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Posted inFilm

An Unapologetic love letter to Chicago’s Black women activists

by Arionne Nettles November 18, 2020August 18, 2021

The documentary takes audiences to the front lines with millennial women leading the city’s Movement for Black Lives.

Posted inNews & Politics

A Visual Voter’s Guide

by Sarah-Ji November 2, 2018August 18, 2021

Protest images from the last two years will inspire you to get to the polls.

Posted inArts & Culture

For the People Artists Collective looks back on 100 years of police violence in Chicago

by Kerry Cardoza January 24, 2018August 18, 2021

“Do Not Resist?” spreads its message throughout the city

Posted inBlogs

Rahm: The Cubs’ victory celebration Friday will ‘stand the test of time,’ and other Chicago news

by Kate Shepherd November 4, 2016August 18, 2021

Also, a new documentary tells the stories of two women killed by Chicago police.

Posted inBlogs

Chicago police detective who killed Rekia Boyd quits the force, and other news

by Kate Shepherd May 18, 2016August 18, 2021

Also, the city recommends arriving three hours early if you’re flying out of O’Hare or Midway.

Posted inBlogs

Men’s rights activists rally in Rogers Park canceled, TV shows and movies keep flocking to Chicago, and other Chicago news

by Kate Shepherd February 3, 2016August 18, 2021

Also, a University of Chicago professor is out over alleged sexual misconduct, and DePaul’s law school cancels a Trump Tower event.

Posted inNews & Politics

How Chicago’s ‘Fraternal Order of Propaganda’ shapes the story of fatal police shootings

by Yana Kunichoff and Sam Stecklow February 3, 2016August 18, 2021

When cops kill civilians, their union is on hand to defend them. In many cases this has come at the expense of the truth.

Posted inBlogs

After months of protests, the city acts on the police-involved shooting deaths of Laquan McDonald and Rekia Boyd

by La Risa Lynch and City Bureau November 24, 2015August 18, 2021

Officer Jason Van Dyke has been charged with murder; officer Dante Servin will be recommended for firing.

Posted inBlogs

Two shooting deaths, two paths to justice

by La Risa Lynch and City Bureau November 20, 2015August 18, 2021

While Rekia Boyd’s family’s search for justice from the Chicago Police Department has been stymied, Laquan McDonald’s family faces what could be a city-changing turning point.

Posted inBlogs

Top cop’s apologies fall on deaf ears as Servin decision lingers

by La Risa Lynch and City Bureau October 16, 2015August 18, 2021

Superintendent Garry McCarthy stalled Police Board protesters who—along with some alderman—are calling for him to take action or resign.

Posted inBlogs

IPRA recommends the firing of a Chicago police officer involved in a shooting

by Steve Bogira June 29, 2015August 18, 2021

After a drive-by shooting on North Ashland in 2011, an off-duty officer shot 16 times at the wrong car, according to the Independent Police Review Authority.

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