Public Safety

Court Watch: Drunk Driving Offense Not Expunged, Court Rules
Court Watch

Drunk Driving Offense Not Expunged, Court Rules

State Supreme Court says expunged OWI conviction can count against defendants sentenced for a new offense.

Police Relations in Sherman Park Still An Issue

Police Relations in Sherman Park Still An Issue

Capt. Willie Murphy of District 7 is working to rebuild trust in the neighborhood.

MPS Crisis Team Helps Students With Trauma

MPS Crisis Team Helps Students With Trauma

Group of school psychologists, social workers and counselors respond when student or teacher dies.

Will Earnell Lucas Be a “People’s Sheriff”?

Will Earnell Lucas Be a “People’s Sheriff”?

That’s what new sheriff promised; community members hope he will be very different than David Clarke.

Evers Will Visit Lincoln Hills

Evers Will Visit Lincoln Hills

Walker never visited troubled youth prison or any correctional facility during eight years in office.

Court Watch: Chisholm Supports Fully Legal Pot
Court Watch

Chisholm Supports Fully Legal Pot

But only with adequate implementation and regulatory structures, he says.

City’s Homicides Way Down in 2018

City’s Homicides Way Down in 2018

Right now at 19 percent fewer homicides and 16 percent fewer non-fatal shootings. Why?

Drug Task Force Seeks Community Input

Drug Task Force Seeks Community Input

City-County Heroin, Opioid and Cocaine Task Force seeks solutions to drug epidemic.

New Residential Treatment Facility Opens

New Residential Treatment Facility Opens

Youth who might have gone to Lincoln Hills now at county’s Bakari Center, with aim to reduce recidivism.

Op Ed: Jesuit Sex Offenders Must Be Prosecuted
Op Ed

Jesuit Sex Offenders Must Be Prosecuted

Full investigation of clerical child sex abusers should be done by Attorney General.

Sex Traffickers Ensnare Youth Without Homes

Sex Traffickers Ensnare Youth Without Homes

Report: 25% of sex-trafficked youth in city were missing from faster care, group homes.

Court Watch: 41% of State Inmates Have Mental Health Issues
Court Watch

41% of State Inmates Have Mental Health Issues

Critics decry use of prisons as dumping grounds for people with mental health problems.