Cop’s Sports Teams Rob Gangs of Draft Choice

September 13, 1979 | by Patricia Leeds The Teen-Agers hang around the corners, aimlessly whiling away their time. Although they were not gang members, they were targets for gang recruitment. Hector Hernandez, commander of the volatile Wood Street police district,...

Slain Puerto Ricans’ Kin Sue for $48 Million

June 17, 1977 | by The Chicago Tribune The survivors of two Puerto Ricans killed in the June 4 riot in Humboldt Park filed two federal suits Thursday seeking a total of $48 million in damages from city and police officials.. The suits charge there was a “police...

Slain Puerto Ricans’ Kin Sue for $48 Million

June 17, 1977 | by The Chicago Tribune The survivors of two Puerto Ricans killed in the June 4 riot in Humboldt Park filed two federal suits Thursday seeking a total of $48 million in damages from city and police officials.. The suits charge there was a “police...

Commission Posts List in Police Test

77 Will be Promoted to Sergeant July 18, 1963 | by The Chicago Tribune Policemen reading names on controversial police sergeants list, which was posted in City hall by civil service comission.List is subject to revision for military preference claims. A new eligible...