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February 17, 2016
Nirej Sekhon
Chicago Police Shooting Data May Be Key to Reducing Violence
Data reveals new ways to reduce deaths and racial disparity in cop shootings.
January 29, 2016
Adam Peck
A Chicago police officer who shot and killed a 19-year-old is suing his victim’s estate.
January 27, 2016
Steven Cohen
Before he shot Laquan McDonald, Jason Van Dyke repeatedly tampered with his dashcam recording equipment.
January 7, 2016
Alex Shephard
Rahm Emanuel may have known more about the Laquan McDonald video than he let on.
January 4, 2016
Jamil Smith
Chicago should stop trying to hide videos of its cops killing black people.
December 31, 2015
Jamil Smith
Rahm Emanuel is giving more Tasers to Chicago cops in 2016. It won’t solve a thing.
December 30, 2015
Elizabeth Bruenig
Under immense pressure, Rahm Emanuel rolls out reforms to reduce police shootings.
December 29, 2015
Elizabeth Bruenig
Jason Van Dyke, the Chicago police officer charged with the murder of Laquan McDonald, pleads not guilty.
December 14, 2015
Steven Cohen
What does it take to get a police brutality conviction in Chicago?
December 9, 2015
Meaghan Murphy
Is this the beginning of a “Recall Rahm” campaign?
December 9, 2015
Steven Cohen
Rahm Emanuel has reached the public apology stage of the Laquan McDonald controversy.
December 7, 2015
Steven Cohen
The Justice Department is launching a civil rights probe into the Chicago police department. Finally.
December 4, 2015
Eve Ewing
Rahm Emanuel’s Next Scandal? Chicago’s Public Housing
As the mayor reels from the Laquan McDonald controversy, he must deal with a housing authority with heavy pockets and empty promises.
December 2, 2015
Steven Cohen
The Next Fight for Racial Justice: Police Union Reform
Deep in the weeds of union contract agreements lie provisions that protect cops from oversight.
December 1, 2015
Steven Cohen
Garry McCarthy is out as police superintendent as the covering of asses continues in Chicago.
November 25, 2015
Jamil Smith
The Execution of Laquan McDonald
A new video shows a Chicago police officer murdering a black teen last year. Why did it take so long for us to get here?
November 20, 2015
Jamil Smith
We're about to see how Laquan McDonald died.
September 14, 2015
Jeet Heer
Professor Bellow
The influence of the academy made Saul Bellow’s fiction insufferable.
April 7, 2015
Ben Austen
Great Chicago Ire
Why a Chicago alderman race may hinge on Mayor Rahm Emanuel's hard line on schools
July 15, 2014
Jason Zengerle
Rahm Emanuel's Top Nemesis Just Might Take Him On
Karen Lewis would make for a bloody mayoral battle

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