Tom Dart Archives - Chicago Reader

‘More people will die’

by Max Blumenthal April 14, 2020August 18, 2021

As the rate of COVID-19 infections accelerates at Cook County Jail, a federal judge has rejected a lawsuit calling for a mass detainee release.

Blogs

Chicago principals association head Troy LaRaviere to run against Emanuel in 2019, and other Chicago news

by Kate Shepherd November 20, 2017August 18, 2021

Also, Chance the Rapper scores another hit with Saturday Night Live Boyz II Men spoof ballad “Come Back, Barack.”

Blogs

Masturbation epidemic in Cook County court lockups raises questions about jail conditions, county budget, defendants’ rights

by Maya Dukmasova November 6, 2017August 18, 2021

Public defenders, especially women, are being sexually harassed while visiting defendants in lockup.

Blogs

Chicago not adding more security at marathon, Cubs playoffs after Las Vegas mass shooting, and other news

by Kate Shepherd October 3, 2017August 18, 2021

Also, Robin Kelly to Sarah Huckabee Sanders: Most guns used in Chicago shootings come from out of state.

Blogs

Illinois school funding bill includes city property tax increase of up to $130 million a year, and other Chicago news

by Kate Shepherd August 29, 2017August 18, 2021

Also, Rauner signs automatic voter registration and immigration bills.

Blogs

Report: Emanuel administration ‘diverted’ millions of TIF dollars to Navy Pier renovations, and other Chicago news

by Kate Shepherd July 24, 2017August 18, 2021

Also, Chris Kennedy discusses the Kennedy family history with gun violence.

Blogs

A teenager who disappeared in the 1970s identified as a victim of John Wayne Gacy, and other Chicago news

by Kate Shepherd July 20, 2017August 18, 2021

Also, Jason Van Dyke’s lawyer wants to move the first-degree murder trial out of Cook County.

Blogs

Cook County Jail is free from federal oversight for the first time in 43 years, and other Chicago news

by Kate Shepherd June 13, 2017August 18, 2021

Also, alderman Ameya Pawar says Democrats contributed to the rise of Rauner and Trump.

Blogs

Through faith, reconnecting ‘two Chicagos’ divided by violence and inequality

by Rachel Hinton April 5, 2017August 18, 2021

Three religious leaders and Cook County sheriff Tom Dart spoke about the effects of gun violence and what the religious community should do to fix it.

Music

How can grassroots musicians fight the Trump beast?

by Lee V. Gaines December 14, 2016August 18, 2021

Adele Nicholas of Axons and Impossible Colors is also a self-employed civil rights lawyer—and she’s releasing a compilation to benefit the Chicago Community Bond Fund.