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Kim Foxx, left, was a guest speaker at the Chatham Business Association on Chicago’s South Side in late 2017.
Southside October 29, 2018
The Hustle of Kim Foxx
After the fatal police shooting of Laquan McDonald, can a new state’s attorney bring real reform to Chicago?
By Steve Bogira
Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke listens during his first-degree murder trial for the shooting death of Laquan McDonald.
Commentary October 28, 2018
Chicago Cop Jason Van Dyke's Record Was a Warning Sign
Can the conviction of Chicago cop Jason Van Dyke finally force policing into the 21st century?
Johanna Wald
Former Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke, left, is taken into custody after jurors found him guilty of second-degree murder in the 2014 shooting of teenager Laquan McDonald.
Commentary October 16, 2018
The Video Doesn’t Lie — Even If the Officer Did
A retired police officer reflects on the Jason Van Dyke verdict.
By Neill Franklin
Common appears on ‘America Divided.’
News September 29, 2016
Chicago’s Ousted Top Cop Talks to Common About Race, Guns and Mistrust
A new docu-series, ‘America Divided,’ explores inequality, issue by issue.
By The Marshall Project
Feature April 19, 2016
The ‘Chicago Model’ of Policing Hasn’t Saved Chicago
Why is everyone else copying it?
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CHICAGO, IL - DECEMBER 11: Demonstrators march around City Hall calling on Mayor Rahm Emanuel to resign on December 11, 2015 in Chicago, Illinois. A recently released video of the shooting of Laquan McDonald by Chicago Police officer Jason Van Dyke has sparked protests and calls for Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez to resign for allegedly trying to cover up the circumstances surrounding the shooting. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
News March 16, 2016
Should Hard-line Prosecutors Be Nervous?
After voters oust two prosecutors for failing to hold police accountable, maybe.
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Police confront an anti-war demonstrator, bleeding from the top of his head, who was preparing for a march on the Democratic National Convention in 1968.
News December 15, 2015
Why Did It Take the Feds So Long to Probe Chicago Cops?
The Laquan McDonald killing was preceded by years of documented violence.
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Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy held a press conference to announce the arrests of four men in a shooting at Chicago’s Cornell Square Park in September, 2013.
News December 2, 2015
Another Police ‘Reformer’ Takes a Fall
Chicago’s chief became a political liability.
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Q&A November 25, 2015
Will the ‘21 Foot’ Defense Work for the Chicago Cop Who Shot Laquan McDonald?
Revisiting a 30-year concept that is used to justify deadly force.
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