“If Laquan McDonald hadn’t been killed and they’d elected to charge him with a crime, we would still be waiting to see that video.”
Tag: Laquan McDonald
Posted inNews & Politics
Rahm’s Chicago Stories podcast takes you inside the mind of the mayor
We listened to all 18 hours of it so you don’t have to.
Posted inBlogs
Spectator who exclaimed ‘What?’ in court jailed—without bail—during Jason Van Dyke hearing, activists say
The man was one of two who received stiff penalties for contempt from Judge Vincent Gaughan recently.
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Anita Alvarez’s campaign consultants gave her talking points before she announced charges against Jason Van Dyke, and other Chicago news
Also, Chicago is one of Amazon’s 20 finalists for its second North American headquarters.
Posted inNews & Politics
Why Chicago’s not buying Rahm’s new liberal hero persona
Critics say Mayor 1 Percent’s rhetoric doesn’t line up with the policies he’s enacting.
Posted inBlogs
Journalist Jamie Kalven won’t be forced to identify his Laquan McDonald story sources, and other Chicago news
Also, a judge has banned Dennis Hastert from unsupervised contact with minors and porn.
Posted inBlogs
Chicago Public Schools CEO Forrest Claypool’s very bad day, and other news
Also, Jason Van Dyke’s lawyer makes tone-deaf comparison to torture of three black sharecroppers.
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Falling enrollments may lead to more Chicago Public Schools closings when the moratorium ends in 2018, and other Chicago news
Also, Michigan Avenue Black Friday protests smaller than in recent years.
Posted inColumns & Opinion
Forrest Claypool pulls a Jeff Sessions
The CPS boss apologizes for an invoice change he previously said he didn’t recall—after being shown proof of the change.
Posted inArts & Culture
Matt Taibbi: The case of Eric Garner proves that broken windows policing is broken
A Q&A with prolific Rolling Stone writer Matt Taibbi about his new book that tells the full story of the Eric Garner case that helped spark the Black Lives Matters movement.
Posted inBlogs
Judge in Laquan McDonald murder case faces a challenge trying to control the flow of information, and other Chicago news
Also, Rahm Emanuel says Trump is trying to distract Americans from important issues like the North Korea crisis.
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Garry McCarthy for Mayor files paperwork for exploratory committee, and other Chicago news
Also, Hispanics are now the second-largest racial/ethnic group in Chicago.
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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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Grand jury still weighing more indictments in the Laquan McDonald case, and other Chicago news
Also, the Field Museum is giving Sue her own private suite.
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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.