Chicago cop who inadvertently shot and killed his partner has a lengthy disciplinary record in a short career
Officer Carlos A. Baker has had more than a dozen complaints against him, records show.
Later we wrote about the stolen Glock's connection to the first fatal shooting of a police officer by another police officer in Chicago in nearly 40 years. And the shooter's long disciplinary history in a short time on the force chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdog...
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Her team did "The Twitter Files" π. My team did "'Where is the Glock?' Gun Turned Over to Chicago Police Wound up in the Hands of a Teenager" π. Put me in charge of CBS News, I will do a good job
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What an awful time for the Internet.
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A mural that can be seen on the Kennedy has been blasted as "AI slop" by local artists and commuters. blockclubchi.co/428g9tg
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In 2023, a Minnesota homeowner argued that the County violated her Fifth Amendment rights by taking her home and pocketing more than the $15,000 she owed in back taxes. Following the ruling, states rushed to reform their laws to avoid legal fallout.
All except Illinois.
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BREAKING: Timothy C. Evans, chief judge of the Cook County circuit court system for 24 years, has lost his re-election bid to Judge Charles Beach, 2 courthouse sources just told me.
The vote this afternoon was Beach 144 and Evans 109, one of the sources said.
Awaiting official statement
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Judge Won't Lift Order Barring Release of Body-Cam Footage of Officer Krystal Rivera's Killing
Judge Barbara Lynette Dawkins declined to lift the order, even though prosecutors and defense attorneys had no objection to the move.
Strange, in court this morning. In the middle of a hearing, judge took a phone call from her "boss," then came back and ruled that documents + videos would remain secret despite prosecutors + defense agreeing the secrecy order could be lifted. When asked, chief judge's office refused to comment.
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I love that it's just like 6 people from Australia building the world's most popular, thoughtfully crafted game and selling it using the Fugazi ticket model
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I'm pleased to report Silksong is a blast
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There's a lot in here about the state of the human services sector in Illinois, and I think that @ctoner.bsky.social doesn't lose sight of the ball here: The human services sector exists to moderate the risks of daily life that we all face. When it is shredded it makes life miserable.
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That was one of my takeaways, that repeated itself a million times throughout the impasse. Life dealt the Stegles the cruelest of circumstances and the State of Illinois removed the tiniest of mercies available to them in service of the world's dumbest and most disasterous political crusade.
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10 Years After State Budget Impasse, Human Services in Illinois Again Brace for βTsunamiβ
Nonprofits hurt by impasse boosted budgets with federal funding β now endangered by Trump.
illinoisanswers.org/2025/08/28/i... Judy Stegle has been the primary caretaker of her daughter Courtney since '97 after a catastrophic car crash. She's been unable to get help from the state/insurance to buy a lift to help her move Courtney. Clearly, someone could/should step up to make this happen?
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10 Years After State Budget Impasse, Human Services in Illinois Again Brace for βTsunamiβ
Nonprofits hurt by impasse boosted budgets with federal funding β now endangered by Trump.
A look at the people still left in the cold from Illinois budget impasse 10 years later with an eye towards the federal Medicaid cuts coming soon w/ @hannahmeisel.bsky.social and Molly Parker illinoisanswers.org/2025/08/28/i...
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Chicago Police Told State Officials Officer Krystal Rivera Was Shot by an βArmed Suspect,' Not Her Partner
After Rivera was killed in June by Officer Carlos Baker, officials told the Illinois Department of Labor sheβd been gunned down by a barricaded suspect. The police still havenβt corrected that.
CPD told state safety regulators that Ofc. Krystal Rivera had been shot by a suspect when she'd actually been shot by her partner.
The IL Dept. of Labor can, but doesn't, investigate police shootings. No attempt anywhere to correct the record or explain why. No comment from state or CPD. #chicago
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Chicago Cop Who Killed Partner Says He's the Victim in Wicker Park Bar Fight
Officer Carlos Baker told police he was harassed at a Wicker Park bar by two women β an off-duty cop and his girlfriendβs mother, who he said attacked him and referred to him as "a murderer."
Our latest about the Chicago cop who killed his partner earlier this summer during a chase into a Chatham apartment and then was accused of attacking a female cop at a bar. He says he was punched in the eye by his girlfriend's mom @schuba.bsky.social @peternickeas.bsky.social
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Chicago cop who fatally shot partner Krystal Rivera accused of attacking female officer
Officer Carlos Baker and a woman allegedly beat the other cop late Sunday at a Wicker Park bar after pushing her to delete videos taken on her cellphone, the Chicago Sun-Times and Illinois Answers Pro...
Officer Carlos Baker has been stripped of his police powers.
Baker fatally shot his partner Krystal Rivera and was accused of attacking a female officer this week. He's also under investigation for allegedly seeking video of that incident and claiming he was investigating it.
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