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Posts tagged "Chicago Police Department"

70 reports of police misconduct on Sunday at NATO protest, says National Lawyers Guild

70 reports of police misconduct on Sunday at NATO protest, says National Lawyers Guild
Now that the barricades are cleared from the streets, downtown traffic has resumed its sluggish pace and thousands of workers in the loop no longer have an excuse to take a day off, what is the legacy of the massive Sunday protest that brought out an estimated 15,000 people? One lasting effect, on both the... Read more »
By YanaKunichoff,
Wednesday at 1:57 pm
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Race, poverty and politics: Dubious NATO arrests; low-income parents get reprieve; campaign finance loophole

Nine anti-NATO activists were arrested in the raid of a Bridgeport home on Wednesday night. The National Lawyers Guild condemned the action and said that none of the activists had yet been charged, nor had the Chicago Police Department produced a warrant for the raid. Officers confiscated a cell phone, as well as beer-making equipment... Read more »
By YanaKunichoff,
May 18, 2012 at 3:54 pm
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Barber Show Show review: Chicago talks about police misconduct

Barber Show Show review: Chicago talks about police misconduct
Ever been roughed up by a cop? Been the victim of an illegal search or a false arrest? Chicago spends millions each year settling cases where victims allege the police have abused their power. That’s what we talked about on Friday at Carter’s Barber Shop with reporter Angela Caputo and director of Chicago’s Independent Police... Read more »
By MeganCottrell,
May 7, 2012 at 8:00 am
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How much does race, stress play into Chicago police misconduct?

How deep does misconduct run in the Chicago Police Department? Is race a factor? Do officers themselves ever feel they’ve been targeted by abusive cops? I wasn’t expecting straight answers when I cold-called Officer Richard Wooten on his cell phone. Getting a police officer to talk about misconduct among his peers seemed like a long... Read more »
By AngelaCaputo,
May 3, 2012 at 2:47 pm
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Barber Shop Show preview: Abusing the badge

Barber Shop Show preview: Abusing the badge
There’s a small, but costly, group of Chicago police officers working on the city’s streets who have a problem–serious accusations of misconduct and not just a single offense. No, these “repeaters,” as they’re called, are named in multiple misconduct lawsuits where the city paid out taxpayer dollars to settle their cases. How much? $11.7 million... Read more »
By MeganCottrell,
May 3, 2012 at 11:31 am
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Who's 'abusing the badge'?'

Police accountability advocates and attorneys representing the City of Chicago have been going back and forth for years over whether the names of police officer fingered by civilians for misconduct should be made public. For now, they remain under wraps. But in our latest investigation, “Abusing the Badge,” we took a backdoor approach to find... Read more »
By AngelaCaputo,
May 2, 2012 at 1:20 pm
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Are Chicago cops on steroids?

An investigation by the New Jersey’s The Star Ledger recently revealed rampant steroid use among police officers there, prescribed by a unethical physician looking to make a quick buck. When that doctor died because of side effects from his own steroid use, people started to take notice. But it’s not just this doctor or just... Read more »
By MeganCottrell,
December 14, 2010 at 10:20 pm
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News Roundup: Chicago police expand controversial Taser use

Also in the news… The Illinois Secretary of State and police are investigating allegedly forged notary signatures on on hundreds petitions for state Sen. James Meeks, Carol Moseley Braun, Patricia Van Pelt-Watkins and Rob Halpin, who dropped out of the race for mayor yesterday. The state’s tax amnesty program brought in $82 million more than... Read more »
By CRIntern,
December 7, 2010 at 12:29 pm
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News Roundup: Daley's last budget sails through budget committee mostly unchanged

Mayor Daley’s last budget for Chicago made it out of the City Council’s Budget Committee mostly as it went in, with all of the controversial items intact, including a reliance on one-time revenue boosts and dipping into reserves to cover the shortfall. The only major change the committee made was an amendment that restored $3.5... Read more »
By CRIntern,
November 9, 2010 at 11:58 am
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News Roundup: City Council expected to vote Wednesday on affordable housing

Chicago Ald. Walter Burnett is expected to force the City Council to vote on the Sweet Home Chicago Ordinance, which would allocate 20 percent of the city’s annual TIF budget to develop affordable housing. More at chicagoreporter.com Also in the news… The number of active trial and permanent home loan modifications under the Home Affordable... Read more »
By CRIntern,
November 2, 2010 at 2:50 pm
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