Slain Officer Luis Huesca attended the CPD academy alongside Andrés Vásquez Lasso, who was fatally shot in the line of duty just over a year ago.

In a video commemorating Vásquez Lasso, Huesca described his friend as “the epitome of the American dream.”
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Info here about the GoFundMe for the family of slain Chicago 9-year-old Ariana Molina, whose mother is still hospitalized and who had 4 siblings, ages 3-16 blockclubchicago.org/2024/04/15/gof…

'Reed then lunged at his uncle with the knife, and his uncle fired a single gunshot, according to the report.'

Tom Schuba and Rosemary Sobol of Chicago Sun-Times have obtained the police report from the previous time Dexter Reed was shot chicago.suntimes.com/police-reform/…

Dozens of contributions to Mayor Brandon Johnson from donors who appear to be Muslim, based on their names, since Johnson's call for a cease-fire in Gaza elections.il.gov/CampaignDisclo…

Only Oak Park and Ford Heights have applied for the $20M fund Cook County created last fall for suburbs who welcome migrants wbez.org/stories/cook-c… Kristen Schorsch WBEZ Government & Politics Team

With great fanfare, then-Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced a new ethics rule in 2011.

But now 4 lobbyists broke the rule to give campaign cash to Mayor Brandon Johnson - and we learn the rule can't be enforced wbez.org/stories/ethics… Tessa Weinberg WBEZ Government & Politics Team

Amid voter concerns over crime, data shows the number of homicides in major American cities is falling at its quickest pace in decades following huge jumps during the pandemic. Chicago saw a 6 percent drop in murders. axios.com/2024/04/16/hom…

I was at the Croatian Cultural Center during the 2002 World Cup, to watch their homeland's excellent team with them.

They have spiffed up the place since.

Here's the latest in the Chicago Sun-Times series on Chicago murals chicago.suntimes.com/murals-mosaics…

Oak Park kid living the dream of so many 10-year-olds, competing this weekend at national go-kart championship.

(I'm just surprised it's not being held at the Wisconsin Dells.)

Fun story by lauren frost wbez.org/stories/oak-pa…

Wheels of justice are slow - but 7 years?!?!

And since only a conviction for corruption on the job can cut off the pension payments, this retired public servant/federal defendant has collected $2.5M since he was charged, Jason Meisner reports

Former Chicago Public Schools student sues over alleged sexual abuse by administrator and failure of CPS teacher to report it, despite teachers being mandatory reporters chicagotribune.com/2024/04/11/cps…

When is a bribe actually just a 'gratuity'?

The GOP-dominated U.S. Supreme Court could soon provide get-out-of-jail-free cards to Illinois Democrats in corruption cases... chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-corrup…

The white supremacist who repeatedly punched a reporter covering a rally - but got just a slap on the wrist and 'best of luck' wishes from the judge
latimes.com/california/sto… Col. Gustavo Arellano

Killing of Dexter Reed raises questions about Chicago police reform. ‘The message is, go in guns blazing.’ chicago.suntimes.com/police-reform/…

Let's see who wants this job - or who the powers that be among Cook County Democrats will put in the job, for now at least.

There are some jobs in the clerk's office, and that's still a strong currency of the local political realm wbez.org/stories/democr…

.David Folkenflik again showing how we have to cover our own organizations through the same lens as any other topic wbez.org/stories/npr-de…

Chicago firefighters union is angry at US Rep Jonathan Jackson for repeating the long-running accusations that CFD serves white neighborhoods better than Black communities capitolfax.com/2024/04/10/chi…

'Kremlin trolls have written fabricated news articles, social media posts & comments that promote American isolationism, stir fear over the border security and attempt to amplify U.S. economic and racial tensions, internal Kremlin documents show' washingtonpost.com/world/2024/04/…