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The head of Illinois' child welfare agency says the 2014 shooting death of a black teenager by a white police officer has spurred more focus in how the…
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A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a former investigator for Chicago's Independent Police Review Authority, which investigates police…
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Chicago's interim police superintendent says he doesn't know why homicides and shootings climbed so dramatically in January compared with the same month…
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A white Chicago police officer accused of shooting a black teenager 16 times in 2014 is due in court.Jason Van Dyke is expected to appear before a judge…
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Mayor Rahm Emanuel is making it sound like former Philadelphia Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey would be a perfect choice to be Chicago's next police…
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Some Illinois lawmakers want to make it harder for police to prevent the release of videos.This comes in response to the highly publicized dashcam footage…
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The acting head of the authority that investigates complaints against Chicago Police will tout her plans for reforming the agency following outrage over…
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Newly released emails reveal close coordination between the Chicago mayor's office, police and the body that investigates police shootings in the days…
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Black legislators say Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner hasn’t done enough in the wake of the release of police shootings of LaQuan McDonald and other African…
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Police protests are resuming in Chicago, with several students staging a "die-in'' on the sidewalk near Daley Plaza in downtown.WLS-TV reports that the…