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Chicago is poised to see a double-digit percentage drop in homicides in 2023, welcome news for a freshman mayor and a police superintendent who took the reins of the department just a couple of months ago. But the small measure of success may not be exactly as it seems, a Tribune analysis of police data has found. While citywide figures show improvement, a closer look shows that neighborhoods ...

Chicago is poised to see a double-digit percentage drop in homicides in 2023, welcome news for a freshman mayor and a police superintendent who took the reins of the department just a couple of months ago. But the small measure of success may not be exactly as it seems, a Tribune analysis of police data has found. While citywide figures show improvement, a closer look shows that neighborhoods ...

Members of the Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability blasted a recent arbitrator’s ruling that, if approved by the City Council, would allow for officers accused of serious misconduct to have their disciplinary cases decided behind closed doors. Earlier this summer, as the city continues to negotiate a new contract with the Fraternal Order of Police, an arbitrator ruled ...

Some 60-plus Chicagoans were elected Tuesday not just to oversee the Chicago Police Department but to help forge real community control over police behavior and to influence department policy overall. An overwhelming majority of those elected ran on platforms of curbing police violence and racism. “This is not just a review board,” said Frank Chapman, chair of the Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression.

Many community organizers won seats in new police councils, while the mayoral race produced a high-contrast runoff between the police union-endorsed Paul Vallas and the left-leaning Brandon Johnson.