- Blogs, Bleader Apr 19, 2018
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Is Illinois ready for a potential influx of stoned drivers?
Weed Week: There is no completely reliable test for marijuana intoxication, and very few cops trained to recognize it.
- Blogs, Bleader May 16, 2017
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Terrorist to some, hero to others, Oscar López Rivera will be honored in Chicago this week
The Puerto Rican nationalist comes home to Humboldt Park after 35 years in federal prison.
- News & Politics, Feature Feb 1, 2017
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Police in Chicago Public Schools operate with no special training and little oversight
The Chicago Police Department instructs its officers to treat working in schools like any other beat—but is it?
- News & Politics, Identity & Culture Dec 28, 2016
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By helping young black fathers, Sheldon Smith has become a ‘hero’
The founder of the Bronzeville-based Dovetail Project is honored by CNN Heroes.
- Blogs, Bleader Dec 22, 2016
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Angered by homicides, activists leave coffins at Rahm Emanuel’s home
“Behind each of these deaths is a failure,” activists said.
- Arts & Culture, Book Review Oct 5, 2016
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What Chicago can learn from LA’s Skid Row
U. of C. sociologist Forrest Stuart catalogs the perils of overpolicing in Down, Out, and Under Arrest.
- News & Politics, Identity & Culture Sep 29, 2016
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Without addressing racism, Mayor Emanuel's violence-prevention plan will fail
Systemic racial prejudice was the single-largest missing element from Rahm’s “major speech.”
- News & Politics, On Politics Sep 28, 2016
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Emanuel’s violence-prevention speech proved talk is cheap
The money the mayor pledged to combat violence is nothing compared to the dollars he’s set aside for the DePaul/Marriott deal.
- News & Politics, Identity & Culture Sep 7, 2016
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Rauner was right to reject calls for the National Guard in Chicago
Calling the guard into black and brown neighborhoods would only escalate tensions between the community and the police.
- News & Politics, Identity & Culture Aug 30, 2016
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Trump needs to keep Chicago’s name out of his mouth
When you mention our name, Trump, put some “respeck” on it.
- Blogs, Bleader Aug 26, 2016
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The Chicago Police Department once published a magazine featuring crime-fighting tactics—and casserole recipes
CPD printed the glossy lifestyle magazine Main 13 between 1921 and ’23.
- Blogs, Bleader Jul 22, 2016
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Public grows impatient for IPRA overhaul
Aldermen solicited input in a town hall meeting, but many in attendance seemed tired of waiting for reform.
- Blogs, Bleader Jul 8, 2016
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Chicago activists shut down Dan Ryan Expressway during police brutality protest
Around 400 people gathered to mourn the fatal shootings this week of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile.
- Blogs, Bleader Jul 8, 2016
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New school construction could further city’s segregation and other Chicago news
Also, City Council considers new measures on police reform.
- Blogs, Bleader Jul 6, 2016
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Chicago police investigate Pirates infielder in sexual assault claim, and other Chicago news
American Airlines tests speedier security, and a Chicago ex-cop admits a fraudulent tax scheme.
- Blogs, Bleader Mar 16, 2016
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Kim Foxx trounces Anita Alvarez, but activists say they want more
The embattled Cook County state's attorney couldn’t recover from an onslaught of controversy.
- Blogs, Bleader Feb 2, 2016
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Black Youth Project 100 releases the 'Agenda to Build Black Futures'
The bold platform from the Chicago-based activist group proposes major changes to improve black lives in America.
- Blogs, Bleader Jan 18, 2016
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What it means to #ReclaimMLK
Black Youth Project 100 and other groups want to reassert the “radical ideas” of the slain civil rights leader.
- Blogs, Bleader Jan 13, 2016
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Let's talk about Michelle Obama's empty chair at the State of the Union address
It was a symbolic seat for victims of gun violence. So why did the president all but ignore that issue in his speech?
- Blogs, Bleader Jan 13, 2016
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The Rahm Emanuel we 'knew all along'—but chose to ignore
Anyone who endorsed the mayor—including the Trib—also needs to be held accountable.
