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Government and Politics

Police in Illinois will permanently have to record race, other traffic stop data in new bill

by Matt Kiefer May 23, 2019October 29, 2019

The Illinois Traffic Stop Study — launched 15 years ago under legislation sponsored by then-State Sen. Barack Obama — would have ended on June 30.

Criminal Justice

New data supports old accusations of racial profiling by University of Chicago Police Department

by Jonah Newman April 5, 2016April 5, 2016

Criminal Justice

More than half of Chicago area universities have armed police departments

by Jonah Newman July 30, 2015April 6, 2018