Saul Arellano, Anthony Michael Tamez, Ashley Vargas, and William “The Kid” Guerrero are among the youngest candidates for Police District Councils.
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Superintendent Brown resisted CCPSA goal-setting
According to commissioners, Brown claimed the federal consent decree limited their ability to set goals for him as mandated in the ECPS ordinance.
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Police brutality survivors and former cops are running for Chicago’s Police District Councils
The councils are the first to be elected to police oversight bodies.
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Police district candidate’s social media full of racist and misogynist posts
Perry Abbasi, an FOP election attorney and candidate in the 25th police district, defended the posts as humorous trolling.
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Police district councils candidate questionnaire
The Reader asked candidates about funding, hiring, mental health crises and more.
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What do police district councils do?
Police district councils and the Community Commission on Public Safety and Accountability have broad oversight of the police department.
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Fifty years of struggle
Frank Chapman discusses the history of the movement for community control of the Chicago police.
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Police district council races gear up
Dozens have filed petitions to run for the newly created councils.
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ShotSpotter held in contempt of court
Rather than release documents, a ShotSpotter attorney requested the contempt order.
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Second time’s the charm?
Gun-violence advocate Kina Collins takes another run at Danny Davis.
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Abortion is healthcare
Tips on obtaining an abortion and supporting abortion access in a post-Roe vs Wade world
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New body-cam images show CPD attack on Miracle Boyd
Officer Nicholas Jovanovich knocked out the activist’s tooth and seized her cell phone.
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Chicago police, firefighters donated to Canadian trucker convoy
One firefighter apparently used an official city email address to contribute.
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Interview with podcaster Aaron Smith: ‘Get to the root of the person’
Season three of Escaping the Odds, a podcast about entrepreneurship for the formerly incarcerated, dropped Tuesday.