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Sam Charles

Staff reporter

Sam Charles is a staff reporter who covers the Chicago Police Department, crime and breaking news.

Acclivus, based near the Illinois Medical District, announced $1.2 million in grant money would be doled out to groups that serve the Greater Grand Crossing, Washington Park, Washington Heights, West Pullman and Grand Boulevard neighborhoods.
Christopher Mosley, 29, was charged with being an armed habitual criminal after a gun was allegedly found in his vehicle during a traffic stop Tuesday. He has not been charged with the Jan. 28 murder of Gregory Jackson III.
The new site, launched by the Invisible Institute, includes profiles and interviews with numerous victims of Burge and his “midnight crew.” Scores of court transcripts, depositions, media clips and photos are also included in the archive.
Gregory Jackson III — more widely known as “Lil Greg” — was in the Studio Nineteen barbershop, at 1931 S. State St., shortly after noon on Jan. 28 when someone walked in and shot him in the face.
The shooting happened Thursday in the 1900 block of South State Street.
The new charges, made public Wednesday by the Chicago Police Board, allege John Catanzara filed a false police report against former Supt. Eddie Johnson after Johnson took part in an anti-violence march on the Dan Ryan Expressway in July 2018.
“Any time one of us, an Englewood resident, is carjacked and held at gunpoint on Christmas morning, we know that it is time for us to come together and find some solutions as it relates to public safety,” Ald. Stephanie Coleman (16th) said during a virtual town hall meeting Tuesday.
David Lopez was shot several times at close range Sunday on 23rd Street
Attorneys for Marcus Wiggins say he was convicted of the 1998 murder of Theopolis Teague on the South Side because three detectives — Kenneth Boudreau, James O’Brien and Sgt. Fred Bonke, who were trained and supervised by disgraced former CPD Cmdr. Jon Burge — took part in a years-long vendetta to frame him.