Notes from the 6/10/21 issue
CPD killed seventy-one people in foot pursuits since 1985
by Alex Stein, Jilana Thomas and Edward Vogel
In a use-of-force report, Evan Solano claimed Anthony Alvarez used “deadly force”
Elijah Gerald Reed and his mother Armanda Shackelford in their own words
by Lucia Geng and Britt Dorton
A report meant to make the mayor’s case for qualified immunity showed ten years of CPD lawsuits that cost Chicago taxpayers more than half a billion dollars.
by Jim Daley
Chicago can’t afford to wait any longer to fix its police department; pass the Empowering Communities for Public Safety ordinance.
by Desmon Yancy and Frank Chapman
Media descriptions of children who died in CPD encounters
by Madison Muller, Alex Stein and Edward Vogel