Newsletter: The Teachers Strike Is Over, Classes Resume Friday
The Chicago teachers strike is finally over. That story and more are in today’s Rundown.
Michael Lansu
Digital Editor
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Newsletter: Trump Asked Ukraine For ‘A Favor’
Trump wanted information that could lead to a corruption investigation into political rival Joe Biden.
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Lightfoot Outlines Her Plan For Chicago’s ‘Staggeringly Large’ Budget Gap
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot said the city will have a $838 million shortfall next year. “We have some hard choices to make,” she said.
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Van Dyke Sentenced To 81 Months In Prison For The Murder Of Laquan McDonald
The former officer was sentenced to nearly seven years for the 2014 death of a black teenager.
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Chicago Cops Not Guilty In Cover-Up Of Laquan McDonald Shooting
The judge ruled prosecutors failed to prove the three former cops conspired to cover up the shooting by convicted Officer Jason Van Dyke.
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Episode 3: The Fallout
Protesters take to the streets. Critics attack the mayor and police department. A federal probe finds a pattern of abuse by Chicago cops.
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Episode 2: Pattern & Practice
The fatal police shooting of Laquan McDonald aggravated longstanding tensions between Chicago police and the city’s Black residents. We look at how a troubled police department spun a narrative of the shooting, how that narrative fell apart, and how the city reacted when it did.
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Suit: Chicago Should Refund Drivers Hit With Expensive Tickets
The suit claims tickets and fines over $250 should not go through the city’s administrative hearing process.
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Chicago’s Murder-Clearance Rate Falls to Historic Low
Amid a surge in gun violence, the city’s cops last year solved fewer than one in five killings — the lowest rate in at least a half century.
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Justice Report Adds Pressure On Police Union Contract
Aldermen call for changes to the contract that federal investigators blamed for hampering police misconduct investigations.
