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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

The arrest API had been shut down after The Chicago Reporter used it to disprove official claims about arrests during George Floyd protests.

Behind the Data

Chicago Police Department arrest API shutdown is its own kind of ‘cover up’

by Asraa Mustufa and David Eads July 8, 2020July 21, 2020

Denying arrestees access to lawyers a longstanding problem at the Chicago Police Department

by Curtis Black June 25, 2020June 25, 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

Criminal Justice

Black and brown men still being arrested for possession as marijuana legalization takes off

by Josh McGhee January 3, 2020February 25, 2020

Criminal Justice

Has weed been overpoliced in your neighborhood? Map shows where entrepreneurs could qualify for a boost

by Josh McGhee October 31, 2019December 13, 2019

Criminal Justice

Cook County to appeal ruling finding Chicago police investigative alerts unconstitutional

by Adam Mahoney July 26, 2019August 9, 2019

Criminal Justice, Perspectives, Perspectives: The Powers That Be

The Chicago police union’s ‘alternative facts’ on police reform

by Curtis Black May 2, 2019May 8, 2019

Criminal Justice

Watchdog: Seriously flawed Chicago gang database undermines public trust in police

by Jacqueline Serrato April 12, 2019April 18, 2019

Criminal Justice, Perspectives

Chicago’s moral debt to black youth

by David J. Knight March 8, 2019March 8, 2019