Chicago Police Department

I have a lot of respect for Anjanette Young, the Black woman whose dignity and wellbeing Chicago police officers had…

The Chicago Police Department is notorious for its use of force–especially against Black residents of the city–as…

Yesterday, The Root reported that Anjanette Young agreed to a meeting with Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot as well as a…

Anjanette Young, the woman who was handcuffed naked while her home was being wrongfully raided by Chicago police,…

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot revealed Tuesday that she would enlist the help of former federal judge Anne Claire…

On Sunday the lead attorney for the city of Chicago, Mark Flessner, resigned from his role as Corporation Counsel…

As a harrowing video of Chicago Police conducting an erroneous home raid circulated around the country yesterday,…

For nearly two years, Anjanette Young has been trying to get Chicago police to account for the harm caused to her…

Carmella Means, an attorney and 25-year veteran Chicago police officer, has been taking a lot of heat since last…

Putting Black faces in high places will not be the solution to structural racism in the United States. And while…

If you saw images of cops gallantly taking a knee during the ongoing protests against police brutality—brutality…

You know the echoes of “Mr. West, Mr. West, Mr. West” in Kanye West’s song, “Good Morning?” Well apparently, that’s…

The Chicago Police Board has dismissed two officers who riddled a car with bullets during a 2016 car chase that…

After suffering through Jussie Smollett’s star turn as the lead character in The Subway Sandwich Strongarm: A MAGA…

For a group that is meant to de-escalate situations, the police seem to be straight up terrible at it.…

Just in time to bring in a little New Year cheer, the Chicago Police Department announced that the murder rate in…

Thirteen people were shot at approximately 12:40 a.m. Sunday during a memorial party held for Lonell Irvin, a…

Barely a month removed from singing his praises, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has fired Police Superintendent Eddie…

On Sunday, the highly-anticipated HBO series Watchmen set the internet ablaze with America’s shocked reactions to a…

The then off-duty Chicago cop who fired his gun out of his car window, striking and killing Rekia Boyd, an innocent…