Jeremey Johnson has chronicled nearly two years of pretrial house arrest.
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On house arrest with Mohawk Johnson
CPD has tried to turn rapper and comedian Mohawk Johnson into a cautionary example to social justice protesters. He has other plans.
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Pangea has taken thousands to eviction court. The story of an apartment empire
The company has claimed credit for reviving south and west side communities, even as it’s filed more than 9,000 eviction cases since 2009.
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Chicago not adding more security at marathon, Cubs playoffs after Las Vegas mass shooting, and other news
Also, Robin Kelly to Sarah Huckabee Sanders: Most guns used in Chicago shootings come from out of state.
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South Shore is Chicago’s eviction capital
The south-side neighborhood sees more evictions than any other part of the city—or Cook County, for that matter.
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Through faith, reconnecting ‘two Chicagos’ divided by violence and inequality
Three religious leaders and Cook County sheriff Tom Dart spoke about the effects of gun violence and what the religious community should do to fix it.
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Landlords are almost twice as likely to prevail in Cook County eviction court
Court data shows that landlords won more than 60 percent of eviction cases over the past two years.
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Trump, Sessions, Chicago FOP president Dean Angelo will meet to discuss gun violence, and other news
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Chris Kennedy lifted the campaign contribution limit by donating more than $250,000 to his own campaign.
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Eviction filings in Chicago appear to be on the decline
But this doesn’t mean low-income renters are better off.
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Chicago went six days without a murder for the first time since 2012, and other news
Also, even New York mayor Bill de Blasio is sick of Trump’s obsession with Chicago violence.
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On the northwest side, eviction and gentrification go hand in hand
The prevalence of verbal landlord-tenant agreements leaves low-income immigrant households vulnerable.
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Chicago area forecasted to have the weakest real estate market in the U.S. in 2017, and other news
Also, there have been more than 700 murders in the city so far this year.
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No-show cops and dysfunctional courts keep Cook County Jail inmates waiting years for a trial
Chicago police missed more than 11,000 court dates since 2010, causing months or years of unnecessary delays for inmates awaiting trial.
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Charged with murder, but they didn’t kill anyone—police did
A Reader investigation found ten cases since 2011 where police killed a civilian in Chicago and charged an accomplice with the murder.
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Activist calls for boycott of the annual Bud Billiken Parade, and other Chicago news
Also, Trump and Clinton have at least one thing in common: they’ve been booed at Wrigley Field.