News Coverage: Police Department

A suburban man who has received a steady stream of Chicago parking tickets says he feels vindicated now that the Police Department is acknowledging they were bogus.

Details on Mayor Richard M. Daley's plan to deal with the Supreme Court's decision invalidating Chicago's handgun ordinance hit the street today.

If passed, the law would prohibit handgun ownership outside of private homes, and further restrict firearms possession by:

• Allowing residents to register a maximum of one handgun per month
• Requiring gun owners to receive five hours of firearms safety training prior to registering a handgun, including an hour of firing range training 
• Banning gun shops
• Providing for up to 45 days for the Police Department to process applications for handgun permits

“As long as I'm Mayor, we will never give up or give in to the gun violence that continues to threaten every part of our nation, including Chicago,” Daley said. Read more...

When video cameras captured Chicago Police Officer William Cozzi pummeling a wheelchair-bound hospital patient with a sap, it seemed a sure thing that the cop would lose his job.

But the members of Chicago’s Police Board, which reviews the police superintendent’s decision to fire officers, saw the case otherwise.

The board elected to suspend Cozzi for two years. Read more...