Chicago Police set record for overtime in 2023, and trend is continuing this year
There are also additional needs this year with months of massive events on the schedule, notably including the Democratic National Convention in August.
Elliott Ramos is an investigative data journalist for CBS Chicago, responsible for the station's data-driven investigations, specializing in data visualizations, maps, and obtaining and analyzing large government databases via FOIA requests.
He was previously a data journalist for NBC News, covering a range of topics from energy, public transit, policing, and the pandemic - analyzing CDC data,reporting on vaccinations, hospitalizations and virus hotspots. He was previously the data editor for WBEZ, Chicago's NPR station.
A lot of his work was been part of a collaboration with ProPublica Illinois, where we examined the disparate impacts of Chicago's ticketing and debt-collection practices. The work spurred numerous legislative reforms and triggered several class-action lawsuits. He has also done investigations into the city's towing practices, the "stop-and-frisk" program used by the Chicago Police Department known as contact cards.
There are also additional needs this year with months of massive events on the schedule, notably including the Democratic National Convention in August.
The Cook County Sheriff's Office aims to put mental health workers in the field virtually as cities grapple with alternative police responses.
Earlier this month, organizers said the parade would be smaller than in years past due to the city's concerns with safety.
CBS 2 calculated a 50% increase in crypto-related cases in just a decade, according to Chicago police data.
The move comes as the city continues to grapple with reduced police staffing after the pandemic left the department with 1,400 fewer officers.
Arbitrator Edwin Benn has warned the city has "no possibility of prevailing" in court if the City Council rejects a ruling that officers can seek arbitration of serious disciplinary cases.
We have been tracking an increase in brazen crash-and-grab burglaries for months. So with some turning violent, what can we expect to change?
Robberies, car thefts, smash-and-grabs. CBS Chicago took a dive into all the reported crimes in the city to give a sense of what's going on in the city this year.
As we close the books on another year, we wanted to take a moment to focus on why what we do matters.
The driver, a 41-year-old man, was providing a ride to an unidentified woman when she became angry and started to physically attack him, police said.
Aldermen said they have been sounding the alarm about crime in the area for months, but nothing has been done.
Crime stats of those who were carjacked, robbed, shot, or killed give an overwhelming sense of a society unmoored. But the spectacle of crime can evoke fear, often overshadowing those who are truly affected: the victims.
Since 1980, Chicago's overnight ban prevents motorists from parking on roughly 100 miles of city streets, and about 95% of the time there was no plowable snow.
The overall Chicago Police Department budget would increase from $1.9 billion to $1.99 billion next year.
The family of the 18-year-old woman killed in Belmont Cragin told CBS 2 that they're not giving up in their quest for justice.