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Michelle Obama's Chicago Police Officer Cousin Demoted

Chicago Sun-Times | Frank Main and Fran Spielman | Posted 01.04.2009 | Chicago

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A cousin of Michelle Obama was one of four police supervisors recently kicked off Supt. Jody Weis' command staff. The demotions signal that a positio...

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Weis's Tunnel Vision: Looking Forward Will Only Doom C.P.D. to Repeat Past Mistakes

Tracy Siska | Posted 01.03.2009 | Chicago

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Tracy Siska

Judging from Chicago Police Supt. Jody Weis's actions and words, it is clear he does not take into consideration the particular history of Chicago police-community relations when making decisions.

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Hudson Tragedy: Police Announce Murder Charges Against Estranged Family Member (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Posted 01.02.2009 | Chicago

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Jennifer Hudson's brother-in-law was charged with murder Tuesday in the shooting deaths of three of the actress's family members, including the 7-yea...

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Chicago Police To Buy 2,000 SUVs

Chicago Sun-Times | Fran Spielman | Posted 01.02.2009 | Chicago

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The Daley administration has signed a $59.2 million contract with a suburban dealership that could pave the way for the Chicago Police Department to ...

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Chicago Police Put Mobile Strike Force Unit On The Streets

Chicago Public Radio | Rob Wildeboer | Posted 01.01.2009 | Chicago

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The scandal plagued SOS unit, or Special Operations Section of the Chicago Police Department has been up and running again all this month under a new...

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Chicago Police Department To Hold Gang-Fighting Summit

AP | Posted 12.22.2008 | Chicago

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Chicago police officers will study gang-fighting strategies at a summit that will focus on getting search warrants, building tight cases against gang ...

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Obama Rally: City Details Plans

AP | MICHAEL TARM | Posted 12.01.2008 | Chicago

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CHICAGO — Chicago authorities are bracing for as many as a million people in downtown Grant Park Tuesday night to cheer on Barack Obama as elect...

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Chicago Police Mobile Strike Force, A.K.A. SOS 2: Someone Call Patrick Fitzgerald!

Tracy Siska | Posted 12.01.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Police Abuse, Police Corruption, Patrick Fitzgerald, Special Operations Section, Police Tactical Units, CPD SOS, Jody Weis, Chicago Police Department, Mobile Strike Force, Civil Rights, Chicago News
Tracy Siska

Weis has done what all Chicago Police Superintendents before him have done: use the excuse of a crime spike to institute a special unit that will most likely go bad.

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Obama Support Could Get Police Superintendent Reprimanded

Chicago Sun-Times | Posted 12.01.2008 | Chicago

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A Chicago alderman wants police Supt. Jody Weis to be disciplined for making a statement in a TV interview earlier this month that seemed to support B...

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Hudson Deaths Shine Light On South Side Violence

AP | DON BABWIN | Posted 11.30.2008 | Chicago

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CHICAGO — During the same weekend that county pathologists conducted autopsies on the bodies of actress-singer Jennifer Hudson's mother and brot...

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Chicago's Police Chief Questions War On Drugs

Posted 11.29.2008 | Chicago

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Chicago Police Supt. Jody Weis questioned the wisdom of America's War on Drugs and said that combating violence is a bigger priority than reducing dr...

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Jennifer Hudson Tragedy (VIDEO)

Posted 11.27.2008 | Chicago

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UPDATE The autopsy on Hudson's nephew Julian King revealed that the seven-year-old-boy was killed by gunshots: UPDATE 10/28 The pri...

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Aldermen Easy On Top Cop Despite High Crime Rate

Chicago Tribune | Angela Rozas | Posted 11.24.2008 | Chicago

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Chicago Police Supt. Jody Weis presented the City Council today with a budget that will cut 200 civilian jobs and reorganize top brass, and faced ques...

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Chicago Murder Rate Tops New York And Los Angeles

Chicago Sun-Times | Frank Main and Annie Sweeney | Posted 11.24.2008 | Chicago

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As police Supt. Jody Weis returns to the hot seat during a City Council budget hearing today, Chicago is outpacing New York and Los Angeles in 2008 mu...

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Obama Nearly Endorsed By Chicago Police Superintendent

Posted 11.17.2008 | Chicago

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Chicago Police Superintendent Jody Weis appeared to endorse Barack Obama during an interview with ABC 7 earlier this week. In a story about the dema...

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Protest Planned Over Police Assault Rifles

Chi-Town Daily News | Peter Sachs | Posted 12.20.2008 | Chicago

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A group opposed to the Chicago Police Department's plan to arm street cops with M4 semiautomatic assault rifles is planning to get their point across ...

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Chicago Police Department Eliminating Key Position

Chicago Sun-Times | Frank Main and Fran Spielman | Posted 11.15.2008 | Chicago

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The Chicago Police Department will undergo a historic makeover with the elimination of a key position --first deputy superintendent, the person who tr...

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Cops Not Slacking: Chief

AP | Posted 11.12.2008 | Chicago

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CHICAGO — Chicago's police superintendent is denying a news report that officers in his command are working the streets less aggressively out of...

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More Crime, Fewer Cops: No Answers From Daley

Posted 10.26.2008 | Chicago

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Mayor Daley dodged questions about the city's unfulfilled pledge to put more police officers on the street. Taking questions after the opening of an ...

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Chicago Police Launch Text Message Tipline For Students

Chicago Tribune | Carlos Sadovi | Posted 10.09.2008 | Chicago

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Chicago Public Schools and Chicago police officials Monday unveiled a series of new and beefed-up measures designed to help cut the numbers of student...

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Mayor Daley: Always There With Outrage the Day After Gang Violence

Ray Hanania | Posted 10.09.2008 | Chicago

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Ray Hanania

Clearly Mayor Daley cares about the well-being of Chicago. But does he care enough?

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Chicago Police, Assault Rifles and No Demonstrable Need!

Tracy Siska | Posted 10.03.2008 | Chicago

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Tracy Siska

The decision by Mayor Daley and Police Superintendent Weis to deploy assault weapons on the streets of Chicago has been made without providing a demonstrable need for the weapon.

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Gangs, Violent Crime, And Unintended Consequences in Chicago

Tracy Siska | Posted 09.15.2008 | Chicago

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Tracy Siska

If we as Chicagoans truly want reduced levels of violence in our low-income high-crime neighborhoods then we must be prepared to face the unvarnished truth.

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New Cars For Chicago Cops?

The Huffington Post | Posted 09.11.2008 | Chicago

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UPDATE Chicago police will soon be patrolling the streets in Chevy Tahoe SUVs. The department plans to roll out nearly 160 of the SUVs in the next mo...

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Cops Lose Overtime Pay For Community Policing

Chicago Sun-Times | Fran Spielman and Frank Main | Posted 09.11.2008 | Chicago

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Chicago Police officers will no longer be paid overtime to attend monthly beat meetings or community policing functions in a budget-cutting move that,...

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