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- Film, Small Screen Nov 3, 2020
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City So Real is peak Chicago
Steve James’s docuseries authentically captures the people and places that define the city.
- News & Politics, Feature Jun 10, 2020
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From soldier to worker
Police unions were born of resistance to discipline for brutality. Do they belong in the labor movement?
- Film, Movie Review Jun 13, 2019
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16 Shots focuses too much on the Laquan McDonald shooting at the expense of McDonald himself
The west side teen was a human being, not just another statistic, and he deserves a better tribute than this.
- Blogs, Bleader Oct 5, 2018
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The Jason Van Dyke case showed the danger of being ruled by fear
The murder of LaQuan McDonald isn’t a just a story about one man’s exaggerated fear. It shines a light on the fear that drives much of Chicago's and America's politics and criminal justice.
- Blogs, Bleader Oct 5, 2018
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Family of another teen slain by Chicago police reflects on Van Dyke verdict
Vindication for Laquan McDonald doesn’t mean justice for majority of police shooting victims.
- Blogs, Bleader Sep 25, 2018
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Psychologist and defense witness at Van Dyke trial says police officers suffer from memory distortions under acute stress
Laurence Miller will testify that Jason Van Dyke feared for his life when he shot Laquan McDonald, and that this mortal terror helps explain the discrepancies between his and other police reports and the videotape of the shooting.
- News & Politics, Fall Preview Sep 19, 2018
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Following the Van Dyke trial through the WBEZ podcast 16 Shots
The audio show explores every perspective of the high-profile case.
- Blogs, Bleader Sep 13, 2018
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Pro tip for mayoral hopefuls: Don't govern by press release, do sweat the small stuff
Many Chicagoans never felt that Rahm Emanuel was their mayor.
- Blogs, Bleader Sep 7, 2018
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A jury expert weighs in on what to expect in the Jason Van Dyke trial
"People try to get out of jury duty, but what we find is that once they are actually on a jury they take it seriously and they want to get it right."
- Blogs, Bleader Sep 5, 2018
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The end of Rahm Emanuel’s rule means that the center may no longer hold in Chicago
Our mayor is on the ropes, and with him the centrist brand of politics aggressively practiced by Emanuel over the last 25 years.
- Blogs, Bleader May 21, 2018
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City Council should investigate Rahm, not Lori Lightfoot
There are a lot more questions we need answers to about Mayor Rahm than about his former police board chair.
- Blogs, Bleader Apr 26, 2018
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Public outcry kills proposed FOIA law tweak that would’ve hidden police misconduct records
"If Laquan McDonald hadn't been killed and they'd elected to charge him with a crime, we would still be waiting to see that video."
- Blogs, Bleader Mar 13, 2018
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Spectator who exclaimed ‘What?’ in court jailed—without bail—during Jason Van Dyke hearing, activists say
The man was one of two who received stiff penalties for contempt from Judge Vincent Gaughan recently.
- Blogs, Bleader Jan 18, 2018
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Anita Alvarez’s campaign consultants gave her talking points before she announced charges against Jason Van Dyke, and other Chicago news
Also, Chicago is one of Amazon's 20 finalists for its second North American headquarters.
- Blogs, Bleader Dec 13, 2017
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Journalist Jamie Kalven won't be forced to identify his Laquan McDonald story sources, and other Chicago news
Also, a judge has banned Dennis Hastert from unsupervised contact with minors and porn.
- Blogs, Bleader Dec 7, 2017
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Chicago Public Schools CEO Forrest Claypool's very bad day, and other news
Also, Jason Van Dyke's lawyer makes tone-deaf comparison to torture of three black sharecroppers.
- Blogs, Bleader Sep 28, 2017
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Judge in Laquan McDonald murder case faces a challenge trying to control the flow of information, and other Chicago news
Also, Rahm Emanuel says Trump is trying to distract Americans from important issues like the North Korea crisis.
- Blogs, Bleader Sep 12, 2017
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City Hall asks federal judge for nationwide injunction to prevent Jeff Sessions from defunding sanctuary cities, and other Chicago news
Also, a judge has sealed Jason Van Dyke's statements to IPRA about Laquan McDonald shooting.
- Blogs, Bleader Jul 20, 2017
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A teenager who disappeared in the 1970s identified as a victim of John Wayne Gacy, and other Chicago news
Also, Jason Van Dyke's lawyer wants to move the first-degree murder trial out of Cook County.
- Blogs, Bleader Jun 29, 2017
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Trump shades Cubs during White House visit: ‘Your team’s doing OK,’ and other Chicago news
Also, a GOP state representative says Rauner and Madigan need to "sit on the sidelines" to let lawmakers reach a compromise on the long-overdue state budget.
- Blogs, Bleader Jun 28, 2017
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Three Chicago police officers indicted in connection with Laquan McDonald shooting, and other Chicago news
Also, a lawsuit is hoping to block the Cook County soda tax at the last minute.
- Blogs, Bleader Jun 26, 2017
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Rahm Emanuel: Trump has transformed the Republican base, and other Chicago news
Also, legal experts say it's "no sure thing" that Jason Van Dyke will be found guilty in the Laquan McDonald case.
- Blogs, Bleader Jun 14, 2017
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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.
- Blogs, Bleader May 26, 2017
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Chicago's population decline continues for the third year in a row, and other news
Also, the Obama library spurs residential real estate development in South Shore.
- Blogs, Bleader May 18, 2017
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New use-of-force policy bans cops from shooting fleeing suspects unless there's an imminent threat, and other Chicago news
Also, Ari Emanuel has reportedly never directly donated money to Mayor Rahm Emanuel's political campaigns.