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Proposal to boot Chicago cops from public schools rejected by school board
Three school board members backed the proposal, but they could not sway their colleagues.
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Chicago police investigate officer who concealed name tag, badge number at George Floyd protests
Clashes between police and protesters have led to a large number of allegations of police misconduct. The Chicago Reporter originally published this story.
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Lawyers: Chicago cops blocked access to arrested protesters
After arresting hundreds of protesters over the weekend, Chicago police obstructed attorneys’ access to their clients in custody, lawyers and activists said.
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Appeals court affirms new trial for Burge torture survivor
The appeals court ruled that Jackie Wilson, who was convicted of the 1982 robbery and murder of two Chicago Police officers, was tortured into confessing and should received a new trial.
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Tinkering won’t curtail police deadly force
A thorough investigation of the shooting of Laquan McDonald, of course, is in order, as are investigations into every other recent and ensuing use of deadly force by Chicago police. Chicagoans deserve, and have every right to demand, honest answers — but the answers by themselves won’t change the status quo.
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Anita Alvarez’s pattern of dubious judgments
The belated charging Tuesday of Chicago Police Officer Jason Van Dyke with the first-degree murder of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald more than 13 months ago ought to be viewed as an indictment of Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez for dereliction of duty.