- Blogs, Bleader, Jan 10, 2013
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City officials say they're committed to community policing, just not to funding it
A closer look at Mayor Emanuel's plan to "revitalize" the CAPS program
- Blogs, Bleader, Jan 4, 2013
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Demand for gun control surges, and so does demand for guns
Illinois may be the center of our nation's confusing and contradictory approach to firearms
- News & Features, Politics, Dec 26, 2012
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The Reader's second annual awards for political "achievement"
Honoring some of the more notable deeds from our elected leaders in 2012
- Blogs, Bleader, Nov 3, 2012
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What a robbery in Edgewater says about the police staffing debate, part two of two
A close look at a jewelry store stickup and the politics of police deployment, part two of two
- Blogs, Bleader, Nov 2, 2012
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What a robbery in Edgewater says about the police staffing debate, part one of two
A close look at a jewelry store stickup and the politics of police deployment
- Blogs, Bleader, Oct 26, 2012
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Top cops can't explain what's up with CAPS
CAPS director Ron Holt offers another spin on the future of the police department's community outreach program
- Blogs, Bleader, Oct 26, 2012
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Superintendent McCarthy dismantles CAPS, will replace it with something at some point
Chicago police chief says we don't need more cops, just a new community policing policy to be determined later
- Blogs, Bleader, Oct 5, 2012
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New pot law hasn't ended grass gap
Chicago police are busting fewer people for marijuana offenses—but only in certain neighborhoods
- Blogs, Bleader, Sep 6, 2012
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Public safety committee meeting avoids discussion of public safety
As the violence continues in Chicago, aldermen target phony military heroes
- Blogs, Bleader, Jul 12, 2012
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Rahm announces another "new initiative" that's decades old
The mayor's plan to raze troubled buildings sounds a lot like the one Mayor Daley "introduced" in 1992
- Blogs, Bleader, Jul 6, 2012
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Garry McCarthy makes it to Chatham
A year after his no-show, Chicago's police chief talks with residents of the proud south-side neighborhood
- News & Features, Feature, Jul 3, 2012
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How Chicago said yes to pot
The politics behind our new marijuana law
- Blogs, Bleader, Jun 21, 2012
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Aldermen say yes to pot law changes
Rahm Emanuel's decriminalization proposal moves forward
- Blogs, Bleader, Jun 14, 2012
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Rahm backs changes to pot policy
Mayor Rahm Emanuel is preparing to announce his support for a plan to soften penalties for marijuana possession
- Blogs, Bleader, Jun 14, 2012
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Mayor Emanuel stands pat on pot
The mayor remains silent as Chicago police tie up 175 officer hours a day arresting people for marijuana possession
- Blogs, Bleader, Jun 13, 2012
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Chicago's crime problem: A matter of "perception"
If Chicago's crime problem is only a matter of "perception," then why are police being asked to work extra patrols on their days off?
- Blogs, Bleader, May 17, 2012
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Spared the knife
As the police ranks shrink in the first year under Rahm Emanuel, mayoral aides get higher pay
- Blogs, Bleader, May 4, 2012
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Drug arrests on top of drug arrests
Chicago police officials keep announcing more drug busts, but it's not clear what's actually changed on the street
- Blogs, Bleader, May 1, 2012
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The politics of drug busts
The Emanuel administration gets aggressive about displaying dope on the table
- Blogs, Bleader, Mar 29, 2012
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'The mayor doesn't know who we are'
Is Rahm Emanuel aware that Chicago already has a community policing program?
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