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Crime is down, but the number of Cook County teens convicted on adult felony charges continues to grow.

Green=Go. Brown=Stop.

March, 2009 Some immigrants find that one biased cop and a simple traffic stop can turn their dream into deportation.

Table of Contents

Driving While Latino

Officers are pulling over Hispanic drivers at a disproportionately high rate, and the consequences can go well beyond a ticket. This investigation was supported, in part, by the Carnegie Corporation of New York.

Extra Stops

In 2007, the latest year for which the data are available, the share of Latino drivers stopped in 44 out of more than 200 communities in the six-county Chicago area was at least 10 percentage points higher than their driving age population.> Read More

Methodology (Driving While Latino)

Methodology "Drving While Latino"> Read More

Changes Elusive After Profiling Legislation

More than five years after its passage, Illinois' racial profiling legislation still lacks its teeth.> Read More

Looking In The Mirror

Police department examines itself to better serve its community.> Read More
Inside Stories

Unintended Consequences

Temporary budget cuts lead to less treatment for drug-abusing parents and estrangement from their children.> Read More

Parting Shot: March-April 2009

February 13, 2009> Read More
Editor's Note

Editor's Note: March-April 2009

The pain of racial profiling> Read More
Reporter Impact

Reporter Impact: March-April 2009

March/April Reporter Impact> Read More

Letter to the Editor: March-April 2009

March/April Letter to the Editor> Read More
Spin Offs

Obama Name-ia

March/April spinoff> Read More
Spin Offs

Not All Kids In –˜All Kids'

March/April spinoff> Read More
Spin Offs

Black, Latino Facilities Shuttered

March/April spinoff> Read More
Spin Offs

Chicago's Property, Violent Crimes Increase

March/April spinoff> Read More
New Voices

Color Blind Theater

Actor looks to expand images of minorities beyond black and white.> Read More
Web Extras

Listen to City Voices: March 2009

Listen to a discussion on current events.> Read More