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- Blogs, Bleader Dec 22, 2016
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Angered by homicides, activists leave coffins at Rahm Emanuel’s home
“Behind each of these deaths is a failure,” activists said.
- Blogs, Bleader May 14, 2015
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A 19th-century Chicago murder case raises questions about the criminal justice system—then and now
Gillian O'Brien's new book Blood Runs Green examines the political ramifications of the 1889 murder of an Irish doctor in Chicago.
- Blogs, Bleader Mar 27, 2015
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In the second runoff debate, Emanuel shows he still can dance
Why are the ranks of Chicago police detectives shrinking? The mayor gives his clear and concise answer.
- Blogs, Bleader Aug 9, 2014
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Beneath the doublespeak, do we need more police in Chicago or not?
Mayor Rahm Emanuel and police superintendent Garry McCarthy insist Chicago doesn't need any more cops—even as they accept assistance from the state police.
- Blogs, Bleader Feb 15, 2013
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How about a war on the roots of violence?
The people responsible for drug and gang violence follow a pattern: despair.
- Blogs, Bleader Jan 10, 2013
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City officials say they're committed to community policing, just not to funding it
A closer look at Mayor Emanuel's plan to "revitalize" the CAPS program
- Blogs, Bleader Dec 6, 2012
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Another price of segregation: not just homicide, but countless walking wounded
More than 2,300 people have been shot in Chicago this year, and the toll is often great even for those who survive
- Blogs, Bleader Nov 3, 2012
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What a robbery in Edgewater says about the police staffing debate, part two of two
A close look at a jewelry store stickup and the politics of police deployment, part two of two
- Blogs, Bleader Nov 2, 2012
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What a robbery in Edgewater says about the police staffing debate, part one of two
A close look at a jewelry store stickup and the politics of police deployment
- Blogs, Bleader Oct 26, 2012
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Superintendent McCarthy dismantles CAPS, will replace it with something at some point
Chicago police chief says we don't need more cops, just a new community policing policy to be determined later
- Blogs, Bleader Oct 16, 2012
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The shot that brought the projects down, part five of five
How the 1992 killing of Dantrell Davis forever altered not just the landscape of Chicago but urban policy nationwide, part five of five
- Blogs, Bleader Oct 15, 2012
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The shot that brought the projects down, part four of five
How the 1992 killing of Dantrell Davis forever altered not just the landscape of Chicago but urban policy nationwide, part four of five
- Blogs, Bleader Oct 14, 2012
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The shot that brought the projects down, part three of five
How the 1992 killing of Dantrell Davis forever altered not just the landscape of Chicago but urban policy nationwide, part three of five
- Blogs, Bleader Oct 13, 2012
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The shot that brought the projects down, part two of five
How the 1992 killing of Dantrell Davis forever altered not just the landscape of Chicago but urban policy nationwide, part two of five
- Blogs, Bleader Oct 12, 2012
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The shot that brought the projects down, part one of five
How the 1992 killing of Dantrell Davis forever altered not just the landscape of Chicago but urban policy nationwide
- Blogs, Bleader Mar 29, 2012
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'The mayor doesn't know who we are'
Is Rahm Emanuel aware that Chicago already has a community policing program?
- Blogs, Bleader Mar 27, 2012
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Rahm Emanuel declares another war on drugs
Mayor Emanuel and police superintendent Garry McCarthy vow an assault on drug dealers and users
- Blogs, Bleader Sep 28, 2010
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Paralleled, Definitely Paralleled
When the going got tough, the Germans got morbid.
- Blogs, Bleader Sep 14, 2010
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Woe, Mule
Sometimes beating it just isn't enough.
- Blogs, Bleader Apr 9, 2010
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And how was your day, dear?
Once upon a time in Smolensko
- Blogs, Bleader Dec 21, 2009
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"You can't get a jury to convict a good-looking woman"
Gender and justice in Progressive-Era Chicago
- Blogs, Bleader Dec 17, 2009
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Murder, Inc.
There were a million ways to die in the Windy City.
- Blogs, Bleader Dec 16, 2009
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"Mishap Bares Vampire Auto Death Puzzle"
In the inaugural post from our new blog, Bad News From the Past: Chicago's notoriously Darwinian traffic culture goes back to the dawn of the automobile.
