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- News & Politics, Feature Aug 24, 2020
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A rosy CPS survey on cops in schools falls short
Despite bad data and board discord, CPS renews contract with CPD.
- News & Politics, Feature Aug 13, 2020
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This is my brain on local TV news
Thirteen and a half hours of broadcasts on looting leave a day of impressions without a trace.
- News & Politics, Feature Jul 21, 2020
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Chicago won’t pay ‘hush money’ to prevent police misconduct records release—for now
A City Council vote on Charles Green’s lawsuit settlement was postponed.
- 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?
- News & Politics, News Jun 1, 2020
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Police abolitionists find fuel in the protests
As more people lose faith in the state, organizers offer alternatives.
- News & Politics, News Dec 12, 2019
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Getting ‘Eddie Johnson drunk’ at Ceres Cafe
Chicagoans seek psychic relief by making a mockery of the fired police superintendent.
- News & Politics, Politics Dec 13, 2018
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Overlooked mayoral hopefuls share bold visions for Chicago
They may have little name recognition and no campaign funds, but the regular people running for mayor are committed to making the city thrive.
- 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 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."
- News & Politics, Feature Aug 21, 2018
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Protests and blaming the media—sound familiar? That was during the ’68 Democratic National Convention
Archived letters to former Chicago mayor Richard J. Daley bring up familiar concerns about unrest, policing, political divisions, and “propaganda.”
- Blogs, Bleader Aug 6, 2018
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Workshop explores alternatives to calling cops during mental health crises
Police abolitionists continue to articulate their vision for a "a world without police."
- Blogs, Bleader Jul 27, 2018
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Black Caucus members eject protesters from fund-raiser, call themselves ‘gangsters’
"You ain't seen no gangsters like this city's aldermen."
- Blogs, Bleader Jun 19, 2018
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Distinguished CPS principal resigns after threats, controversy over anti-police speaker
The tension at Wildwood Elementary comes as the Jon Burge police torture curriculum is rolled out across the district.
- Arts & Culture, Theater Review Apr 12, 2018
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Nothing is as it seems in Ike Holter’s The Wolf at the End of the Block
A case of police brutality turns into a complex morality tale.
- News & Politics, Politics Mar 26, 2018
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Sixteen months after cops killed Joshua Beal, still no ruling on whether the shooting was justified
Neither of the off-duty officers involved in the shooting or the dispute that preceded it were in full uniform, as police have claimed.
- Arts & Culture, Art Review Jan 24, 2018
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For the People Artists Collective looks back on 100 years of police violence in Chicago
"Do Not Resist?" spreads its message throughout the city
- Blogs, Bleader Oct 30, 2017
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Are there alternatives to calling 911?
A workshop prompted attendees to examine the cop within themselves.
- Blogs, Bleader Aug 24, 2017
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An upcoming exhibition grapples with 100 years of Chicago police violence
“Do Not Resist? 100 Years of Police Violence in Chicago” seeks proposals, even from nonpolitical artists.
- News & Politics, Feature Feb 15, 2017
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Dan Herbert lives to serve and protect cops—even Laquan McDonald’s killer
The Chicago defense attorney sees police officers accused of misconduct as “the ultimate underdog.”
- Arts & Culture, Theater Review Feb 7, 2017
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Police violence haunts Chicago’s west side in Ike Holter’s The Wolf at the End of the Block
Razor-sharp dramatics and an air-tight production from Teatro Vista bring a complicated, slippery world to life.
- Blogs, Bleader Jan 13, 2017
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DOJ blasts Chicago police for constitutional violations in the use of force
But any possible consent decree to bring federal court oversight of CPD could take months more to negotiate.
- 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 Dec 20, 2016
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A workshop on ‘cop watching’ shows Chicagoans how to safely document police stops
The People’s Response Team recently taught a class on the monitoring of interactions between citizens and police officers.
- Blogs, Bleader Oct 7, 2016
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Should cops provide first aid to people they shoot?
A debate has emerged as more and more videos show victims bleeding to death before an ambulance arrives.
- Blogs, Bleader Sep 22, 2016
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A federal indictment of a Chicago cop adds a new pressure point for police reform
The U.S. attorney's suit against Officer Marco Proano is just one of a host of legal challenges facing CPD.
