Jody Weis

Last summer, Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy vowed to “obliterate” the street gang responsible for the shooting of two young girls pl...

The 15-year-old Chicago boy at the center of the city's vehicle sticker contest controversy said Wednesday that his design, criticized by some for all...

A Chicago high school student's winning entry into the city's vehicle sticker design contest, which was set to go to print this week, is now under inv...

The Chicago Crime Commission released an updated book about Chicago gangs this week, which reveals that the Windy City has more gang members than any ...

The city of Chicago has never offered maternity leave to its pregnant employees, but the Emanuel administration announced a change to that policy Wedn...

Former Chicago top cop and current Chicago Crime Commission deputy director Jody Weis came out Wednesday in staunch opposition to the massive gambling...

Former Chicago Police Supt. Jody Weis walked out with a $76,308 check for accrued vacation days when he resigned his $310,000-a-year job on March 1 --...

Though Chicago is already home to at least 10,000 private security cameras which, combined, account for the most extensive and integrated camera netwo...

In a move that has drawn the ire of the police union, Mayor Rahm Emanuel has announced plans to move 500 Chicago police officers from specialized tact...

CHICAGO -- Mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel's choice to be Chicago's next police superintendent says he will have "cops' backs" if they do their jobs well. ...

The competition to become Chicago's next police superintendent has come down to a three-man race between a veteran Chicago cop and a pair of outsiders...

Charles Ramsey seemed like an ideal candidate to take over for Interim Chicago Police Superintendent Terry Hillard when Rahm Emanuel takes the reins o...

Poor Jody Weis. Rates of murder and violent crime have fallen like a stone in the three years since he was appointed. He's been innovative, unorthodox, and he seems to have gotten results. Yet he has barely a friend in town.

Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley again defended Jody Weis Wednesday, saying the police superintendent stepped down to search for a job--not because he d...

Chicago Police Superintendent Jody Weis stepped down from his post as Chicago's top cop Tuesday. Weis was reportedly unable to secure a written contr...

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Over the summer, Chicago Police Superintendent Jody Weis held a secret meeting with the leaders of the West Side's most vicious gangs, telling them th...

Chicago Police Supt. Jody Weis came into office in 2008 with a mandate to crack down on officer misconduct following a string of scandals. When May...

Last month, Chicago's Police Pension Board voted to allow convicted police lieutenant Jon Burge to keep his $3,000-a-month pension. The news outraged ...

Loved ones and colleagues of fallen police officer Michael Flisk paid their final respects Wednesday afternoon at St. Rita of Cascia Church on the cit...

A Chicago police officer was killed this afternoon in the South Chicago neighborhood along with another victim. The police evidence technician was ...

The six remaining candidates for Chicago mayor have their occasional differences of policy, but more often than not, the race seems to be an echo cham...

As city elections approach, Superintendent Jody Weis's proposal to shift more police officers to crime-ridden areas has reignited an intense debate am...

Community policing, a philosophy that emphasizes citizen involvement and preventive action, faces an uncertain future as financing declines and offici...

Police Supt. Jody Weis is forging ahead with plans to reallocate police resources to higher-crime districts -- even though all four top mayoral conten...