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Chicago spent over $63 million defending police misconduct: study

Chicago spent over $63 million defending police misconduct: study
“Pinstripe patronage” is what the People’s Law Office is calling it. The Chicago law firm that’s known for bringing cases of police brutality, false arrest and wrongful convictions wanted to find out just how much the city was paying to outside firms to defend police officers accused of misconduct. After obtaining records with a Freedom... Read more »
By MeganCottrell,
Monday at 3:55 pm
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Barber Shop Show recap: Can George Zimmerman be brought to justice? What would that justice look like?

Whether the killer of  Florida teenager Trayvon Martin, George Zimmerman, should be brought to justice has been a mostly uncontested position since the case broke into the national spotlight nearly two weeks ago. But what would true justice really look like? And can what many believe is a deeply flawed criminal justice system serve justice... Read more »
By YanaKunichoff,
March 26, 2012 at 9:22 am
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Do criminal record "look back" periods in subsidized housing keep people safe or keep people out?

Do criminal record "look back" periods in subsidized housing keep people safe or keep people out?
What were you doing 200 years ago? Did you have a rap sheet 99 years ago? How about 40? For many of us, those are silly questions. Even at 50, if you look back 40 years, your life as a 10 year-old was probably filled with sleepovers and bike rides, not criminal activity? But it’s... Read more »
By MeganCottrell,
October 24, 2011 at 9:00 am
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How one family drew a one-strike investigation

Around this time last year, Patricia Reed, her husband Albert Sims and I were catching up on the third floor of Cook County’s criminal courthouse when she filled me in on her moving plans. I was working on a piece about 17-year-olds in the adult felony system at the time and was lucky enough to... Read more »
By AngelaCaputo,
September 13, 2011 at 11:43 am
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Violence prevention should be at the top of the campaign agenda in some aldermanic races

While they accounted for slightly more than a quarter of the city’s population, 15 majority African-American wards on Chicago’s South and West sides accounted for nearly two-thirds of the city’s homicides from 2008 through 2010, according to an analysis of homicide data by The Chicago Reporter. More at chicagoreporter.com In all, there were 931 murders committed... Read more »
By AldenLoury,
February 21, 2011 at 7:44 am
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News Roundup: Chicago's jobless rate improves, slightly

The Chicago jobless rate has fallen to 9.4 percent from last year’s 10.4, matching the Illinois rate, but still slightly higher than the national rate of 9.2 percent. The country’s economy grew at a two-percent rate between July and September, an improvement over the 1.7 percent growth between April and June. However, economists surveyed by... Read more »
By CRIntern,
October 29, 2010 at 11:59 am
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Illinois gets a 'D' for prison prenatal care

When you think of women in prison, here’s a word that probably doesn’t come to your mind: mom. But it should. About two-thirds of the 115,000 women in prison in the U.S. are mothers. That’s a lot of missed good-night kisses and first days of school. And a new report shows that many states, including... Read more »
By MeganCottrell,
October 25, 2010 at 8:14 pm
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News Roundup: Weis to move officers to high-crime areas

Police Supt. Jody Weis revealed plans Tuesday to reassign officers from districts with low crime to neighborhoods with high levels of crime. His statements drew criticism from 38th Ward Ald. Tom Allen, as well as some concerns from North Side residents afraid that criminals will commit more crime in the area knowing fewer police will... Read more »
By CRIntern,
October 20, 2010 at 1:23 pm
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Why felons should (or shouldn't) vote in the coming election

In Illinois, 45,545 people won’t vote this year. It isn’t that they won’t have the time. It’s not that they lack motivation. It’s not that the lines are too long, or they can’t get to the polls. It’s where they live – in prison. Although Illinois is one of the few states that allows ex-offenders... Read more »
By MeganCottrell,
October 11, 2010 at 10:36 am
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News Roundup: Poverty on the rise in Chicago's suburbs

According to a new survey by the University of Chicago, the majority of Chicago suburbs suffered a 50 percent increase in the number of poor residents between 2000 and 2008. Suburban social service agencies are struggling to meet the swelling demand, especially in light of financial losses last year. Nonprofit donations are already more difficult... Read more »
By CRIntern,
October 7, 2010 at 12:39 pm
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