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The Chicago Police Department made 45% fewer traffic stops in 2024, but Black and Latino drivers were four times more likely ...
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.
Body-worn camera footage serves as valuable training material for the city’s Police Department in its post-Laquan McDonald ...
Good morning, Chicago. The woman stood on the sidewalk outside her home and waited for the first officers to show up. Blood streamed down her face and shoulders. She had called 911 after her ...
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?
Chicago’s consent decree with the state of Illinois was approved in 2019 and remains in place. The DOJ moves last month have “no direct impact” on the Chicago decree, an ACLU of Illinois ...
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 ...
Do not blame the SAFE-T Act or the Chicago police consent decree. They were put in place due to poor policing, in some cases criminal policing. Vallas’ suggested reforms are good.
CPD made 45% fewer traffic stops in 2024, but Black and Latino drivers were four times more likely than white drivers to be ...