Ex-cops attempted to throw out a Rogers Park tenant at gunpoint. The police report tells a different story.
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Ode to a Chicago Public School
The lessons learned in CPS go beyond what’s taught in the classroom.
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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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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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The front lines of police brutality
Photos from a protest where cops shot pepper spray into a kettled crowd.
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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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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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Getting ‘Eddie Johnson drunk’ at Ceres Cafe
Chicagoans seek psychic relief by making a mockery of the fired police superintendent.
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‘I’m the bad guy now’: A retired cop on outing police misconduct
Bill Dorsch loved being a Chicago cop, then he witnessed misconduct by disgraced detective Reynaldo Guevara.
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Think you know your Chicago underworld slang?
A quiz on some of the less obvious entries in a 1967 police-training dictionary
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SCOTUS civil asset forfeiture decision won’t end profit-driven policing
Illinois law still incentivizes cops to take people’s stuff
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Overlooked mayoral hopefuls share bold visions for Chicago
They may have little name recognition and no campaign funds, but the regular people running for mayor are committed to making the city thrive.
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A Visual Voter’s Guide
Protest images from the last two years will inspire you to get to the polls.
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Protests and blaming the media—sound familiar? That was during the ’68 Democratic National Convention
Archived letters to former Chicago mayor Richard J. Daley bring up familiar concerns about unrest, policing, political divisions, and “propaganda.”