Larry Snelling Archives – South Side Weekly

DNC Protest Recap: Thousands Marched Amid Massive Police Response

by Max Blaisdell August 28, 2024August 28, 2024

At demonstrations throughout the week, protesters exhorted Democrats to stop Israel’s invasion of Gaza.

More Cops Got Overtime for NASCAR in 2024 than Previous Year

by Jim Daley August 12, 2024March 14, 2026

Mayor Johnson on His Organizing Roots and Vision for Chicago

by Jim Daley June 18, 2024March 14, 2026

Public Meetings Report. Illustration by Holley Appold/South Side Weekly

Public Meetings Report

Public Meetings Report — October 5, 2023

by Scott Pemberton and Documenters October 12, 2023October 12, 2023

Larry Snelling, wearing the CPD's dress blue uniform, raises his right hand while facing the camera. Ana Valencia raises her right hand while facing Snelling. Valencia has long black hair and is wearing a multicolored red and black blouse. In the background, outgoing interim superintendent Fred Waller, a bald Black man wearing a suit, is slightly out of focus and facing the camera and Valencia, watching Snelling take the oath of office. The wall behind them is gray marble. Several other people are out of focus in the background.

Snelling Confirmed as CPD Supt. After ‘Historic’ Nomination Process

by Jim Daley and Max Blaisdell September 27, 2023March 14, 2026

An official CPD photo of Chief Larry Snelling, wearing dress blue uniform with tie and cap. Snelling's face has been replaced with documents from compliant files from his career as an officer.

Larry Snelling Garnered Multiple Use-of-Force Complaints in the 1990s

by Max Blaisdell September 6, 2023September 6, 2023

‘Doesn’t Make it Wrong’

by Jim Daley September 1, 2023March 14, 2026

Larry Snelling Was Implicated in ’97 Corruption Scheme

by Max Blaisdell August 24, 2023September 6, 2023