Garry McCarthy
After Cop Fatally Shoots a Black Woman, San Francisco's Police Chief Resigns
Greg Suhr resigned under pressure from the city's mayor and ongoing protests over fatal shootings and racist texts within his department.
Chicago Police Commander Goes to Trial for Shoving Gun Down Man's Throat
Commander Glenn Evans also allegedly held a Taser to Rickey Williams's groin and threatened to kill the suspect during the 2013 incident.
US Attorney General Announces Justice Department Probe Into Chicago Police
The investigation into the department's "patterns and practices" will focus on the use of excessive and deadly force, racial bias, and systems of accountability to determine whether its officers systematically violate constitutional rights.
Firing Chicago’s Top Cop Might Not Be Enough to Save Mayor Rahm Emanuel's Job
The mayor dismissed police superintendent Garry McCarthy on Tuesday, but activists are now calling for Emanuel to step down in the wake of the shooting death of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald.
Chicago Police Chief Garry McCarthy Fired in Wake of Laquan McDonald Video
A week after Chicago released footage of a white officer gunning down a black teenager in the street last October, Mayor Rahm Emanuel has bowed to public pressure and asked his police superintendent to resign.
Chicago's Top Cop Just Got Fired
Garry McCarthy was fired by Mayor Rahm Emanuel days after a video of a Chicago officer shooting a teenager 16 times was released to the public.
Obama Just Made the Case for America to Overhaul Its Gun Laws
The president weighed in on the issue of gun control in an address to the country’s top law enforcement officers in his adopted hometown of Chicago.
Chicago's Top Cop Calls Justice System 'Broken' After Bloody Fourth of July Weekend
Multiple shootings in Chicago over the holiday weekend left 53 people injured and nine dead, including a 7-year-old boy who was watching fireworks.
How Some Police Chiefs Are Like LeBron James — And Why That’s Bad for Cities
Top cops like New York’s Bill Bratton command hefty salaries when they move to new cities, but many communities are now clamoring for more control of their police departments.
Guns, Money, Death, and the Dude — Welcome to Chiraq
The ongoing gun violence in Chicago is enraging and sad for a group of men standing on a South Side street corner. But it also has its own kind of inevitable logic.
Rahm Emanuel's Gun-of-the-Month Club Is Not Going to Help Chicago
New gun-control legislation from Chicago's mayor is attempting to address a crisis — the fact that he could lose the next election.