It can be deceptively difficult to charge this kind of case as a hate crime. But over the years Illinois has clarified—and considerably broadened—its law and precedent for such cases.
What I learned after stumbling across a 1980s book about people shot by Chicago police.
Refugees making Chicago’s famous cheesecake, what’s driving violence in the city, and new minority police recruits.
“At some point every photographer of note has come through the city,” says photo editor Michael Williams, who co-authored a new book with over 200 images.
The junior senator’s last day approaches, and Congress (and the GOP) is worse off for it.
Not satisfied with the lack of juicy details in Mayor Emanuel’s newly released emails? Wait ’til next month.
A new pilot project aims to evaluate and guide the future of Chicago’s long battle with water.
Some of this week’s most interesting reading has been a trove of email from Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s personal account, made public this week thanks to an agreement with the Better Goverment Association. (The Chicago Tribune, a corporate sibling of Chicago, had also sued for their release, and it is still pushing for more to be revealed.) The thousands … Read more
Their next mission? To end cash bail in Illinois—an idea that the Cook County sheriff and Chicago’s police superintendent are getting behind, too.
The key is making sure the freeze leads to increased state funding for education, especially in low-income areas.
