The Chicago Police Board has recommended Garry McCarthy among two other possible candidates to replace current police superintendent Jody Weis. Although the two other candidates the CPB recommended are Chicago Police Department "insiders," McCarthy is not part of the Chicago police system and also was the only one on Emanuel's "separate" list of top replacements. more ›

Police Superintendent Jody Weis doesn't seem like he has tons of friends, but it's good that the one friend he does have is the Mayor of Chicago: although Weis' contract ends in March, Mayor Daley announced that he would be keeping Weis as the Superintendent until mid-May when Daley's own term in office is up. more ›

Chicago Police reported Friday that there have been 108 murders in Chicago between January and April, a 19.4 percent drop from last year, which saw 134 murders during the same time frame. They have also recovered 421 more firearms and 49 more assault weapons than during this period last year. Total violent crime is down 2.8 percent overall, and property crime is down 9.6 percent. Police Superintendent Jody Weis attributes the decline to new crime reduction strategies. "With the summer fast approaching," Weis said in a press release from the police department, "we will look closely at the tactics which have made the streets safer and engage the community to help us continue in this direction." more ›