Here are the lessons from two decades of Chicago’s failed policing strategies
In a new book, Wesley G. Skogan says stop-and-frisk helped cops seize guns but damaged community trust — and efforts to solve shootings.
In a new book, Wesley G. Skogan says stop-and-frisk helped cops seize guns but damaged community trust — and efforts to solve shootings.
In an Oct. 25 scuffle, a sergeant claimed that a detainee in a wheelchair tried to break his wrist using handcuffs. Body cam videos don’t back that up.
Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx has decided not to run for a third term, leaving the seat up for grabs next fall.
Cook County’s top prosecutor, part of a national wave of progressives, announced on Tuesday she won’t seek re-election.
Darius Newsome worked on Johnson’s faith-based outreach, but fell short of winning a police council seat in the mayor-elect’s home district.
After Luis Gonzalez’s arrest, a new housing program helped him move his family to a safe neighborhood. Now he says he doesn’t need a gun.
Tossing an escape conviction, the judges say it’s unclear whether detainees can get mail from their lobby or do laundry in the basement.
An independent monitor reported problems are largely related to major staffing shortages, with 46% of medical positions left unfilled.
Public safety experts and youth advocates pitched ideas ranging from paid peacekeepers to improved transportation.
One of the four defendants accused of bribing former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan has begun her testimony in her own defense and is due back on the stand today.