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Should Chicago cops have to pay for their own misconduct insurance?

by Maya Dukmasova June 29, 2018August 18, 2021

Misconduct settlements have cost the city $800 million since 2004, a new report found. Should taxpayers be on the hook?

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Department of Justice threatens to subpoena sanctuary cities including Chicago, and other news

by Kate Shepherd January 24, 2018August 18, 2021

Also, the Chicago Teachers Union is not happy that CPS might relax its ethics code.

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Cook County sues pharmaceutical companies over opioid crisis, and other Chicago news

by Kate Shepherd December 28, 2017August 18, 2021

Also, the mother of police shooting victim Quintonio LeGrier is waiting for answers.

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 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.

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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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Dexter Fowler makes surprising return to the Cubs and other Chicago news

by Kate Shepherd February 26, 2016August 18, 2021

Also, Cook County plans mental health crisis center to aid police, and Obama appoints a former Chicagoan to head the Library of Congress.

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Officials haven’t warned us about lead in our drinking water, Beyonce hits town over Memorial Day weekend, and other Chicago news

by Kate Shepherd February 8, 2016August 18, 2021

Also, Garry McCarthy rumored to be under consideration for police chief job in London, and cop who shot unarmed teen and bystander in December sues teen’s estate.

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Teen shot by police called 911 for help multiple times, peak flu season approaches, and other Chicago news

by Kate Shepherd January 27, 2016August 18, 2021

Also, a group of witches hope to end Logan Square gentrification, and a local architect is tapped to design Washington D.C.’s World War I memorial.

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Internal police records point to the identity of the officer who fatally shot Bettie Jones and Quintonio LeGrier

by Justin Glawe January 14, 2016August 18, 2021

The mother of five and the distraught teenager were shot and killed by police officer Robert Rialmo, according to a Reader analysis of internal police records and publicly available scanner audio.

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Let’s talk about Michelle Obama’s empty chair at the State of the Union address

by Derrick Clifton January 13, 2016August 18, 2021

It was a symbolic seat for victims of gun violence. So why did the president all but ignore that issue in his speech?

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Hey, Mayor Rahm, reopen the mental health clinics!

by Ben Joravsky December 31, 2015August 18, 2021

Looking to blame someone or something for the failures of his reign, Mayor Rahm discovers “mental health crises” four years after he closed mental health clinics in low-income, high-crime neighborhoods.

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In Chicago, mental health workers are armed and dangerous

by Darryl Holliday December 29, 2015August 18, 2021

For blacks with mental illness, the odds of coming away unscathed from an encounter with police are stacked overwhelmingly against them.

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