Crime & Law
2 years
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Should Chicago Worry About Its Crime in Wooing Amazon? Sure—So Should Other Finalists
The city’s reputation for crime may hurt its quest for HQ2—but if the data-driven company looks at the numbers, it’ll find a somewhat different picture.
2 years
ago
Why Donna Rotunno Defends Men Accused of Rape
In the #MeToo era, criminal defense attorney Donna Rotunno might easily be seen as a traitor to her sex, but to her clients, she’s a hero.
2 years
ago
What The Chi Gets Right (and Wrong) About Chicago’s South Side
We can get pretty critical about how mass media portrays our neighborhoods. Here’s what to expect from Lena Waithe’s new Showtime series.
2 years
ago
Aiding or Exploiting?
When undocumented immigrants get bad legal advice from people unlicensed to practice law, they can end up deported—while the service provider is free to continue doing business.
2 years
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Elon Musk Has a Very Odd Sense of Risk on Public Transportation
The Tesla/SpaceX entrepreneur is a very smart man, but he is very wrong about meeting serial killers on public transit (and in that irrational fear, he is just like us).
2 years
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News Veteran’s Book Dives Into How TV News Covers Murder
Retired journalist Robert Jordan discusses editorial decisions in newsrooms, and why crime is a daily dish for television news stations.
2 years
ago
The Travel Ban Lawyers
The 300-Plus Attorneys Who Volunteered at O’Hare
2 years
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You Could Vote for Legal Recreational Marijuana as Soon as March
Unfortunately, that vote won’t directly change Illinois law—but Cook County Commissioner John Fritchey it will send an important message to state legislators.
2 years
ago
What Does Officer Proano’s Rare Guilty Verdict Mean for Police Accountability?
As the Chicago cop faces sentencing today, we ask law professor Sheila Bedi what this case can tell us about the ongoing police reform movement.
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