Our analysis shows a troubling pattern of officers charging alleged victims of police misconduct with aggravated battery or assault to a police officer or resisting arrest.
Perspectives
Martin Luther King Jr., women, and the possibility of growth
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The fabled civil rights leader’s treatment of women bears re-examining in the #MeToo era, as King demonstrated the capacity to evolve before his life was cut short.
Perspectives: The Powers That Be
Can Pritzker, Foxx deliver on criminal justice reforms?
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Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx face challenges translating bold proposals made on the campaign trail into policy.
Chicago Election 2019
Ald. Scott Waguespack donates Burke campaign cash to black vets
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The alderman stopped short of suggesting his colleagues — 35 of whom have also received money from embattled Ald. Ed Burke — do the same.
Criminal Justice
For people with disabilities, Chicago police consent decree takes first steps toward reform
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Officers need more comprehensive training and a dramatically different approach to interacting with one of the country’s most over-policed groups, organizers say.
Perspectives: The Powers That Be
Will Toni Preckwinkle’s woes boost Susana Mendoza in mayoral race?
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The fallout from Ed Burke’s corruption scandal has affected two frontrunners with close ties to the alderman in surprisingly different ways.
Chicago Election 2019
Who hasn’t received money from Ald. Ed Burke?
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Nearly three-quarters of the sitting City Council has received some money from the embattled alderman, who was arraigned on federal extortion charges last week.
Race and Culture
‘Exodus’ examines rise and fall of Chicago’s black population
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A docu-series from WVON looks at the history and data behind Chicago’s decades-long black population decline, and what the city’s racial makeup may look like moving forward.
Perspectives: The Powers That Be
To preserve SRO’s as affordable housing, Chicago needs to step it up
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Recent efforts to preserve three single-room occupancy hotels in Uptown reveal the city’s lukewarm commitment to maintaining them as a safety net for low-income tenants.
Perspectives: The Powers That Be
The mayoral housing forum that almost wasn’t
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The conversation on affordable housing in Chicago is changing, especially among mayoral candidates, but the realtors lobby still holds great sway.
Chicago Election 2019
Here are the 238 candidates running in Chicago’s 2019 municipal elections
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But more than half of the candidates will have to overcome petition challenges to get on the ballot for mayor, clerk, treasurer or City Council.