Chicago can’t afford to wait any longer to fix its police department; pass the Empowering Communities for Public Safety ordinance.
Notes from the 4/29/21 issue
CPD fatally shot Anthony Alvarez on March 31. With the release of official video, his family may finally get some answers.
Sitting down with the new Cook County public defender
In Beyond the Usual Beating, Andrew S. Baer tries to understand the role that individuals play in the carceral state
A recap of select open meetings at the local, county, and state level for the March 18 issue
First-person accounts of COVID-19 from Stateville Correctional Center
Obama Center CBA organizers remain focused on Black South Siders’ needs as rents climb.
A recap of select open meetings at the local, county, and state level in the March 4 issue
An “inside/outside” organizing strategy and determination helped Chicago immigrants and their allies win six major immigration policy changes in five years.