CHICAGO POLICE STAR MAGAZINES

The Chicago Police Star Magazine was published by the Chicago Police Department from February 1963 to April 2005. This publication replaced the Chicago Police Newsletter also published by the Chicago Police Department.

Upon its debut, the Chicago Police Star Magazine was published twice a month. In January 1964 the magazine became a monthly publication and was then discontinued in June 1972. In September 1974 the magazine resumed monthly publication and continued as such until April 1975 when it briefly became a bi-monthly publication. It resumed monthly publication in January 1976 and remained a monthly publication until October 1979. Due to budget cuts the magazine was downsized and became a bi-monthly publication in November 1979. In January 1987 budget cuts once again downsized the magazine and it became a quarterly publication. The magazine continued as a quarterly publication until 2004. Only one edition was published in 2004 and in 2005 before the magazine was finally discontinued.