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Investigative Producer at ABC 7 News in Chicago
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CPD leaders to testify about traffic stops-turned-searches strategy, origins outside of Chicago

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By Mark Rivera Verified, Barb Markoff Verified, Christine Tressel Verified, Tom Jones Verified
| WLS-TV (Chicago, IL) Verified
CHICAGO (WLS) -- The ABC7 I-Team is learning more about the origins of a Chicago Police Department tactic that critics say is dangerous and discriminatory, and now, police leaders have been ordered to answer questions about its impact under oath. It was June 24, 2016, when a CPD leader sent an email to every commander about a new strategy the department was deploying to reduce shootings and violence across the city: using ordinary traffic stops to search for guns and contraband.
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CPD leaders to testify about stops-turned-searches strategy, origins

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By Mark Rivera Verified, Barb Markoff Verified, Christine Tressel Verified, Tom Jones Verified
| WLS-TV (Chicago, IL) Verified
CPD leaders to testify about stops-turned-searches strategy, origins ByMark Rivera and Barb Markoff, Christine Tressel and Tom Jones Tuesday, August 4, 2026 11:32PM The ABC7 I-Team is learning more about the origins of a CPD tactic that critics say is dangerous and discriminatory. WLS Copyright © 2026 WLS-TV. All Rights Reserved.
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Potential payout to closed safety-net hospitals' CEO includes millions of dollars, 2022 Range Rover

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By Mark Rivera Verified, Barb Markoff Verified, Christine Tressel Verified, Tom Jones Verified
| Yahoo Verified
The co-owner of two shuttered safety-net hospitals that owe Illinois taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars was offered a potential payout including cash and a 2022 Range Rover to step down and allow a new hospital system to take over and possibly reopen the facilities, newly filed court documents show.
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