Chicago has quietly expanded the surveillance technology’s footprint—but it’s still disproportionately listening to Black and Brown communities.
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Hands up, don’t shoot
Video released Thursday shows that 13-year-old Adam Toledo was unarmed and raising his hands when he was killed by police.
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Lightfoot turns city’s infrastructure into weapons against protesters
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.
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Hundreds of Illinois prisoners languish behind bars waiting for Dorothy Brown to do her job
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.
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Chicago police ‘satanic panic’ document from the 80s goes viral
What was billed as a relic from the “satanic panic” hysteria of the 80s was retweeted 7,000 times over the weekend.
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Lawmakers push for better training for cops in schools
A Reader and City Bureau investigation last year found the cops in Chicago Public Schools acted with little oversight.
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Reader readers sound off about Chicago’s worst things
Our readers respond to the Worst of Chicago issue with their own least-favorite local people, places, and things.
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Pot smokers toke up in public to make a political statement
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.
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‘I shot at the car’: Police video shows chaotic aftermath of Paul O’Neal fatal shooting
Videos released by the Independent Police Review Authority don’t capture the shooting, but reveal a tumultuous aftermath.
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Chicago police investigate Pirates infielder in sexual assault claim, and other Chicago news
American Airlines tests speedier security, and a Chicago ex-cop admits a fraudulent tax scheme.
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Top cop calls Fourth of July gun violence reduction ‘progress’ but ‘not success,’ and other Chicago news
And, Sheryl Swoopes’s exit as Loyola’s women’s basketball coach.
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Here’s what’s missing from the Police Accountability Task Force report
Poverty and segregation underlie many of our policing problems, but don’t expect a task force to address them.
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Jamie Kalven wins Polk Award for his coverage of Laquan McDonald
The Invisible Institute founder is being honored not only for what he reported but for what he predicted.
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Revisiting Robert Blau’s Cop Shop
Blau, now an executive editor for Bloomberg News, covered Chicago police headquarters in the early 90s.
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Van Dyke said he feared McDonald’s knife could shoot bullets
The Chicago police officer charged with murdering Laquan McDonald told a detective he had previously been warned about so-called “revolver knives.”