A Wrongful Murder Conviction Cost Him Legal Residency Status. ICE Detains Him Anyway After Decades Imprisoned Unjustly.
A corrupt detective involved in 10 overturned convictions gives ICE an excuse to further harm an innocent man.
A corrupt detective involved in 10 overturned convictions gives ICE an excuse to further harm an innocent man.
Some additional thoughts about how a 2015 ACLU consent decree with the Chicago Police Department contributed to the 2016 homicide spike--responding to tweets from Professor John Pfaff and to comments from the ACLU.
After an ACLU consent decree with the Chicago Police Department dramatically reduced the number of stop and frisks, homicides significantly increased as a result.
A new policy calls on cops to avoid using stun guns on people who are fleeing or may otherwise be susceptible to injury.
The school system's CEO and general counsel have both resigned over the scandal.
Fifteen men allegedly framed by a corrupt sergeant have convictions overturned.
Chicago considers banning businesses that won't accept cash payments.
Everybody realized it was about bringing in money, not improving public health.
Brian Strauss sues to protect his property rights.
Residents already face a stream of tax increases, largely to shore up pension funds.
The bill offers many, many exemptions.
Actual accountability in the Windy City, thanks to a federal jury.
Three homicides used to justify host of expensive new regulations.
Again left urban leadership embraces federalism, but for the purpose of protecting funds for police militarization.
Classic protection racket enforced by city fines.
But it doesn't say what you think it says.
The latest setback for one of the most corrupt citation systems in the country
Seniors must choose from a list of acceptable post-school plans, or they won't graduate.
Would anybody have been held accountable for Laquan McDonald's death if we hadn't seen the shooting?
Here's a map of 23,000 times over the past five years that police in Cook County seized property and cash.
Meet Alderman Proco Joe Moreno, the petty tyrant of Chicago's First Ward who uses "aldermanic privilege" to do whatever he wants.
Demanding access to businesses' restrooms comes with costs.
By declining to take up the case Illinois Transportation Trade Association v. Chicago, the Supreme Court allows customers of Uber, Lyft, and similar e-hailing services to breathe easier.
Law enforcement has room to make humane changes, without putting their lives in peril.
Maybe focus on getting your own nearly bankrupt government in order, Emanuel.
Collecting $99 million and paying out $999 million in a single year is not a formula for success.
Instead it turns citizens against their protectors.
Police union fears teaching officers to prioritize de-escalation would endanger their lives.
Chicago Public Schools looking for more money from state
Mayor and president use their bully pulpits to kvetch at each other. Does it even mean anything?
Skyrocketing costs, financial crisis make the Land of Lincoln very thirsty.
The Justice Department's scathing report finds a pattern of unconstitutional force, retaliation, and a code of silence.
Hate crime is thought crime.
Also keep an eye out for foot-dragging on releasing footage of controversial calls.
A bureaucratic nightmare takes a mother away from her young child for almost two months.
Police acknowledge he could've been fired before either of his fatal shootings of unarmed people.
So, it's working as planned.
Regulations are "draconian and unintelligible," lawsuit says. Other have described them as "literally incomprehensible" and "dizzyingly complex."
Don't understand the rules? Too bad. You can still get fined up to $5,000 per day by the city.
Transparency of decades of Chicago PD abuse is almost here.
A 26-year veteran of the department, William Whitley's record reveals 28 complaints against him, going back to 1991.
80 percent of Chicago aldermen blew off the annual ethics board hearing after it ruled they had to buy tickets on the open market like everybody else.