Posted inPolice
Chicago keeps controversial police promotion list secret
The Chicago Police Department committed to releasing “merit” promotion lists in 2017, but the city is fighting their release in court.
Sam Stecklow, Invisible Institute
Sam Stecklow is a journalist with the Invisible Institute, a nonprofit journalism production studio based in Woodlawn.
Posted inBail and Pretrial
Illinois’ criminal justice overhaul makes it easier to decertify bad cops. But it could be harder for the public to learn about them.
A little-discussed amendment to the sweeping criminal justice package creates a new process to decertify Illinois police officers. But transparency advocates are alarmed by provisions that appear to restrict public access to misconduct records.