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Home » chicago police

Tag: chicago police

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ShotSpotter’s deafening impact

by Grace Del Vecchio and Matt Chapman May 12, 2022May 12, 2022

Chicago has quietly expanded the surveillance technology’s footprint—but it’s still disproportionately listening to Black and Brown communities.

Posted inNews & Politics

Hands up, don’t shoot

by Adam M. Rhodes April 15, 2021August 18, 2021

Video released Thursday shows that 13-year-old Adam Toledo was unarmed and raising his hands when he was killed by police.

Posted inNews & Politics

Lightfoot turns city’s infrastructure into weapons against protesters

by Maya Dukmasova November 18, 2020August 18, 2021

When election and racial justice protests rocked Chicago, the mayor used raised bridges and shut down public transportation as crowd control measures, which harmed the city’s workers.

Posted inNews & Politics

Hundreds of Illinois prisoners languish behind bars waiting for Dorothy Brown to do her job

by Maya Dukmasova May 24, 2018August 18, 2021

The court clerk lost the records of James Allen, who’s fighting to overturn convictions that put him in prison 30 years ago. His case is not unique.

Posted inBlogs

Chicago police ‘satanic panic’ document from the 80s goes viral

by Ryan Smith May 8, 2018August 18, 2021

What was billed as a relic from the “satanic panic” hysteria of the 80s was retweeted 7,000 times over the weekend.

Posted inBlogs

Lawmakers push for better training for cops in schools

by City Bureau May 1, 2018August 18, 2021

A Reader and City Bureau investigation last year found the cops in Chicago Public Schools acted with little oversight.

Posted inBlogs

Reader readers sound off about Chicago’s worst things

by Ryan Smith December 21, 2017August 18, 2021

Our readers respond to the Worst of Chicago issue with their own least-favorite local people, places, and things.

Posted inBlogs

Pot smokers toke up in public to make a political statement

by Lee V. Gaines April 21, 2017August 18, 2021

About 80 people gathered around the Logan Square monument on 4/20, the unofficial “National Weed Day,” for a celebration that doubled as a campaign event.

Posted inBlogs

‘I shot at the car’: Police video shows chaotic aftermath of Paul O’Neal fatal shooting

by Maya Dukmasova August 5, 2016August 18, 2021

Videos released by the Independent Police Review Authority don’t capture the shooting, but reveal a tumultuous aftermath.

Posted inBlogs

Chicago police investigate Pirates infielder in sexual assault claim, and other Chicago news

by Faraz Mirza July 6, 2016August 18, 2021

American Airlines tests speedier security, and a Chicago ex-cop admits a fraudulent tax scheme.

Posted inBlogs

Top cop calls Fourth of July gun violence reduction ‘progress’ but ‘not success,’ and other Chicago news

by Sara Cohen July 5, 2016August 18, 2021

And, Sheryl Swoopes’s exit as Loyola’s women’s basketball coach.

Posted inBlogs

Here’s what’s missing from the Police Accountability Task Force report

by Steve Bogira April 21, 2016August 18, 2021

Poverty and segregation underlie many of our policing problems, but don’t expect a task force to address them.

Posted inBlogs

Jamie Kalven wins Polk Award for his coverage of Laquan McDonald

by Michael Miner February 15, 2016August 18, 2021

The Invisible Institute founder is being honored not only for what he reported but for what he predicted.

Posted inBlogs

Revisiting Robert Blau’s Cop Shop

by Michael Miner December 16, 2015August 18, 2021

Blau, now an executive editor for Bloomberg News, covered Chicago police headquarters in the early 90s.

Posted inBlogs

Van Dyke said he feared McDonald’s knife could shoot bullets

by Steve Bogira December 8, 2015August 18, 2021

The Chicago police officer charged with murdering Laquan McDonald told a detective he had previously been warned about so-called “revolver knives.”

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