Josh McGhee, Author at The Chicago Reporter

Criminal Justice

Charles Green says his fight for decades of Chicago police misconduct records is about clearing his name

by Josh McGhee July 24, 2020March 3, 2021

In an interview with The Chicago Reporter, Green tells us about life after prison and what the controversial settlement he was offered would mean for him.

Behind the Data

Chicago Police Department partially restores access to arrests data following outcry

by Josh McGhee and Matt Chapman July 17, 2020July 29, 2020

Criminal Justice

Chicago police arrested more people for protesting than for looting in early days of unrest, contradicting original claims

by David Eads, Josh McGhee and Matt Chapman June 16, 2020November 16, 2020

‘It’s really a revolution’: Ja’Mal Green on protests taking over Chicago and the nation and what’s next for the movement

by Josh McGhee June 5, 2020June 5, 2020

Inside Division 16, Cook County Jail’s COVID-19 positive detainees say they’re waiting to die

by Josh McGhee April 30, 2020May 21, 2020

Federal judge denies mass release at Cook County Jail, named ‘top U.S. hot spot’ for COVID-19

by Josh McGhee April 9, 2020April 20, 2020

Criminal Justice

Stateville prison outbreak signals COVID-19 threat to inmates, surrounding hospital systems

by Josh McGhee April 3, 2020April 6, 2020

Government and Politics

Bill Conway gives Kim Foxx a run for her money in most expensive Cook County state’s attorney’s race

by Josh McGhee and David Eads March 13, 2020April 7, 2020

Government and Politics

Is Lightfoot’s war on poverty too late to stop Chicago’s black exodus?

by Josh McGhee February 28, 2020March 3, 2020

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot says she’s ending poverty in a generation. Is it possible?

by Josh McGhee February 21, 2020February 28, 2020