Listening to one of the candidates for mayor in Chicago’s upcoming runoff, you’d think that more police is the answer to everything that ails the city. But how we police Chicago is more important than how many police Chicago has. Paul Vallas wants to make a dramatic increase in the number of cops employed by […]
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CPD denied scores of undocumented crime victims a path to citizenship
Immigrants seeking a U visa are being blocked by two sergeants who were previously involved in controversial shootings and on the verge of being fired, raising questions about CPD’s commitment to the U visa program.
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Is community oversight of police finally a reality?
A meeting of the Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability drew a mix of Chicagoans, some hopeful, some skeptical.
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Mental health on the ballot
Voters in three wards will vote on a referendum that would send mental health workers to crises instead of cops.
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Tough calls
When the police bring too many risks with them, where can you turn in a crisis?
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Op-Ed: The right (to a) call
A new consent decree is a victory against CPD abuse years in the making.
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Central Illinois police training for mental health cases questioned
Significant issues remain around police use of involuntary commitments.
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ShotSpotter held in contempt of court
Rather than release documents, a ShotSpotter attorney requested the contempt order.
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The ‘tough on crime’ myth
When candidates say they’re “tough on crime,” what they really mean is “we’ll put more Black people in prison.”
Posted inOpinion
Op-Ed: Chicago doesn’t need more curfews and criminalization
Instead, we need to address the root cause of violence: inequality.
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ShotSpotter’s deafening impact
The surveillance technology is still disproportionately listening to Black and Brown communities.
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CPD requested thousands of vaccine exemptions
Nearly half of Chicago police employees applied for exemptions to the COVID-19 vaccine.
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La verdad que nadie quiere enfrentar
Las notas de una reunión sobre la seguridad pública en Pilsen que resultó polémica
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The elephant in the room
Notes from a recent public safety meeting in Pilsen that turned contentious.
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Chicago police, firefighters donated to Canadian trucker convoy
One firefighter apparently used an official city email address to contribute.