The Countering Violent Extremism program is meant to stop terrorism and hate crimes before they happen, but critics say it’s yet another excuse to spy on Muslims.
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University of Chicago defends Steve Bannon debate invite citing freedom of speech, and other news
Also, Chicago will comply with a Department of Justice request for immigration documents.
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Department of Justice threatens to subpoena sanctuary cities including Chicago, and other news
Also, the Chicago Teachers Union is not happy that CPS might relax its ethics code.
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The trials of Stuart V. Goldberg, Chicago’s flashiest defense attorney
He wears $5,000 suits and is chauffeured to court in a Rolls-Royce. He’s made a fortune off the war on drugs. He claims Oprah once wanted to have his baby. He is the most interesting lawyer in Chicago. But who’s the man behind the megawatt smile?
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Police misconduct exacts a heavy toll on Chicago
Cops’ bad behavior corrodes trust in law enforcement and costs taxpayers millions in legal settlements.
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The activists and the aldermen: The #NoCopAcademy campaign’s crash course in Chicago civics
After a City Council setback, the #NoCopAcademy campaign reflects on strategy—and aldermen on both sides of the issue respond.
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Investigation: Emanuel’s Chicago Infrastructure Trust has cost taxpayers $5 million but has contributed little, and other news
Also, local and national progressive Democrats target Congressman Dan Lipinski.
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Shootings and homicides in Englewood on pace to reach record lows in 2017, and other Chicago news
Also, local preservationists want landmark designation for Emmett Till’s Woodlawn home.
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ACLU of Illinois sues for federal oversight of CPD reforms, and other Chicago news
Also, the Blackhawks allowed Bryan Bickell to retire as a Blackhawk with a one-day contract.
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City Hall asks federal judge for nationwide injunction to prevent Jeff Sessions from defunding sanctuary cities, and other Chicago news
Also, a judge has sealed Jason Van Dyke’s statements to IPRA about Laquan McDonald shooting.
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Emanuel embraces Madigan’s CPD reform lawsuit—while fighting an identical suit from Black Lives Matter
Chicago’s mayor gets aboard a police reform effort from Illinois’s attorney general, but will victims of police violence be sidelined?
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Chicago must apply for a DOJ grant that includes new sanctuary city restrictions, and other news
Also, a former Miss America has announced a run against incumbent attorney general Lisa Madigan.
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Michael Madigan is now the longest-serving state house speaker in American history, and other Chicago news
Also, prompted by the highly unpopular pop tax, Cook County commissioner Richard Boykin is mulling a 2018 run against board president Toni Preckwinkle.
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Chicago is suing the Department of Justice over federal funding for sanctuary cities, and other news
Also, Northwestern microbiologist Wyndham Lathem will make his first court appearance in California Monday morning.
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IPRA reopens investigation into 2014 fatal police shooting of a 19-year-old, and other Chicago news
Also, J.B. Pritzker’s health-care plan involves letting anyone buy into Medicaid.