LISTEN: Despite Consent Decree, Police Reform Remains Elusive
Calls for reform and even defunding Chicago Police have grown louder in recent years. But the pressure on the department to change is nothing new.
Calls for reform and even defunding Chicago Police have grown louder in recent years. But the pressure on the department to change is nothing new.
The legislation, waiting for the governor’s signature, is meant to prevent false confessions and wrongful convictions.
A Cook County jury’s award rebuffs an appellate ruling that left the whistleblower with $100,000 for that harm.
As Chicago’s mayor condemns abuse tied to the late Cmdr. Jon Burge, lawyers for her administration refuse to admit its existence.
“Getting to equity means righting the inequity,” said Richard Wallace of Equity and Transformation.
After an officer killed 13-year-old Adam Toledo in March, city leaders promised new rules for when and how cops should go after suspects.
El plan de estudios es obligatorio, pero al profesor de historia, William Weaver, le preocupa que algunos profesores sean renuentes a enseñarlo.
Hacked emails show City Hall struggling to find evidence that would justify Lightfoot and Brown’s claims linking gun violence to bond court.
The mayor’s proposal is at odds with another plan that has the support of the Black, Latino and progressive caucuses in City Council.
Sunday’s march was one of several events planned nationwide by the George Floyd Memorial Foundation to mark the one-year anniversary of Floyd’s death.