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Home » Police Shootings

Tag: Police Shootings

Posted inBlogs

Psychologist and defense witness at Van Dyke trial says police officers suffer from memory distortions under acute stress

by Emmanuel Camarillo September 25, 2018August 18, 2021

Laurence Miller will testify that Jason Van Dyke feared for his life when he shot Laquan McDonald, and that this mortal terror helps explain the discrepancies between his and other police reports and the videotape of the shooting.

Posted inBlogs

A jury expert weighs in on what to expect in the Jason Van Dyke trial

by Maya Dukmasova September 7, 2018August 18, 2021

“People try to get out of jury duty, but what we find is that once they are actually on a jury they take it seriously and they want to get it right.”

Posted inNews & Politics

Caught between black and blue

by Evan F. Moore August 2, 2018August 18, 2021

Was the police shooting of Harith Augustus justified? Is Blue Lives Matter for white cops only? Three black Chicago-area officers talk about what things look like from where they stand.

Posted inFilm

365 Ways to Kill an American offers a new perspective on police brutality

by Ariel Parrella-Aureli July 12, 2018August 18, 2021

The reenactments in Jordan Rome’s video series are designed so white people will empathize with the victims—and then take action.

Posted inArts & Culture

Dael Orlandersmith channels the voices of Ferguson in Until the Flood

by Dan Jakes May 2, 2018August 18, 2021

Derived from dozens of interviews, a series of eight monologues shows a wide range of perspectives.

Posted inBlogs

Emanuel launches new climate change section on city website using information deleted from EPA, and other Chicago news

by Kate Shepherd May 8, 2017August 18, 2021

Also, there’s speculation that Forrest Claypool’s days at Chicago Public Schools are numbered.

Posted inBlogs

Patrick Kennedy: RFK assassination allows Chris Kennedy to understand Chicago violence ‘better than most,’ and other news

by Kate Shepherd April 20, 2017August 18, 2021

Also, pending a Cook County judge’s decision, CPS is hoping that it will be in a position to decide the final day of the school year by May 1.

Posted inBlogs

Deportation fears, rumors are affecting businesses in Little Village, and other Chicago news

by Kate Shepherd February 20, 2017August 18, 2021

Also, even former governor George Ryan thinks the state budget impasse is a disaster.

Posted inBlogs

Chance the Rapper rules the Grammys with three major wins, and other Chicago news

by Kate Shepherd February 13, 2017August 18, 2021

Also, state rep Christian Mitchell proposes legislation to eliminate money bond in Illinois courts.

Posted inBlogs

No Obama commutation for former governor Rod Blagojevich, and other Chicago news

by Kate Shepherd January 20, 2017August 18, 2021

Also, the opening site of the Chicago Women’s March, now expecting around 50,000 participants, has been moved again.

Posted inBlogs

Former CPD chief Garry McCarthy gets a surprise subpoena in the Sandi Jackson-Jesse Jackson Jr. divorce case, and other Chicago news

by Kate Shepherd January 19, 2017August 18, 2021

Also, a lot of Illinois elected officials are skipping the Trump inauguration.

Posted inBlogs

Progressive Caucus aldermen ask DOJ to investigate city law department, and other Chicago news

by Kate Shepherd January 17, 2017August 18, 2021

Also, the head of the local Fraternal Order of Police responds to the DOJ report.

Posted inNews & Politics

2016 was the year Chicago finally got serious about police reform

by Maya Dukmasova December 21, 2016August 18, 2021

But it was also the year many citizens became convinced that reform is impossible.

Posted inColumns & Opinion

How protests in Ferguson inspired the occupation of ‘Freedom Square’

by Derrick Clifton August 9, 2016August 18, 2021

Before Chicago activists set up camp at Homan Square, Ferguson activists camped across from police headquarters for 47 straight days.

Posted inBlogs

Killing a cop is a horrible crime—but it’s not a hate crime

by Derrick Clifton July 8, 2016August 18, 2021

Even the Dallas tragedy is a poor rationale for a “Blue Lives Matter” law in Chicago.

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