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"We do want to get things moved along as expeditiously as we can, and we are starting the process of engaging them," she said. Read full article: Mayor Lori Lightfoot Denies Stalling In ...→

She flatly denied the FOP’s “stalling” charge and said she will “get to them” once the arbitration process with police supervisors is completed. The supervisors contract is typically negotiated first, the mayor said.... Your go-to guide for theater in our city. Read full article: Lightfoot denies stalling police contrac...→

The mayor also denied the police union's claim that she fired Johnson in order to make the case for hiring a department outsider as the next superintendent. Read full article: Mayor Lightfoot Denies Jumping The Gun I...→

Mayor Lori Lightfoot's decision to oust Johnson this week "shows how serious she is about wanting to clean up the department," one observer said. Read full article: Chicago police superintendent's firing r...→

Johnson remained on the city’s payroll Tuesday, returning to his career service rank of lieutenant, but the mayor’s office said Wednesday that he had officially retired. Read full article: Mayor’s office: Eddie Johnson no longer ...→

For Fraternal Order of Police President Kevin Graham, it’s a matter of due process denied and an inspector general with a history of "swaying things the way he likes to see them." Read full article: FOP president: Lightfoot jumped the gun ...→

More details are emerging in the scandal surrounding former Chicago Police Supt. Eddie Johnson, according to a new report indicating that more Chicago police employees are under investigation for an alleged... Read full article: Chicago Police Employees Engaged in Alle...→

More details are emerging in the scandal surrounding former Chicago Police Supt. Eddie Johnson, according to a new report indicating that more Chicago police employees are under investigation for an alleged... Read full article: Chicago Police Employees Engaged in Alle...→

A petition seeks big changes to the grievance arbitration process for city cops. Read full article: Reform Philly's police union contract no...→

Eddie Johnson said he didn't "intentionally mislead or deceive" anyone about the night he was found sleeping behind the wheel of his SUV. Read full article: Fired Chicago police superintendent deni...→

Aldermen who voted with Mayor Rahm Emanuel got support from a super PAC created to re-elect Emanuel and boost his City Council majority. Now, Lightfoot is following suit — and will have plenty of money to throw around. Read full article: Who’s-who of women in Chicago politics p...→

Johnson, who was fired after more than three years as head of the police department, did acknowledge: "I made a poor decision." Read full article: Fired Chicago Police Superintendent Eddi...→

The fired police superintendent issued a statement Tuesday after his dismissal from the top job on Monday. Read full article: Johnson: ‘I did not intentionally mislea...→

Two Chicago newspapers citing sources they’re not identifying are reporting that the city’s fired police chief was having drinks with a woman for hours the night officers found him hunched over the wheel of his SUV Read full article: Reports shed new light on Chicago police...→

The man implied he had a weapon and fled with a bag containing an unknown amount of money. Read full article: Man dressed as Chicago cop robbed Near N...→

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has fired Superintendent Eddie Johnson over the "intolerable lies" she says he told her about being found asleep at the wheel. Read full article: Chicago Mayor Lightfoot Fires Top Cop ov...→

Despite announcing his retirement last month, Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson has been fired by Mayor Lori Lightfoot for "intolerable" actions and for being "dishonest." Read full article: Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot calls Eddie...→

Lightfoot will interview South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg as part of a presidential forum hosted by Accelerator for America Action and the U.S. Conference of Mayors. Read full article: Lightfoot headed to Iowa to interview ‘M...→

No, you shouldn't be ticketed for smoking weed in your own backyard or on your balcony once recreational cannabis becomes legal in Illinois next year, Chicago's mayor and police said. Read full article: Mayor, CPD Supt.: You Can Smoke Pot in B...→

A man charged with assault and resisting police was scheduled to appear in court Thursday, one week after a Chicago police officer body slammed him to the ground during his arrest, a confrontation that... Read full article: Man Body Slammed by Chicago Police Offic...→

People packed a public hearing in Minneapolis Wednesday night to share their opinions on next year's budget. Read full article: Police Funding Criticized In Minneapolis...→

Former Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson is officially off of the city’s payroll, days after he was fired from his position as the head of the second-largest police department in the United States. Read full article: Johnson Retires From Chicago Police Depa...→

Police have said an officer performed an "emergency takedown" on Bernard Kersh after he spit in an officer's eye. Read full article: Another Chicago Police Officer Stripped ...→

More details are emerging in the scandal surrounding former Chicago Police Supt. Eddie Johnson, according to a new report indicating that more Chicago police employees are under investigation for an alleged... Read full article: Chicago Police Employees Engaged in Alle...→

More details are emerging in the scandal surrounding former Chicago Police Supt. Eddie Johnson, according to a new report indicating that more Chicago police employees are under investigation for an alleged... Read full article: Chicago Police Employees Engaged in Alle...→

The officer was in his personal vehicle when a male suspect fired shots at him, police said. Read full article: Off-duty Chicago police officer shot at ...→

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Superintendent Eddie Johnson was fired less than a month before he was scheduled to retire. Read full article: Ousted Chicago police superintendent res...→

The police chief fired by Chicago’s mayor this week for committing "series of ethical lapses" was seen having drinks with a woman who wasn’t his wife in the hours leading up to an Oct. 17 incident in which he was found asleep in his car, two of the city’s top newspapers are now reporting. Read full article: Fired Chicago Police Chief Eddie Johnson...→

Beck said he and Johnson are friends and will talk during the leadership transition. Read full article: Interim Police Supt. Charlie Beck on Edd...→

Two Chicago newspapers citing sources they're not identifying are reporting that the city's fired police chief was having drinks with a woman for hours the night officers found him hunched over the wheel of his SUV Read full article: Reports shed new light on Chicago police...→

A man wearing a Chicago Police Department uniform and a surgical mask robbed a currency exchange business inside The Shops at North Bridge on Chicago's Magnificent Mile on Monday night, police said. Read full article: Man in Police Uniform Robs Chicago Curre...→

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot abruptly fired the city's top cop Monday, terminating Supt. Eddie Johnson over allegations he "intentionally misled" both her and the public. NBC 5's Carol Marin has an analysis of the situation. Read full article: Lightfoot Fires Chicago's Top Cop Over '...→

"An individual using cannabis in their own backyard or balcony poses no direct threat to public safety, and no resident should be arrested or ticketed solely for such a scenario," the mayor said. Read full article: Mayor Lori Lightfoot Says CPD Won't Tick...→

The mayor says she "understands the frustration" of police officers. But she questioned whether the FOP can take its demand for an 18% pay hike over three years to arbitration. Read full article: Lightfoot denies stalling police contrac...→

The police superintendent fired by Chicago’s mayor this week for committing a “series of ethical lapses” related to an October incident in which he was found asleep in his car has now officially retired from the department – and is off its payroll. Read full article: Fired Chicago police chief Eddie Johnson...→

They were shot about 8:30 p.m. at Springfield Avenue and Wilcox Street, according to Fire Department officials. Read full article: Suspect shot by Chicago police during ‘a...→

Multiple employees in the Chicago Police Department are now being investigated alongside fired superintendent Eddie Johnson for allegedly helping him cover-up an Oct. 17 incident in which he was found asleep in his car, a report says. Read full article: Chicago Police employees allegedly helpe...→

More details are emerging in the scandal surrounding former Chicago Police Supt. Eddie Johnson, according to a new report indicating that more Chicago police employees are under investigation for an alleged... Read full article: Chicago Police Employees Engaged in Alle...→

More details are emerging in the scandal surrounding former Chicago Police Supt. Eddie Johnson, according to a new report indicating that more Chicago police employees are under investigation for an alleged... Read full article: Chicago Police Employees Engaged in Alle...→

As Baltimore grapples with an ever-growing homicide rate, the city's mayor raised eyebrows on Monday when he voiced concern about a mysterious white van roaming the streets with someone trying to "snatch up young girls" — something that has been refuted by his own police force.  Read full article: Baltimore mayor warns of white van tryin...→

Interim police Supt. Charlie Beck wasted no time Tuesday – bumping a district commander down to a captain. Read full article: Interim Police Supt. Charlie Beck Begins...→

Chicago police criticized Facebook for not allowing undercover cops to use fake profiles to pursue gun and drug dealers on the platform. Read full article: Chicago police arrest 53 for allegedly s...→

Officials said the guns sell quickly and it’s difficult to know where they wind up. Read full article: Chicago Police Blame Facebook For Illega...→

Chicago police say investigators have arrested more than 50 people accused of using private Facebook groups and messages to sell guns or drugs Read full article: Chicago police blame Facebook for illega...→

Chicago’s fired police chief was having drinks with a woman for hours the mid-October night officers found him sleeping behind the wheel of his SUV, according to two newspapers citing... Read full article: Reports shed new light on Chicago police...→

A man wearing a Chicago Police Department uniform and a surgical mask robbed a currency exchange business inside The Shops at North Bridge on Chicago's Magnificent Mile on Monday night, police said. NBC 5's Patrick Fazio reports. Read full article: Video Man in Police Uniform Robs Chicago...→

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Monday fired retiring Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson. Lightfoot said she was firing Johnson "with cause" for lying about a drinking and driving incident. CBS Chicago's Dana Kozlov reports. Read full article: Chicago mayor fires Police Superintenden...→

An archive of articles by John Conroy on police torture, Jon Burge, and related issues Read full article: Police Torture in Chicago...→