Op-Ed: Chicago Desperately Needs an Elected School Board
As calls to remove police from schools continue, CPS chooses to keep the school-to-prison pipeline intact
Op-Ed: Chicago’s Overpoliced Neighborhoods Will Remain “Occupied” Until the City Defunds CPD
Simon Balto’s history of police in Black Chicago shows why CPD can’t be reformed
Op-Ed: The Nonprofit Case to Defund the Police
Now is the time to fully fund social services in the name of public safety
A Mother’s Investigation
Q&A with Shapearl Wells, mother of the murdered Courtney Copeland and cohost of a new podcast exploring racial disparities and distrust of the Chicago Police Department, and Invisible Institute journalist Alison Flowers
What Happened May 30?
A document of escalating conflict in downtown Chicago
Videos Show an Aggressive Police Response to May 30 Protest
An analysis by the Invisible Institute finds multiple likely violations of CPD’s new use of force policy
The Contradictions of a Progressive Police Chief
Newly appointed CPD Superintendent David Brown left a complicated legacy in Dallas. Will he have his second chance in Chicago?
Tracing the Roots of Torture
A collection of open letters details how Chicago’s history of police torture stems from residents failing to hold our city and justice system accountable, while others fight for change
Op-Ed: To Shape the Future of Policing, We Must Preserve Its History
The Fraternal Order of Police threatens to destroy nearly all of Chicago’s police misconduct records