Fatal police shooting of Dexter Reed sparks outcry to reform CPD’s use of traffic stops
Officer body camera video footage shows police engaged in heavy gunfire after pulling Reed over for purportedly not wearing a seat belt.
Officer body camera video footage shows police engaged in heavy gunfire after pulling Reed over for purportedly not wearing a seat belt.
Two civil rights groups authored the study and say its findings show CPD needs to rethink how it conducts traffic stops.
An analysis showed Chicagoans made more no-heat complaints during January’s historic cold snap than any other time in the last five years.
Critics say people arrested for gun possession during traffic stops are collateral damage in an ineffective police strategy to fight crime.
Hundreds of cyclists are involved in traffic crashes in Chicago each year. Most of them suffer injuries, and some have even been killed.
Bike-related traffic crashes are rising in Chicago, which is ranked among the world’s worst big cities for bike safety by one nonprofit.
Heavy storms in July have left thousands of Chicagoans with flooded basements, waterlogged furniture and mounting costs for repair.