Crime & Law
1 year
ago
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.
1 year
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.
1 year
ago
Undercover FBI Agents Con the Con Man in Chasing Phil
David Howard’s new book explores the FBI’s first undercover operation into white collar crime to wrangle a sophisticated fraudster from Chicago.
1 year
ago
Living in a “Scored Society": What Big Data Policing Means for Chicago
Police are using data and algorithms to rank you and treat you differently. An expert shares why you should care, and how citizens can ensure the tech is used properly.
1 year
ago
Journalist Who Brought Laquan McDonald Shooting to Public Eye Says He Won’t Reveal His Source
“People put their trust in us. [When] people have reason to fear retaliation or other public harms, we need to be worthy of that trust,” Jamie Kalven says.
1 year
ago
The Lonely Crusade of Jim DeRogatis
Over the past 17 years, the city’s loudest rock critic has been consumed by an increasingly high-profile undertaking: investigating the allegations of sexual abuse against R&B star R. Kelly.
1 year
ago
Las Vegas Gunman Booked Rooms During Lolla at Nearby Hotel
Tucked below a sea of skyscrapers, festivals set in Millennium and Grant Parks could be vulnerable to Vegas-style attacks.
1 year
ago
If You Have Ideas to Reduce Violence Without Gun Control, Now’s the Time
There are plenty of tested ideas out there, developed in Chicago and elsewhere, looking for champions—and a White House that definitely likes to talk about the problem they’ve been developed to solve.
1 year
ago
Life Inside the Chicago Outlaws Motorcycle Club
“Big Pete” James, of the infamous “biker gang” that started in Chicago, talks about why people misunderstand these groups and what he loves about riding on IL-173.
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