Sophie Sherry is a Wire Desk Reporter at various media outlets including Fox 32 Chicago and NBC Chicago. She covers a range of topics such as elections, government, politics, and public policy, with a particular focus on security policy, law enforcement technology, and issues affecting Central America, the Caribbean, and South America. Her work has been featured in prominent publications and broadcasts, including ABC 7 Chicago, Chicago Sun-Times, and St. Louis Public Radio.
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Sophie Sherry's coverage focuses primarily on local news, particularly evolving and breaking crime stories in the Chicago area. She also covers topics related to city council resolutions and street violence.
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By: Violet Miller
Ammar Houssamo is accused of fatally shooting Nick Calzaretta and then turning the gun on himself in a jarring attack last week. Calzaretta had previously obtained a protective order barring Houssamo from contacting him, but it was lifted more than two years ago.
By: Mohammad Samra, Sophie Sherry
Michael Barz, who rose to the rank of deputy chief but retired as a captain, says he was added to the list based on bogus information about his disciplinary record. His lawsuit names the city, police Supt. Larry Snelling and other officials.
By: Sophie Sherry, Jon Seidel
Critics have called the massive pool of money a “slush fund” for the Republican president's allies. But the defendants in the “Broadview Six” case are largely involved in Democratic politics, and they also might apply for relief.
By: Sophie Sherry
The family’s attorney dropped an earlier case filed in Cook County court just days before opening arguments were set to begin.
By: Sophie Sherry
Sheridan Gorman's father referenced earlier claims Monday that defendant Jose Medina has a developmental disability from a gunshot wound, saying it's time to “stop pretending this man is harmless and has the mentality of a child.”
By: Sophie Sherry
Officer David Ross was on medical leave, purportedly recovering from a knee injury sustained during an on-duty crash, when he took the exam in 2023 — successfully climbing onto a horse, lifting five bales of hay and moving a 1,200 pound dumpster, records show.
By: Zoe Singer Keenan Chen, Sophie Sherry
A former high-ranking Chicago cop says the surge in thefts likely means criminals have noticed that police aren't doing much to address the problem. An alderperson has now proposed a crackdown on the black market for air bags that he describes as a new “tool” for police.
By: Sophie Sherry
The dismissal marked the first case to crumble under what one judge called a “credibility crisis” swirling around U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros' office following the collapse of the Broadview prosecution last month.
By: Sophie Sherry
Chicago police had arrested just one person in more than 1,200 air bag thefts recorded over the first four months of this year, the Sun-Times found. Ald. Gilbert Villegas has said he proposed the new ordinance targeting resellers to give police another “tool” to address the growing problem.
By: Sophie Sherry
Wednesday's video release came nearly five years after French was killed and her partner, Carlos Yanez Jr., was seriously wounded in a shooting in Englewood that rocked the city.
