Chicago Reporter (https://www.chicagoreporter.com/author/curtis-black/)
Curtis is an opinion writer for The Chicago Reporter.
Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s failure to release vulnerable prisoners from overcrowded facilities will cost avoidable loss of life behind bars and in surrounding communities, say advocates and medical professionals.
Advocates praise Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s new measures meant to help low-income communities survive the crisis, but say much more is needed in a variety of areas.
Bernie Sanders’ role in pushing the candidate left, and the victories and close calls of down-ballot candidates Marie Newman, Aaron Ortiz, Ken Thomas and Nidia Carranza show a shift.
The Chicago Community Bond Fund and dozens of other organizations call to release detainees held because they can’t afford bail and limit new admissions to protect inmates, staff, and the general public.
Advocates ask the governor to take immediate steps to address the threat to elderly and infirm inmates in jail and prison, many of whom were subject to outdated punitive sentencing measures.
Irrational scare tactics and myths shouldn’t obscure a proposal that will determine whether the state can move beyond its perpetual fiscal crisis and begin to fund education adequately.
Bill Conway is using his client’s open case to score political points against incumbent Kim Foxx.
The former New York City mayor’s monied interests are winning him support despite his obstinance (and evasion) on stop and frisk, discriminatory hiring, and other racial justice issues.
While requesting disaster relief for lakefront erosion, Chicago will pay to dump pollution on Lake Michigan in South Chicago
Residents oppose the Army Corps’ plan to expand a longstanding facility for polluted sediment, saying they’re “tired of being the city’s dumping ground.”