Also, an alderman with Cubs fever proposes “Javier ‘Javy’ Baez Way” for Humboldt Park.
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A thousand-plus more people shot this year than through this time last year, and other Chicago news
Also, Yoko Ono’s new permanent art installation in Jackson Park’s newly restored Wooded Island is unveiled.
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Emanuel wants to stop the violence with more jobs, police, and mentors, and other Chicago news
Also, a report says that undercover drug stings by a federal bureau unfairly targeted minorities.
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CPD Chief Eddie Johnson announces plan to hire nearly 1,000 new cops over the next two years, and other Chicago news
Also, Rahm introduces a new trial program to kill rats.
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Rahm’s working on the messaging of his delayed antiviolence address, and other Chicago news
Also, four snakes have been discovered in just a few months in a south-side home.
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Chicago ranked as the best city for biking in the U.S., and other news
Also, former CPD superintendent Garry McCarthy thinks releasing the Laquan McDonald video was a mistake.
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Police shot 14 unarmed people between 2010 and 2015, and other Chicago news
Also, PayPal founder Peter Thiel tells Chicago audience that very talented people go to New York City or Silicon Valley.
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What Chicagoans need to know about the CPS-CTU negotiations, and other news
Also, the BBC’s new mini-documentary Life and Death on the Lost Streets of Chicago looks at violence in the city.
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Police chief: Poverty, ‘society issues,’ not CPD, are causing the gun violence surge, and other Chicago news
Also, how meeting Mother Teresa changed a ex-gang leader’s life.
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Alderman: Rahm will hire hundreds of cops to stop gun violence surge, and other Chicago news
Also, Derrick Rose’s alleged gang-rape case is back in the spotlight.
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Rauner says no to deploying the National Guard in Chicago after 90 homicides in August, and other news
Also, gang members speak out on life in gangs.
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CPD moves to fire Jason Van Dyke and other cops involved in Laquan McDonald shooting, and other Chicago news
Also, a call to bring back CeaseFire with $3 million in state funding.
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Rapper Rhymefest invites Trump to walk a Chicago block with him, and other news
Also, August is already the most violent month since 1996.
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Fewer detectives plus more homicides equals fewer murders solved, and other Chicago news
CPD denies Donald Trump’s claim that he met with a top Chicago cop, and more.
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Illinois hopes to improve sexual assault investigations, and other Chicago news
Also, Kanye’s Pablo pop-up shop drew huge crowds despite the controversial Northbrook location.