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CPD Failed to Document 267K Traffic Stops in 2025, 27% More Than Previous Year: Data Officers made an average of 732 traffic stops every day for an entire year that were not documented as required by CPD policy and state law, according to data from the city’s Office of Emergency Manag...

CPD’s traffic stop policy, last revised seven years ago, requires officers to document every time they stop a driver regardless of the reason by not only notifying dispatchers but also filling out a form that is better known as a “blue card.”

Kelly, Stratton Vow to Block Additional Funding for Iran War During WTTW News’ Senate Debate While U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly and Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton flatly ruled out supporting any additional funding for the war effort, U.S. Rep Raja Krishnamoorthi did not.

NEW: Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton and U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly vowed Monday to vote against any additional funding for the war launched by President Trump against Iran in the last debate in the intense Democratic primary for U.S. Senate, hosted by @wttw.bsky.social.
U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi did not.

TONIGHT: Three Democratic candidates running for U.S. Senate join us in their last televised forum. We'll hear from Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton and U.S. Reps. Robin Kelly and Raja Krishnamoorthi on issues like war powers, immigration and the cost of living. https://to.wttw.com/4k7Mvv6

Officers made an average of 732 traffic stops every day in 2025 that were not documented as required by CPD policy, according to data from the city’s Office of Emergency Management and Communications obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request.

different Richard Mell, fwiw

Geoffrey Baer has taken viewers on unforgettable journeys through the history, architecture, and hidden stories of Chicago on WTTW. Now it’s time to decide: which Geoffrey special is your favorite? Vote in round one of our Baer Bracket: https://www.wttw.com/baerbracket #BaerBracketWTTW

This is Sgt. Benjamin Pennington. The Pentagon identified him this morning as the latest U.S. military fatality in the war against Iran.

Pennington, 26, died yesterday of injuries suffered March 1 in the initial wave of Iranian counterattacks. He was at Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia.

CPD Failed to Document 267K Traffic Stops in 2025, 27% More Than Previous Year: Data Officers made an average of 732 traffic stops every day for an entire year that were not documented as required by CPD policy and state law, according to data from the city’s Office of Emergency Manag...

NEW: CPD officers made 267,240 undocumented traffic stops in 2025, an increase of nearly 27% as compared with the number of traffic stops officers made in 2024 but did not properly document for state officials, according to records obtained by me and @jaredrutecki.bsky.social for @wttw.bsky.social.

Week in Review: War on Iran Escalates; Thousands Pay Tribute to Jesse Jackson President Donald Trump bounces embattled Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. And three former presidents are among the crowd of thousands paying tribute to the Rev. Jesse Jackson.

Chicago Tonight | Week in Review: War on Iran Escalates; Thousands Pay Tribute to Jesse Jackson, with great @ckubzansky.bsky.social @heathercherone.bsky.social @sdaniels27.bsky.social @katpham.bsky.social & host @ndblumberg.bsky.social news.wttw.com/2026/03/06/w...

2026 Primary Election Voter Guide | Chicago News | WTTW WTTW News’ 2026 Voter Guide to the General Election is your comprehensive library of resources for the election on March 17th.

Throughout WTTW News' Voter Guide, you’ll find candidate profiles that include detailed, issue-based questionnaires and an easy-to-navigate compilation of legal bar association ratings for the sometimes difficult-to-navigate judicial races. https://to.wttw.com/4rS8B8f

How D.H.S. Retreated on Immigration Tactics After Minneapolis

“It’s not at the level that it was prior,” said @andrefor40th.bsky.social Vasquez, a City Council member in Chicago tells the @nytimes.com. “But they’re not going away.”

"In Kristi Noem's time fleecing the American people with her derelict of leadership at DHS, Chicago has withstood targeted attacks by DHS and the federal agents under its purview who have incited chaos in our communities with their violence and callous disregard for our residents' most basic human rights. Instead of seeking collaboration, Noem weaponized fear to undermine trust between communities and local law enforcement who work every day to keep our communities safe. Her tenure will be remembered by her brazen corruption, the reckless exploitation of vulnerable families to advance a far-right agenda, and willingness to put the President's interests over those of the American people. She will not be missed in Chicago."

Mayor Brandon Johnson on Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem "She will not be missed in Chicago."
Full statement:

Holly Kim is running for the Illinois comptroller, not Illinois treasurer. Michael Frerichs is running unopposed to keep his job as treasurer.

Michael Williams, then 65, spent nearly a year in jail after being charged with murder — only for prosecutors to agree to dismiss the charges, telling a Cook County judge they did not have enough evidence to proceed. @wttw.bsky.social

Chicago’s Watchdog Says City Lawyers Withheld Records About ‘High-Profile’ Hires It was “improper” for the department led by Corporation Counsel Mary Richardson-Lowry to refuse to provide those records to the Office of the Inspector General, Deborah Witzburg said in a statement.

BREAKING: Chicago’s Department of Law refused to provide records about the hiring of “high-profile” city employees to the city’s watchdog in violation of city law and a federal court order, Inspector General Deborah Witzburg revealed in a report released Wednesday. @wttw.bsky.social

A Chicago Man Was Charged With Murder Based on a ShotSpotter Alert. Now the City Will Pay Him $500K Michael Williams, then 65, spent nearly a year in jail after being charged with murder, only to have the charges dismissed after prosecutors told a judge they did not have enough evidence to proceed t...

NEW: Chicago taxpayers will pay $500,000 to resolve a lawsuit filed by a man who was charged with a murder in 2020 based on an alert from the city’s now-defunct gunshot detection system, according to court records. @wttw.bsky.social

These U.S. soldiers were killed in an Iranian drone strike in Kuwait over the weekend.

They are Capt. Cody Khork, 35
Sgt. 1st Class Nicole Amor, 39
Sgt. 1st Class Noah Tietjens, 42
Sgt. Declan Coady, 20

Two others were killed in the same attack; their names have not yet been released.

RIP.

Key City Panel Rejects Push to Punish Parents If Their Kids Violate Curfew, Other Laws The proposal called for parents to face jail time if their children “violate curfew, engage in drag racing, flipping of cars, intoxication or use of paintball guns.”

BREAKING: A key City Council panel voted 10-5 on Tuesday to reject a proposal designed to hold parents accountable if their children violate the city’s curfew or a host of other laws. @wttw.bsky.social

May 2024: Police Board member agrees with Snelling, Ball suspended one (1) day for June 2021 shooting
July 2025: COPA rules May 2022 shooting unjustified, urges Ball be fired
Nov. 2025: Supt. Snelling agrees to fire Ball for May 2022 shooting (2/2)

A timeline:
June 2021: Officer Noah Ball shoots at a man (no one is injured)
May 2022: Ball shoots a 13-year-old boy fleeing a traffic stop, paralyzing him
June 2023: COPA rules June 2021 shooting unjustified, urges Ball be fired
Sept. 2023: Supt. Snelling rules June 2021 shooting justified (1/2)

TONIGHT: Cook County Board President Preckwinkle and Ald. Brendan Reilly will join WTTW News for a half-hour candidate forum for the democratic nomination for Cook County Board President. Tune in at 5:30 and 10:30 p.m.

Top Cop Agrees to Fire Officer Who Shot 13-Year-Old Boy Without Justification, Leaving Him Paralyzed The Civilian Office of Police Accountability determined that the shooting was unjustified, and Chicago Police Superintendent Larry Snelling agreed, according to records published Friday.

NEW: The Chicago police officer who shot a 13-year-old boy in May 2022, leaving him permanently paralyzed, should be fired, the agency tasked with investigating police misconduct and Chicago Police Superintendent Larry Snelling agreed, records show. @wttw.bsky.social

An Incarcerated Pregnant Woman in Illinois Was Forced Into Induced Labor, Lawsuit Alleges “Just because we are going through something with our criminal past does not have anything to do with our reproductive rights,” said Amy Hicks, who was previously incarcerated at Logan Correctional Ce...

An incarcerated pregnant woman in Illinois was forced into induced labor, a lawsuit alleges. Prison employees told her that an induction of labor scheduled by officials was the policy for all those pregnant — regardless of individual medical need or consent, it states.

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“Since 2015 the Chicago Law Dept. has paid more than $3.1 million in more than 200 public records, litigation cases involving the police department”

Chicago has spent gobs of public dollars to lawyers who hold them accountable when they illegally stonewall access to public records #FOIA

A PR Push on the Public Dime: Chicago Police Podcast Records Peel Back Layers of Expanded Communication Costs Podcasts are a new avenue for police to reach the communities they serve. A monthslong public records battle with CPD identifies the cost of the podcast “Roll Call.” It is the latest evidence of the h...

"One reviewer ... wrote that as a taxpayer, 'This is an embarrassing and shallow PR Stunt to cover from the department’s long history of failing to protect the residents of this great city. A shameful boondoggle.'" @jaredrutecki.bsky.social reports for @wttw.bsky.social