Episode 3: Underpaid and Underappreciated
A lack of money means a worker who recently negotiated peace after a triple shooting is facing a potential layoff.
A lack of money means a worker who recently negotiated peace after a triple shooting is facing a potential layoff.
Brown turns 63, the mandatory retirement age for Chicago’s police officers and firefighters, in October.
A recent study found young men in some Chicago neighborhoods face greater risks than U.S. troops did in war zones.
The work of Homeland Security Investigations in Arizona, dubbed Operation Swipe Left, led to Norris “Nick” Stauffer.
He wants to help catch the person who shot him. First he has to get police to work with him — then he has to pick the right guy.
WBEZ’s Patrick Smith explains how police accountability works in Chicago and how much power the mayor has in that process.
A teenaged boy is threatened by a rival gang inside a Chicago grocery store and finds himself holding a gun to his best friend’s chest.
The U.S. has far more mass shootings than any other country in the world.
In the face of the city’s violence, Cecilia Mannion refuses to give up hope. The former gang member relentlessly pursues peace and healing.
Former gang members are out on Chicago’s streets trying to slow the relentless violence. A man shot 11 times hides with his kids at home.