fair and that there was cause for the firing, the Chicago Sun-Times reported Saturday.

Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx said that the 150-day jail sentence handed down by a judge could be questioned as “revenge” against Jussie Smollett, rather than justice.

Mental health clinicians will start answering some 911 calls in Chicago, instead of cops By STMW NEWS Strike force, federal aid arriving to help Chicago with crimes: Supt. Brown Chicago Police Superintendent David Brown said a strike force, and federal aid is coming to help with gun violence after meeting with President Joe Biden Monday at the White House. CHICAGO - For the first time in Chicago, some 911 calls for mental health emergencies won’t be answered by police officers but by mental h...

Showtime SPOILER ALERT: This recap of Season 4, Episode 3 contains explicit plot details. On “The Chi,” a plan by Mayor Douda (Curtiss Cook) to defund the police formulates as Community Protection, a program where citizens who have experience in de-escalating conflict are sent to answer mental health calls instead of cops. Instead of “calling a crackhead,” as pro-police groups often suggest to people seeking an alternative to the current iteration of law enforcement, Douda, his aide Tr...

"It feels like yesterday because its just so unbelievable that hes gone," Janet Cooksey said. Half a decade after losing her son, Cooksey is still steadfast in making sure his memory is kept alive. "I cant wrap my mind around hes gone. You know, when he did the things hes supposed to do right in life," Cooksey said. LeGriers mother held a small balloon release and memorial Saturday in her sons honor. "He was a loving person. He was a respectful person," Cooksey said. "Just remembering who he wa...