- News & Features, Feature, May 8, 2013
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Addicted to guns
Is there a cure for Chicago's crippling dependence on firearms?
- Lit & Lectures, Book Review, Apr 3, 2013
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No easy answers in David McConnell's American Honor Killings
That's the best thing about it.
- Blogs, Bleader, Feb 22, 2013
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Drug arrests drop in Chicago but still snare thousands in black neighborhoods
While Mexican cartel leader "Chapo" Guzman is public enemy number one, most drug busts still snag street-level players.
- Blogs, Bleader, Feb 15, 2013
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How about a war on the roots of violence?
The people responsible for drug and gang violence follow a pattern: despair.
- 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 10, 2013
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A greener Chicago would be a safer Chicago
Urban farming and better care of vacant lots could reduce crime and improve life in poorer areas
- Blogs, Bleader, Dec 20, 2012
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Endangering the lives of children: the ceaseless train of tragedy in segregated neighborhoods
Traumatic losses are almost commonplace for some kids in Chicago
- Blogs, Bleader, Dec 6, 2012
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Another price of segregation: not just homicide, but countless walking wounded
More than 2,300 people have been shot in Chicago this year, and the toll is often great even for those who survive
- 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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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, 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, 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 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
- News & Features, Feature, Apr 25, 2012
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Besieged
West Humboldt is one of America's biggest open-air drug markets. What does that mean for its residents?
- 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?
- Blogs, Bleader, Mar 27, 2012
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Rahm Emanuel declares another war on drugs
Mayor Emanuel and police superintendent Garry McCarthy vow an assault on drug dealers and users
- Blogs, Bleader, Jan 31, 2012
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The mayor pitches a shutout
On Emanuel's boasting about a shooting-free night
- Blogs, Bleader, Oct 10, 2011
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Emanuel boasts of crime-fighting successes, even those that haven't happened yet
