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News & Politics, Feature Jun 10, 2020
From soldier to worker

Police unions were born of resistance to discipline for brutality. Do they belong in the labor movement?
- By Maya Dukmasova
- Tags: Feature, Police unions, police unionization, Chicago police union, Chicago Police Department, CPD, Fraternal Order of Police, Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 7, unions, labor history, labor movement, labor unions, Haymarket Affair, AFL-CIO, Chicago Federation of Labor, Chicago Teachers Union, SEIU Local 1, Dennis Gannon, Mark Donahue, strikes, labor strikes, Memorial Day Massacre, Chicago Patrolmen's Association, Afro-American Patrolmen's League, Renault Robinson, Summerdale Scandal, Richard J. Daley, Democratic National Convention, civil rights movement. Black Panther Party, Fred Hampton, Megan Marie Adams, Jane Byrne, Laquan McDonald, Jason Van Dyke, Orlando W. Wilson, Eddie Johnson, Kevin Graham, John Catanzara, collective bargaining, collective bargaining agreements, union contracts, arbitration, indemnification, Benjamin Sachs, Ana Avendaño, Bob Reiter, Jerry Morrison, National Nurses United, Carlos Ginard, Workers United, Stacy Davis Gates, Teamsters, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, George Floyd, police violence, white supremacy, public sector unions

Columns & Opinion, On Politics Dec 18, 2019
Looking on the bright side

As the teens turn to the twenties, it’s a struggle to find a little cheer in the gloom.
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: On Politics, Barack Obama, Donald Trump, Rahm Emanuel, Lori Lightfoot, Richard M. Daley, Lincoln Yards, Barbara Byrd-Bennett, Eddie Johnson, Year in Review 2019

News & Politics, News Dec 12, 2019
Getting ‘Eddie Johnson drunk’ at Ceres Cafe

Chicagoans seek psychic relief by making a mockery of the fired police superintendent.
- By Maya Dukmasova
- Tags: News, Eddie Johnson, superintendent Eddie Johnson, Eddie Johnson firing, Chicago Police Department, CPD, Mayor Lori Lightfoot, Lori Lightfoot, police misconduct, Eddiegate, police violence, code of silence, Ceres Cafe, Chicago Board of Trade

News & Politics, Feature Sep 12, 2019
Video
‘I’m the bad guy now’: A retired cop on outing police misconduct

Bill Dorsch loved being a Chicago cop, then he witnessed misconduct by disgraced detective Reynaldo Guevara.
- By Maya Dukmasova
- Tags: Feature, criminal justice, the marshall project, chicago police department, justice, police, cops, prison, victims, Bill Dorsch, police misconduct, Reynaldo Guevara, wrongful convictions, Chicago Police Department, CPD, We Are Witness, clearance rates, Eddie Johnson, Video

Blogs, Bleader Aug 28, 2018
Rapper Vic Mensa: Chicago’s newest Black Panther?

At this past weekend's "anti-bait-truck" shoe giveaway, the 25-year-old rapper declared himself a revolutionary.
- By Ryan Smith
- Tags: Criminal Justice, Neighborhoods, News, Politics, Poverty, Race, History, Music, Hip-Hop, Vic Mensa, Black Panthers, Fred Hampton, Bobby Seale, Huey Newton, Oakland, Malcolm X, Mao Zedong, Angela Davis, Laquan McDonald, Eddie Johnson, IPRA, socialism, communism, Tom Wolfe, Elbert Howard, 1968 DNC

News & Politics, Feature Aug 7, 2018
Slideshow
‘This is a march of civil disobedience’ [PHOTOS]

Scenes from last week's protest that shut down Lake Shore Drive
- By Olivia Obineme
- Tags: Feature, News, Photography, gun violence, lake shore drive, shutdown, protest, march, chicago, olivia obineme, civil disobedience, chicago cubs, wrigley field, wrigleyville, greg livingston, tio hardiman, ameena matthews, joe olszewski, mayor rahm emanuel, eddie johnson, cpd, chicago police department, LSD, Slideshow

Blogs, Bleader Jul 9, 2018
Rahm and Rauner's phony Ryan feud: Don’t be fooled by the Twitter barbs

Here’s hoping voters are too sophisticated to fall for the supposed discord over the protest that shut down the Dan Ryan.
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: News, Politics, Race, Rahm Emanuel, Bruce Rauner, Father Michael Pfleger, Dan Ryan Expressway, Mayor Harold Washington, Donald Trump, Twitter, Eddie Johnson, Amazon, Jeff Bezos, Pat Quinn, mayoral term limits, Karen Lewis, okeydoke

Blogs, Bleader Jan 24, 2018
Department of Justice threatens to subpoena sanctuary cities including Chicago, and other news

Also, the Chicago Teachers Union is not happy that CPS might relax its ethics code.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Chicago, Illinois, Department of Justice, immigration issues, sanctuary cities, Eddie Johnson, Toni Preckwinkle, Jeff Sessions, Election 2018, Daniel Biss, J.B. Pritzker, Quintonio LeGrier, Civilian Office of Police Accountability, Fraternal Order of Police, Chicago Police Department, police involved shootings, police issues, Chicago Teachers Union, Chicago Public Schools, The Office, Rainn Wilson, Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Bin 36, restaurant closings

Blogs, Bleader Dec 20, 2017
Cubs, Blackhawks, Bulls, Bears, and White Sox donate $1 million to combat gun violence, and other Chicago news

Also, Rauner won't say whether he holds moral responsibility for veterans' home deaths.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Chicago, Illinois, Chicago Cubs, Chicago Blackhawks, Chicago Bulls, Chicago Bears, Chicago White Sox, Jerry Reinsdorf, George McCaskey, gun violence, University of Chicago Crime Lab, Legionnaires' disease, Illinois Veterans' Home, Bruce Rauner, Quincy, Chicago Police Department, Eddie Johnson, Donald Trump, Ford Motor Company, sexual harassment, Chicago Chop House

Blogs, Bleader Dec 11, 2017
Video
Forrest Claypool abruptly resigns as Chicago Public Schools CEO, and other news

Also, every Chicago police patrol officer now has a body camera.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Chicago, Illinois, Forrest Claypool, Chicago Public Schools, Rahm Emanuel, David Axelrod, Janice Jackson, Chicago Police Department, Eddie Johnson, Illinois Federation of Teachers, J.B. Pritzker, Bruce Rauner, Dick Durbin, Tammy Duckworth, Florida, Donald Trump, gun violence, Afghanistan, Englewood Four, bakeries, La Boulangerie, Logan Square, Video

Blogs, Bleader Nov 17, 2017
Video
Prosecutors drop charges against 15 men allegedly framed by dirty cop, and other Chicago news

Also, Chicago could see "record" Thanksgiving traffic next week.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Chicago, Illinois, Chicago Police Department, Ronald Watts, Eddie Johnson, Chicago Police Board, Rahm Emanuel, Andrea Zopp, Chicago Urban League, Thanksgiving, traffic, AAA, Jorge Mario Valenzuela Verdugo, El Chapo, Sinaloa Cartel, Mexico, Schubas, James Beard Awards, Tied House, Top Chef, Northwestern University, Evanston, Tommy Nevin's Pub, Video

Blogs, Bleader Nov 16, 2017
Video
Shootings and homicides in Englewood on pace to reach record lows in 2017, and other Chicago news

Also, local preservationists want landmark designation for Emmett Till's Woodlawn home.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Chicago, Illinois, gun violence, Chicago Police Department, Eddie Johnson, Bruce Rauner, immigration issues, Jeff Sessions, Department of Justice, sanctuary cities, Chicago history, slavery, Edwin Heathcock, Emmett Till, Preservation Chicago, United Here Local 1, Harvey Weinstein, sexual harassment, Bill De Blasio, Chicago pizza, New York pizza, Pequod's Pizza, Video

Blogs, Bleader Oct 30, 2017
Video
Eddie Johnson calls for tougher Illinois gun laws after study shows many guns used in crimes are purchased in the suburbs, and other Chicago news

Also, the Democratic primary for Illinois attorney general is heating up.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Chicago, Illinois, gun violence, gun shops, gun stores, Chicago Police Department, Eddie Johnson, University of Chicago Crime Lab, gun control, Illinois General Assembly, Pat Quinn, Donald Trump, Renato Mariotti, Election 2018, Amtrak, urban legends, monsters, supernatural, paranormal, Halloween, Taylor Gourmet, restaurant openings, Video

Blogs, Bleader Oct 4, 2017
Video
Emanuel criticizes Trump administration’s response to Las Vegas massacre: ‘Take responsibility and accountability for something,’ and other Chicago news

Also, Las Vegas gunman's notorious bank-robber father lived in Chicago.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Chicago, Illinois, Rahm Emanuel, Donald Trump, Bruce Rauner, Las Vegas, gun control, gun violence, Joseph Ferguson, Chicago Police Department, inspector general, Stephen Paddock, Benjamin Paddock Jr., Sheboygan, Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI Most Wanted list, Eddie Johnson, CPD, Mark Wahlberg, Blase Cupich, UIC Pavilion, Catholic Church, (re)Encounter, Jason Aldean, Kyle Harris, Las Vegas shootings, Las Vegas massacre, Route 91 Harvest Festival, Video

Blogs, Bleader Sep 1, 2017
Video
Villa Park man arrested for allegedly raising money to send ISIS fighters from the U.S. to Syria, and other Chicago

Also, the family of man shot to death by a CPD officer in 2011 is asking for a special prosecutor.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Chicago, Illinois, Dilshod Khusanov, ISIS, Islamic State, ISIL, Uzbekistan, al-Nusrah Front, terrorism, Chicago Police Department, Flint Farmer, Gildardo Sierra, Anita Alvarez, Independent Police Review Authority, Eddie Johnson, Rahm Emanuel, Bruce Rauner, Wrigley Field, Chicago Cubs, Milwaukee Brewers, Blind Barber, restaurant openings, Video

Blogs, Bleader Aug 29, 2017
Video
Illinois school funding bill includes city property tax increase of up to $130 million a year, and other Chicago news

Also, Rauner signs automatic voter registration and immigration bills.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Chicago, Illinois, Illinois house of representatives, Illinois General Assembly, property taxes, Chicago Public Schools, Rahm Emanuel, Jesus "Chuy" Garcia, Garry McCarthy, Tom Dart, Kurt Summers, Ameya Pawar, Bridget Gainer, Election 2019, Bruce Rauner, immigration issues, Jon Burge, Eddie Johnson, Chicago Police Department, the Weeknd, Torres Omar Jewelers, Video

Blogs, Bleader Aug 24, 2017
Video
Report: Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda may not perform as Alexander Hamilton in Chicago, and other news

Also, parolees can no longer be arrested for being spotted with a gang member in Illinois.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Chicago, Illinois, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Hamilton, Broadway, Oscar López Rivera, Bruce Rauner, gangs, Kelly Cassidy, Illinois General Assembly, Illinois house, Illinois senate, Chicago Police Department, Eddie Johnson, Jesse White, J.B. Pritzker, Election 2018, immigration issues, ICE, deportation, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Adalberto United Methodist Church, Obama Presidential Center, Obama Foundation, Barack Obama, Midway Plaisance, Video

Blogs, Bleader Aug 22, 2017
Video
An inside look at the Chicago Police Department's mysterious strategic subject list, and other news

Also, Wyndham Lathem is "trying to remain hopeful" in Cook County Jail.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Chicago, Illinois, Chicago Police Department, Strategic Subject List, gun violence, gangs, Eddie Johnson, police body cameras, Wyndham Lathem, Andrew Warren, Trenton Cornell-Duranleau, Northwestern University, Oxford University, Adam Sheppard, Cook County Jail, Raymond Lopez, Abraham Lincoln, West Englewood Library, Chicago Blackhawks, Matt O'Shea, Kennedy Park, Chicago Park District, Dog Haus, restaurant openings, Video

Blogs, Bleader Aug 2, 2017
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Rauner vetoes school funding bill, and other Chicago news

Also, the number of homicides in Chicago in 2017 is now on pace to exceed 2016 levels.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Chicago, Illinois, Governor Bruce Rauner, Chicago Public Schools, pensions, Illinois senate, Illinois house, Illinois General Assembly, gun violence, gang violence, Eddie Johnson, Chicago Police Department, President Donald Trump, police brutality, Mariann Mayberry, Steppenwolf Theatre, August: Osage County, Good People, Anna Shapiro, Get In Chicago, anti-violence initiatives, Lupe Fiasco, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Fifth Harmony, Fat Joe, Jeremih, music festivals, Guaranteed Rate Field, Video

Blogs, Bleader Jul 11, 2017
Video
The ACLU wants the mayor and the City Council to amend the ‘Welcoming City’ ordinance for immigrants, and other Chicago news

Also, Governor Bruce Rauner gets a new chief of staff from a high-profile conservative group following the tense budget battle.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Chicago, Illinois, ACLU, American Civil Liberties Union, immigration issues, City Council, Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Police Department, Laquan McDonald, Diane Cannon, Bruce Rauner, Kristina Rasmussen, Richard Goldberg, Illinois Policy Institute, Eddie Johnson, heroin, Amazon, economics, business, Taste of Chicago, Video

Blogs, Bleader Jun 27, 2017
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Madigan’s wish list of demands required for budget deal with Rauner, and other Chicago news

Also, a tour of DuSable Museum of African American History is now required for Chicago police recruits.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Mike Madigan, Michael Madigan, Chicago, Illinois, Springfield, Bruce Rauner, Jim Durbin, Christine Radogno, Illinois General Assembly, John Cullerton, Chicago Public Schools, Medicaid, Donald Trump, Rahm Emanuel, gun violence, gang violence, U.S. Department of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, DuSable Museum of African American History, Chicago Police Department, Eddie Johnson, Rahm Emanuel, Illinois Holocaust Museum, LGBT issues, domestic violence, immigration issues, Michelle Obama, BET, Chance the Rapper, Video

Blogs, Bleader Jun 15, 2017
Video
Black Lives Matters sues Chicago Police Department over reform consent decree, and other news

Also, Lin-Manuel Miranda might star in a Chicago Hamilton performance during the last week of August.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Chicago, Illinois, Black Lives Matter, Chicago Police Department, Eddie Johnson, police brutality, police reform, consent decree, gun violence, Congress, Rodney Davis, David Orr, property taxes, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Hamilton, Broadway, Oscar Lopez Rivera, FALN, Barack Obama, budget impasse, Illinois Senate, Illinois House of Representatives, Matthias Merges, Stephanie Izard, Chicago Cubs, Wrigley Field, Video

Blogs, Bleader Jun 14, 2017
Video
Emanuel sidesteps criticism from attorney general Lisa Madigan on police reform, and other Chicago news

Also, police officers tied to Laquan McDonald shooting will return to CPD's payroll but not the streets.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Chicago, Illinois, Lisa Madigan, Rahm Emanuel, consent decree, Chicago Police Department, police reform, Joseph Berrios, property taxes, Cook County Assessor's Office, Cook County, Laquan McDonald, Jason Van Dyke, Chicago Police Board, Eddie Johnson, Dennis Rodman, North Korea, Chicago Bulls, Donald Trump, Kim Jong-un, Sofitel, urban wildlife, eagles, Sepia, Proxi, Video

Blogs, Bleader May 30, 2017
Video
The Illinois General Assembly is back in session with little hope for a budget deal, and other Chicago news

Also, CPD Superintendent Eddie Johnson is "ready" for his kidney transplant.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Chicago, Illinois General Assembly, state budget impasse, Illinois house, Illinois senate, Governor Bruce Rauner, Chicago Police Department, Eddie Johnson, sexual violence, gun violence, Illinois, Tronc, Chicago News Guild, Hillary Clinton, David Roeder, Mayor Rahm Emanuel, CNN, Dana Bash, Video

Blogs, Bleader May 22, 2017
City introduces pro-immigrant ‘One Chicago’ campaign in response to Trump administration policies, and other news

Also, DePaul bans conservative pundit Gavin McInnes from speaking on campus.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Rahm Emanuel, Chicago, immigration, immigration issues, Luis Gutierrez, sanctuary cities, Chicago Public Schools, Eddie Johnson, Chicago Police Department, DePaul University, Gavin McInnes, Dennis Holtschneider, Mike Huckabee, Shake Shack, Kuma's Corner, restaurant openings

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