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The Corrupt System That Killed Laquan McDonald
A Chicago cop now faces murder charges—but will anyone hold his colleagues, his superiors, and elected officials accountable for their failures? By Conor Friedersdorf.
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How Chicago tried to cover up a police execution
It was just about a year ago that a city whistleblower came to journalist Jamie Kalven and attorney Craig Futterman out of concern that Laquan McDonald’s shooting a few weeks earlier “wasn’t being vigorously investigated,” as Kalven recalls. The source told them... By Curtis Black -
Rahm is Wrong: Officer who killed Laquan McDonald represents Chicago Police
Moments before releasing a video at a press conference, which shows white Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke killing a 17 year-old black boy named Laquan McDonald, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel insisted Van Dyke was not representative of the Chicago Police Department. By Kevin Gosztola. -
A Wealthy Governor and His Friends Are Remaking Illinois
Unprecedented political spending helped elect a fresh-faced financier. But his ideological vision has unsettled many in the state. By Nicholas Confessor.
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