The issue has been debated for years since Anjanette Young was handcuffed and forced to stand naked while a team of police officers mistakenly raided her home.

How long will Chicago align its policies and imagination with the racial stereotype that young Black folks aren’t children and are somehow inherently dangerous and other?

The Chicago Police Department made 45% fewer traffic stops in 2024, but Black and Latino drivers were four times more likely ...

CPD made 45% fewer traffic stops in 2024, but Black and Latino drivers were four times more likely than white drivers to be ...

A new report from CPD shows a sizable year-over-year increase in reports of both use-of-force and firearm-pointing incidents by Chicago cops. The upticks come as the department continues its efforts ...

Body-worn camera footage serves as valuable training material for the city’s Police Department in its post-Laquan McDonald ...

A Louisiana law that creates criminal penalties for local law enforcement officers who do not fully cooperate with federal immigration investigations is putting the Orleans Parish Sheriff’s ...

A version of this story was first published in the July 2, 2025 issue of the Newswire, an email newsletter that is your ...

Chicago taxpayers have spent more than $189.3 million so far this year to resolve police misconduct lawsuits. For some, the issue raises concerns about the city’s finances. Others argue financial ...

The five-hour hearing focused on questions about whether Chicago Police Department brass and officers violated the city’s ...

Alderpeople call for answers on why Chicago police were at ICE raid City Council members are calling for answers about the Chicago Police Department's involvement in an ICE operation last month in ...

A comedy? Hardly. It’s the most dramatic series on television. Its actors could clearly be frontrunners in the drama categories if its producers changed their designation with Emmy voters.