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Both the Grassroots Alliance for Police Accountability and the Civilian Police Accountability Council campaigns want to maximize the community’s role in selecting public safety leaders.
Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Superintendent David Brown declined to specify what would happen to officers caught engaging in the condemned practice.
Images and video show Chicago officers hiding identifying information during protests over the police killing of George Floyd.
Violent clashes between police and protesters have led to a large number of allegations of police misconduct.
The independent monitor’s first report finds that the Chicago Police Department is behind in implementing required reforms on use of force, accountability and community engagement.
Sgt. Thomas Derouin is named in two police misconduct settlements in which officers used racial epithets against African Americans.
In a media misinformation blitz, the outgoing mayor rewrites his record on police reform and schools.
In 2018, The Chicago Reporter filed more than 200 Freedom of Information Act requests, fought dozens of public agencies for access to records and sometimes we’ve even won. Here’s what we requested, what we’re still waiting for, and what we’ve learned along the way.
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.
Ald. Ariel Reboyras seeks to weaken civilians’ potential role in police accountability by drawing from purely advisory bodies in Los Angeles and Seattle.