Ex-cops attempted to throw out a Rogers Park tenant at gunpoint. The police report tells a different story.
Author Archives: Maya Dukmasova
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A rosy CPS survey on cops in schools falls short
Despite bad data and board discord, CPS renews contract with CPD.
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The toll of coronavirus
Loved ones reflect on the loss of partners, parents, siblings, joy givers, caretakers, and secret keepers.
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This is my brain on local TV news
Thirteen and a half hours of broadcasts on looting leave a day of impressions without a trace.
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Chicago won’t pay ‘hush money’ to prevent police misconduct records release—for now
A City Council vote on Charles Green’s lawsuit settlement was postponed.
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The myth of housing mobility
The Voucher Promise chronicles the “illusions” of Section 8.
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Activists say mayor’s police reform promises ring hollow
Lori Lightfoot has hampered the process of installing a police oversight council, activists say, despite making it a major part of her public safety platform during her mayoral run.
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From soldier to worker
Police unions were born of resistance to discipline for brutality. Do they belong in the labor movement?
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Police abolitionists find fuel in the protests
As more people lose faith in the state, organizers offer alternatives.
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The Reader guide to police abolition
Our reporting on envisioning and organizing a city less reliant on cops to keep us safe
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Lightfoot’s surprise tenant protection measure ruffles feathers
Progressive aldermen and landlord lobby balk at “fair notice” ordinance
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Will COVID-19 force us to right racial health disparities?
A conversation about what the pandemic has made intolerable
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One murder, four years, no answers
A mother takes to podcasting wondering if CPD did “a cover-up or are they just this damn incompetent?”
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Hundreds test positive for COVID-19 at Chicago’s homeless shelters
The city’s response is improving, but still “not adequate.”