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Chicago police probed for posing with suspect

The Chicago Police Department is investigating several of its officers accused of forcing a college student they arrested during last month's G-20 summit in Pittsburgh to pose for a group photo with them.

Chicago beating case still clouds police image

More than a year after he last wore a badge and months after his boss said he wanted him fired, a policeman videotaped beating a female bartender remains the best-known officer in the Chicago Police Department.

Chicago's new top cop shaking things up

Everyone expected Jody Weis to make changes in the Chicago Police Department when he left the FBI to become the first outsider in decades to head the city force.

Chicago Police Taser 82-Year-Old Woman

Chicago's Police Department is investigating an officer's use of a Taser last month on an 82-year-old woman who police say was swinging a hammer when they arrived.

Chicago Police to Disband Elite Unit

The Chicago Police Department will disband an elite drug and gang unit under state and federal investigation for allegations ranging from armed violence and home invasion to kidnapping and plotting a murder-for-hire, officials said Tuesday.

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Off-duty officer injured
Source: www.southwestobserver.com

Detectives are investigating members of the Chicago Police Department and Chicago Fire Department who were involved in a New Year's poker tournament that resulted in the serious beating of an off-duty police sergeant.

Retired cop shoots home invader
Source: www.southwestobserver.com

Crime in Mount Greenwood seems to be on the rise as home invasions and burglaries increase. In the latest event, a reitred Chicago police sergeant was the victim of a home invasion by two suspects who were later arrested.

Violent Chicago cops go unpunished
Source: The Party for Socialism and Liberation

The Chicago Police Department has one of the worst records of abuse and violence in the country. It also has the lowest rate of punishment for its many crimes.

Chicago cops awash in scandal - Yahoo! News
Source: Yahoo! News

Not since club-swinging cops in baby-blue helmets chased demonstrators through clouds of pepper gas at the 1968 Democratic National Convention have Chicago police been so awash in trouble.

4 skulls plus 1 pot add up to hot water
Source: Chicago Tribune

Jojo Baby, a local artist and part-time drag queen, dropped by a Bucktown apartment Tuesday evening to check out some mannequins for sale. The door was open, so he walked in unannounced and came upon a pot of water boiling on the stove. With a human skull inside.

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