Lori Lightfoot has hampered the process of installing a police oversight council, activists say, despite making it a major part of her public safety platform during her mayoral run.
Tag: police accountability
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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?”
Posted inNews & Politics
Mayoral forum recap: all the answers, none of the bullshit
At back-to-back forums last week 11 candidates fielded questions and even provided some answers.
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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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Family of another teen slain by Chicago police reflects on Van Dyke verdict
Vindication for Laquan McDonald doesn’t mean justice for majority of police shooting victims.
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In debate over civilian oversight of Chicago police, grassroots proposals win the day
Alderman Ariel Reboyras’s two proposals were decried as toothless at the last of five community meetings on proposed police reform ordinances.
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Lots of questions about police accountability, few satisfying answers from IPRA director
Sharon Fairley spoke with the Invisible Institute’s Jamie Kalven—and a room of Chicagoans sick of waiting for police reform.
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How CPD’s new use-of-force guidelines compare to the DOJ’s recommendations
The Chicago Police Department appears to backpedal on stricter rules for cops.
Posted inColumns & Opinion
After an officer in an unmarked car seriously injures a cyclist, police blame the victim
CPD says she blew a stop sign, but her lawyer says dash-cam video may prove the officer was at fault.
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Can Chicago forgive Rahm Emanuel?
He’s starting with the “man in the mirror,” but will the DOJ report help him change his ways?
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Angered by homicides, activists leave coffins at Rahm Emanuel’s home
“Behind each of these deaths is a failure,” activists said.
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2016 was the year Chicago finally got serious about police reform
But it was also the year many citizens became convinced that reform is impossible.
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Could the Justice Department enact national policing reforms?
As the feds work through investigations in Chicago and five other cities, can they go beyond consent decrees?
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Chicago police union plans last ditch effort to hide police misconduct records
But options for blocking biggest cop data dump in history are dwindling.
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New school construction could further city’s segregation and other Chicago news
Also, City Council considers new measures on police reform.