Chicago police traffic stops plunge, again, but Black and Latino drivers still get pulled over far more

The Chicago Police Department made fewer traffic stops in 2025 than in the previous year and less than half the stops it made in 2023, according to a new report by the Illinois Department of Transportation, but Chicago police officers continued to pull over Black and Latino drivers at much higher rates than white driv

OPP charged four Thunder Bay area motorists with impaired driving after separate traffic stops and RIDE checks between Aug. 7 and Aug. 10. All were released and face court dates next month.