Garry McCarthy

Another kind of gun control

2013-05-05 00:00:00

Supporters of a measure that would have expanded background checks for firearm purchases decried the bill's death in the Senate last month. But was the defeat really such a bad thing? Had it passed, the new law would have been hailed as a historic...

Chicago baby, shot with father during a diaper change, dies

2013-03-12 11:34:00

In Chicago, certain names have become synonymous with a specific type of tragedy for girls, which can be recalled with bleak and brief synopsis: Hadiya Pendleton, a 15-year-old majorette, shot in the back after coming home from President Obama's...

2 charged in Hadiya Pendleton's murder to appear in Chicago court

2013-02-12 10:59:00

The two men accused of shooting Hadiya Pendleton will appear in a Chicago courtroom on the first-degree murder charges Tuesday, hours before her parents are to sit with First Lady Michelle Obama for the president’s State of the Union speech....

Hadiya Pendleton: Slain girl had made PSA against gang violence

2013-01-31 16:15:00

Not long after a fatal bullet pierced Hadiya Pendleton’s back, her round face -- its espresso eyes and easy smile -- had become a national symbol of innocence robbed.� The slaying of the Chicago sophomore who had recently performed as a...

Editorial: Mayor Difficult -- Has Emanuel alienated Chicagoans?

2013-05-19 00:00:00

Early in 2011, Candidate Rahm Emanuel warned Chicagoans that their City Hall had to fix its finances or risk entering into eternal rest. The distance from broke government to broken government, he observed, is short: Without restoring financial health,...

Michigan Avenue merchants fear they'll be the victims of robbery hoax

2013-05-18 00:00:00

The bizarre saga of a 68-year-old woman who said she was forced to hand over jewelry valued at more than $135,000 to a group of menacing young men on the bustling Magnificent Mile reverberated around the country. Some 36 hours later, police had...

By the numbers, how Rahm could lose in 2015

2013-05-09 21:32:02

Emanuel gets split verdict on crime

2013-05-10 06:51:00

Chicago voters are split on how Mayor Rahm Emanuel has handled the crime problem that was a high-profile focus of his second year in office, but they like the job Garry McCarthy is doing as the city's top cop, a Tribune/WGN-TV poll found. The mayor's...

April homicides at lowest in more than 50 years

2013-05-02 00:00:00

While Chicago's homicides for April hit their lowest total in five decades, the final hours of the month closed out with a vengeance as shootings left three dead and 17 injured, including the son of a slain Chicago police officer. The latest wave of...

Mom of boy, 16, killed by cops: 'He was bipolar, depressed'

2013-05-06 14:12:00

Relatives say a 16-year-old boy who was shot and killed by police after he allegedly fired at people on the street and then at pursuing officers suffered from a bipolar disorder. But they are still at a loss to explain what happened to their "playful,...

Emanuel doubles down as year 2 ends

2013-05-05 00:00:00

Surrounded by kids as he accepted money from a soft-drink company for nutrition and exercise classes, Rahm Emanuel was asked if it might make more sense for children's health to take a harder line on the sale of sugary drinks. "I'm here about making...

April homicides fewest since '60s

2013-05-02 08:10:00

While Chicago's homicides for April hit their lowest total in five decades, the final hours of the month closed out with a vengeance as shootings left three dead and 17 wounded, including a son of a slain Chicago police officer. The latest wave of...

Chicago Police recruit Jennie Morris salutes Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy as Mayor Rahm Emanuel looks on during the graduation ceremony and promotion ceremony at Navy Pier in Chicago. All 105 of the new graduates will be assigned to Operation Impact foot patrols.

2013-05-15 00:00:00

Standing over a table filled with seven seized guns, Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy, flanked by police officials, discusses the recently seized firearms during a press conference at the 7th district Englewood Police sta.

2013-05-06 00:00:00

Director of the Illinois State Police Hiram Grau, left, Chicago Police First Deputy Superintendent Alfonsa Wysinger, first lady of Chicago Amy Rule, and Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy stand on the dais during the annual St.

2013-05-05 00:00:00