Chicagoans would be able to challenge their place in the infamous gang database in proposed police policy
The city is trying to reform its notorious gang database, but activists say a new policy still puts Black and brown people at risk.
Patrick Smith
Reporter, Criminal Justice
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Judge suspends vaccine requirement for Chicago cops
The ruling Monday is a major victory for the police unions which sued the city over vaccine requirements.
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Anti-violence programs are working. But can they make a dent in Chicago’s gun violence?
The scale of investment in these efforts pales against the backdrop of the city’s most violent year in more than two decades, researchers say.
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An upcoming Chicago hearing could answer questions about what’s next in R. Kelly trial
R. Kelly is scheduled to appear via video in Chicago court Wednesday, weeks after being convicted in Brooklyn. The hearing could answer some lingering questions.
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Judge bars police union chief from telling Chicago cops not to comply with city vaccine mandate
It’s the latest twist in the fight between the city of Chicago and the main police over the vaccine mandate, which took effect Friday.
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A new program reaches out to the front line of anti-violence efforts in Chicago
Led by a Northwestern medical school professor, the two-year initiative aims to equip street outreach workers with “resilience” training.
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Independent monitor says Chicago Police staffing shortages are hurting reform efforts
According to the monitor’s fourth biannual report, 363 officers left the force in the first six months of 2021, more than all retirements in 2018.
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Chicago lifeguards can report alleged sexual violence to a new hotline
The Cook County state’s attorney put a similar call out in 2019 to ask women abused by singer R. Kelly to call her office directly.
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A Chicago alderwoman now wants the park district CEO out over lifeguard abuse
Ald. Rossana Rodríguez Sánchez adds to the growing pressure on Park District CEO Michael Kelly, who has defended his handling of the sex abuse allegations.
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The agency that investigates Chicago police shootings is being underfunded, yet again
COPA’s budget is under $15 million, millions short of the amount mandated by city ordinance.
