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Sam Charles @samjcharles.bsky.social · 14h

Former Mayor Richard M. Daley’s deposition in Burge case stays under wraps www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/08/d...

Former Mayor Richard M. Daley’s deposition in Burge case stays under wraps

Sworn testimony from former Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley regarding torture tactics used by detectives working for disgraced Chicago police Cmdr. Jon Burge will remain out of the public view, at l…

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Sam Charles @samjcharles.bsky.social · 4d

"The resignations, which they said would take effect on Oct. 13, were accepted immediately and left two of the newspapers with one reporter each, and a third without any journalists on staff"

Journalists at 3 Newspapers Quit Over Edits to a Charlie Kirk Story www.nytimes.com/2025/10/03/u...

Journalists at 3 Newspapers Quit Over Edits to a Charlie Kirk Story

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Sam Charles @samjcharles.bsky.social · 12d

We spent some time last week with Bully and Breezy of the Institute for Nonviolence Chicago.

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Sam Charles @samjcharles.bsky.social · 12d

With national eye on Chicago violence, mayor’s neighborhood among those still waiting for progress

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With national eye on Chicago violence, mayor’s neighborhood among those still waiting for progress

Trump’s hyperbole on violent crime in Chicago has come during a steep decrease in homicides, but not in the Austin neighborhood of Mayor Brandon Johnson.

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Sam Charles @samjcharles.bsky.social · 15d

Chicago defends slow pace of notification letters for toxic lead water pipes www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/22/c...

Chicago defends slow pace of notification letters for toxic lead water pipes

Chicago’s top water officials defended Monday their decision to skirt a law requiring the city to warn nearly a million Chicagoans that their water comes from toxic lead service pipes.

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Sam Charles @samjcharles.bsky.social · 20d

County judge rules city’s lawsuit against Glock can proceed www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/18/c...

County judge rules city’s lawsuit against Glock can proceed

A Cook County judge on Thursday denied motions to dismiss a lawsuit brought last year by the city against gun manufacturer Glock and a pair of suburban gun stores. In a 17-page order, Judge Allen P…

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Sam Charles @samjcharles.bsky.social · Sep 2

President Donald Trump reiterates vow that ‘we’re going in’ to Chicago but won’t say when www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/02/p...

President Donald Trump reiterates vow that ‘we’re going in’ to Chicago but won’t say when

While saying he still intended to send the National Guard to Chicago over crime, he did not specify a date, as immigration enforcement operations are expected to be ramped up in next few days.

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Sam Charles @samjcharles.bsky.social · Aug 29

CPD Superintendent Larry Snelling rebuked a Northwest Side alderman who expressed skepticism about the city's year-over-year declines in crime and violence.

"The most ridiculous thing I've ever heard" and "a slap in the face," Snelling told the Tribune.

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‘Ridiculous’: Top cop pushes back against alderman who suggests city crime stats could be altered

Chicago Police Superintendent Larry Snelling this week rebuked a Northwest Side alderman who expressed skepticism about Chicago’s year-over-year crime declines as the city girds itself ahead of a p…

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Sam Charles @samjcharles.bsky.social · Aug 20

The bullet that took the life of Chicago police Officer Krystal Rivera struck her from behind through an opening in her bulletproof vest, newly released autopsy records confirm. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/08/20/b...

Bullet that killed Officer Krystal Rivera struck her from behind in vest opening: autopsy

More than two months after her death, slain CPD Officer Krystal Rivera’s autopsy was finalized by the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

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Sam Charles @samjcharles.bsky.social · Aug 3

A high-ranking Chicago police supervisor faced withering public criticism last week for his involvement in a wrongful 2001 murder conviction that was reversed last year by the Illinois Appellate Court. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/08/03/n...

Growing calls of ‘no confidence’ in CPD commander tied to wrongful murder conviction

At least two CPD district councils plan to hold symbolic no-confidence votes in John Foster, the commander of Area 5 Detectives, who oversees the investigations into the most serious crimes across …

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Sam Charles @samjcharles.bsky.social · Aug 3

A high-ranking Chicago police supervisor faced withering public criticism last week for his involvement in a wrongful 2001 murder conviction that was reversed last year by the Illinois Appellate Court. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/08/03/n...

Growing calls of ‘no confidence’ in CPD commander tied to wrongful murder conviction

At least two CPD district councils plan to hold symbolic no-confidence votes in John Foster, the commander of Area 5 Detectives, who oversees the investigations into the most serious crimes across …

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Sam Charles @samjcharles.bsky.social · Jul 17

Lawyers for Chicago Housing Authority used ChatGPT to cite nonexistent court case www.chicagotribune.com/2025/07/17/c...

Lawyers for Chicago Housing Authority used ChatGPT to cite nonexistent court case

In the latest headache for CHA, law firm Goldberg Segalla used artificial intelligence, specifically ChatGPT, in a post-trial motion and neglected to check their work, court records show.

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Sam Charles @samjcharles.bsky.social · Jul 15

CPD officers reporting use of force more often, as video becomes important training tool www.chicagotribune.com/2025/07/15/c...

CPD officers reporting use of force more often, as video becomes important training tool

Body-worn camera footage serves as valuable training material for the city’s Police Department in its post-Laquan McDonald era of reform.

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Sam Charles @samjcharles.bsky.social · Jul 9

"Obviously, there’s a motive there"

Stubborn feud between gangs surfaces again in River North mass shooting www.chicagotribune.com/2025/07/09/s...

Stubborn feud between gangs surfaces again in River North mass shooting

A week after shocking mass shooting outside River North lounge, links to city’s worst gang feud have surfaced again.

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Sam Charles @samjcharles.bsky.social · Jun 28

In the first half of 2025, murders in Chicago fell to levels not seen in more than a decade
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Violent crime drops to levels not seen in a decade in Chicago during first half of 2025

Chicago is poised to close the first half of the year with its steepest statistical drop in recent memory, with fewer than 200 homicides in the first six months of a calendar year for the first tim…

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Chicago Tribune Sports @chicagosports.bsky.social · Jun 20

A Cook County judge ordered White Sox chairman Jerry Reinsdorf to be deposed as part of the lawsuit against the team stemming from the August 2023 shooting in the Rate Field bleachers.

Reinsdorf must give sworn testimony by July 31.

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Chicago White Sox chairman Jerry Reinsdorf to be deposed in Rate Field shooting lawsuit

A Cook County judge on Friday ordered Chicago White Sox chairman Jerry Reinsdorf to be deposed as part of the lawsuit against the team stemming from the August 2023 shooting in the Rate Field bleac…

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Sam Charles @samjcharles.bsky.social · Jun 19

A CPD supervisor involved in the bungled probe of the punch thrown by a nephew of former Mayor Daley that left a young man dead is now overseeing investigations of the most serious crimes in the downtown area and on the city's North Side. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/06/19/a...

Acting police commander finds path to leadership despite issues in work history

The Chicago Police supervisor now overseeing investigations of the most serious crimes in the downtown area and on the city’s North Side was involved in the bungled probe of the punch thrown …

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Sam Charles @samjcharles.bsky.social · Jun 17

Nearly two weeks after CPD tactical officer Krystal Rivera died in the friendly fire incident, investigators are still searching for the suspect who sparked a brief foot pursuit that ultimately led to the fatal gunfire in a Chatham apartment building.

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Chicago police still seeking suspect in foot chase that led to shooting death of Officer Krystal Rivera

The better part of two weeks after CPD tactical officer Krystal Rivera died in a friendly fire incident, investigators are still searching for the suspect who sparked a brief foot pursuit that led …

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Sam Charles @samjcharles.bsky.social · Jun 17

"But there was just a single shot fired, and it was a cop who pulled the trigger, resulting in the first time in nearly four decades that a Chicago Police officer was mistakenly fatally shot by a fellow cop while on duty." www.chicagotribune.com/2025/06/17/c...

Chicago police still seeking suspect in foot chase that led to shooting death of Officer Krystal Rivera

The better part of two weeks after CPD tactical officer Krystal Rivera died in a friendly fire incident, investigators are still searching for the suspect who sparked a brief foot pursuit that led …

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Sam Charles @samjcharles.bsky.social · Jun 17

Once Champions of Fringe Causes, Now in a ‘Trap of Their Own Making’ www.nytimes.com/2025/06/08/u...

Once Champions of Fringe Causes, Now in a ‘Trap of Their Own Making’

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Sam Charles @samjcharles.bsky.social · Jun 6

CPD officer Krystal Rivera died of a single gunshot wound to the back, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office www.chicagotribune.com/2025/06/06/c...

Chicago police officer fatally shot in Chatham neighborhood was struck in back: autopsy

A Chicago police officer was shot and killed during an armed confrontation in a Chatham apartment Thursday night, authorities said.

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Sam Charles @samjcharles.bsky.social · Jun 2

A 1995 Chicago Reader story on Larry Hoover at the Gangster Disciples chicagoreader.com/news/the-gan...

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Sam Charles @samjcharles.bsky.social · May 28

Traffic fatalities are most common on the Southwest Side. Since the start of 2020, the Chicago Lawn police district has averaged more than one fatal traffic crash per month.

The most recent was over the weekend at Archer/Laramie, when an 84-year-old pedestrian was killed.

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Sam Charles @samjcharles.bsky.social · May 28

In 2019, the year before the pandemic, Chicago recorded 115 traffic fatalities, according to medical examiner’s office data. Five years later, in 2024, the city saw 175 traffic-related deaths — a 52% increase. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/05/28/c...

Chicago fatal car crash totals remain stubbornly high in pandemic’s wake

Elected officials and activists blame everything from too few police to street design for stubbornly high totals of fatal car crashes.

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Sam Charles @samjcharles.bsky.social · May 28

Traffic fatalities are most common on the Southwest Side. Since the start of 2020, the Chicago Lawn police district has averaged more than one fatal traffic crash per month.

The most recent was over the weekend at Archer/Laramie, when an 84-year-old pedestrian was killed.

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