From Wordle to Betty White: The top Google searches in 2022
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Google technology expert Charity Mhende takes us through the top trending searches from the past year and what inspired them.

Former police commander testifies in CPD whistleblower trial: ‘I’m not lying for nobody’

When then Area 2 Detectives Commander Rodney Blisset told Isaac Lambert that Lambert was losing his job as a detective sergeant and sent to work in patrol, he couldn’t give Lambert a reason for the demotion.

Chicago boy, 15, fatally shot near CPS school identified as student

"It’s a tragedy, I’ve been in this job 26 years, and it doesn’t get any easier," Parham said. "You hate to see anything happen to children in our community. It’s mind-numbing. You’re tired of seeing things like this."

Chicago boy, 15, fatally shot near CPS school identified as student
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A 15-year-old boy was fatally shot Tuesday afternoon down the street from a magnet high school he attended in South Austin on the West Side, according to Chicago police.

Chicago police display photo of guns recovered on Sunday

Chicago police revealed in a Twitter post that they recovered more than a dozen guns on Sunday alone.

CTA employee charged with stealing over $350,000 from the agency’s pension fund

Ayanna Nesbitt worked as a retirement clerk handling pension payments for the CTA. She allegedly created and approved fraudulent requests for death benefit payments and refunds on pension contributions, according to the federal charges.

Lightfoot to return $43K in campaign contributions that may violate political fundraising rules

The campaign cash came from a series of companies owned in part by Carmen Rossi, a registered lobbyist with contracts at City Hall and extensive financial interests in bars and other businesses regulated by the city.

Active shooter drill held at Chicago City Hall
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Emergency vehicles and a large police response flooded Chicago City Hall for an active shooter drill Friday.

Feds seek 5 years in prison for man who bought gun used to kill Chicago Police Officer Ella French

Federal prosecutors are seeking a stiff five-year prison sentence for the so-called straw purchaser of the gun used to kill Chicago Police Officer Ella French and seriously wound her partner — insisting that the man “shares blame for what happened to those officers.”

Find out what Chicago police are giving away in exchange for your unwanted guns
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Chicago police are hosting a gun turn-in event to help people safely get rid of their unwanted guns. You won't walk away empty handed either. CPD is giving away incentives for each unwanted gun turned in. The event will be held tomorrow from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. at St. Ita Church in Edgewater.