After Mayor Lori Lightfoot expanded the citywide curfew in response to a shooting, teenagers spoke about Chicago’s gun violence crisis and their relationship to the city.
Tag: public safety
Posted inOpinion
Op-Ed: Chicago doesn’t need more curfews and criminalization
Instead, we need to address the root cause of violence: inequality.
Posted inNews & Politics
La verdad que nadie quiere enfrentar
Las notas de una reunión sobre la seguridad pública en Pilsen que resultó polémica
Posted inNews
The elephant in the room
Notes from a recent public safety meeting in Pilsen that turned contentious.
Posted inBest of Chicago
Don’t you dare cross Chicago’s crossing guards
These authority figures exhibit a lethal combination of kindness to children and a death stare reserved for me-first motorists.
Posted inBlogs
Chicago bills itself as a ‘sanctuary city,’ but advocates worry about limits to protections for undocumented immigrants
Ultimately, no city is an ICE-free zone.
Posted inColumns & Opinion
Rauner was right to reject calls for the National Guard in Chicago
Calling the guard into black and brown neighborhoods would only escalate tensions between the community and the police.
Posted inBlogs
Public safety committee meeting avoids discussion of public safety
As the violence continues in Chicago, aldermen target phony military heroes
Posted inBlogs
Preckwinkle withdraws her plea on jury parking
Cook County Board president Toni Preckwinkle seems confused about jurors.