Truthout
Chicago
It’s Bad Journalism to Take Cops at Their Word
When news outlets fail to fact-check police, they enable the scourge of police violence and mass incarceration.
Chicago Police Killing of Laquan McDonald Exposed a System Built on Lies
A new documentary examines the 2014 murder of Laquan McDonald and the attempted cover-up by Chicago police.
Bringing Police Torture in Chicago to the Full Light of Day
Flint Taylor's “The Torture Machine” is a personal history of the legal battle to expose Chicago's human rights abuses.
Chicago Police Tortured Victims With Electric Shocks, Burns and Beatings
Under Commander Jon Burge, Black men endured torture and violence at the hands of Chicago police.
Meet the Underground Feminist Group That Provided Abortions Before “Roe”
In 1969, a group of women in Chicago decided to take matters into their own hands.
Head of Program Profiling Muslims in Chicago Steps Down Amid Pressure
Recent iterations of the program have rebranded, using progressive-sounding frames to obscure their true intent.
Chicago’s Historic Charter School Strike Wave Keeps Winning
Chicago charter school teachers were the first of their kind to go on strike in U.S. history.
Officer Attack on Teen Reignites National Debate on Cops in Schools
While many high schools nationwide lack counselors on staff, 67 percent have a police officer.
Chicago Elects US’s First Openly Gay, Black Female Mayor
Lori Lightfoot won in a landslide victory as both the city’s first Black woman mayor and openly gay mayor.
How Cops Have Targeted Communities of Color for Decades
A look at the long history of police brutality against Latino communities in Chicago.