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To those of you that are reading this, having expressed an interest in taking part in the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial (NLEOM) in Washington DC in 2025, Thank You on behalf of all the Gold Star Family members. There were 144 recognized Law Enforcement...

Legislation was recently introduced in the Illinois General Assembly, House Bill 3458, that would have allowed mental illness to be a legally justifiable defense by a person charged with the aggravated battery of a police officer. Needless to say we were opposed to...

After 39 years as a police officer, Philip Tenerelli continues to serve his community in an abundance of ways. He recently signed on for a sec- ond term as president of the Italian American Police Association, having joined the organization in 1984. "I was working...

Niles, IL – Chief Luis C. Tigera and the Niles Police Department are proud to announce the graduation of Commander Tony Scipione from the FBI National Academy in Quantico, Virginia.

With this guide, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) aims to provide stakeholders and taxpayers with basic, foundational information about the City’s Budget and Budget process, and how CPD’s budget is built.

In this report, Office of the Inspector General (OIG) details ShotSpotter’s functionality and descriptive statistics regarding law enforcement activity related to CPD’s response to ShotSpotter alerts. 

In June 2020, the City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIC) and the Independent Monitoring Team (IMT) overseeing the consent decree entered in Illinois v. Chicago launched a joint inquiry into the City of Chicago’s response to the demonstrations and unrest in late May and early June.

. The loss of a human life due to violence is the worst type of crime not only to the victim, but also to the victim’s family and loved ones and to the entire community.

See this piece of the Chicago Police Department’s history.