Fraternal Order of Police Articles

How I visualized the turbulent tenures of Chicago’s FOP presidents

Local artist Veronica Martinez describes how she approached illustrating portraits of the eight leaders of Chicago’s largest police union.

by Verónica Martinez October 20, 2021January 26, 2024

Police

No one knows how many Chicago cops are vaccinated against Covid-19

How many cops have gotten their vaccine shots? The question has a definite answer. But no one in Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s office or the police department seems able to put a number on it.

by Carlos Ballesteros and Josh McGhee August 30, 2021January 8, 2024

Police

The Chicago police union is trying to put its members on the state’s torture inquiry commission

Two bills introduced by Republicans in the state legislature are “a smack in the face,” says one torture survivor.

by Adeshina Emmanuel and Olivia Louthen August 6, 2020February 5, 2024

Analysis: The thing about police unions

Most unions don’t aggressively shield their members from accountability for murder. Police unions are another story.

by Adeshina Emmanuel June 19, 2020January 8, 2024

The Long Wait

Aging prisoners left to arbitrary process to win release

A state board uses an arbitrary and opaque process to decide whether prisoners convicted of committing violent crimes decades ago should be released, an Injustice Watch review has found. The process is wracked by subjectivity, and that problem is not confined to Illinois.

by Emily Hoerner and Jeanne Kuang October 2, 2017February 1, 2024

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