Ex-cops attempted to throw out a Rogers Park tenant at gunpoint. The police report tells a different story.
Author Archives: Maya Dukmasova
A rosy CPS survey on cops in schools falls short
Despite bad data and board discord, CPS renews contract with CPD.
The toll of coronavirus
Loved ones reflect on the loss of partners, parents, siblings, joy givers, caretakers, and secret keepers.
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.
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.
The myth of housing mobility
The Voucher Promise chronicles the “illusions” of Section 8.
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.
From soldier to worker
Police unions were born of resistance to discipline for brutality. Do they belong in the labor movement?
Police abolitionists find fuel in the protests
As more people lose faith in the state, organizers offer alternatives.
The Reader guide to police abolition
Our reporting on envisioning and organizing a city less reliant on cops to keep us safe
Lightfoot’s surprise tenant protection measure ruffles feathers
Progressive aldermen and landlord lobby balk at “fair notice” ordinance
Will COVID-19 force us to right racial health disparities?
A conversation about what the pandemic has made intolerable
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?”
Hundreds test positive for COVID-19 at Chicago’s homeless shelters
The city’s response is improving, but still “not adequate.”