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Offensive Dreamers Cartoon ‘a Mistake,’ Editor Says
Closer Scrutiny Pledged After Widespread Criticism ‘Darker, Gayer, Different’ Too Much Even for Fox Reuters Moves Bombshell by Jailed Reporters Ethiopia Says It Will Free Press Freedom Hero — If Quincy Jones’ ‘Outrageous’ Conversation Goes Viral Judge Dismisses Discrimination Case Against CNN White Pittsburgh Anchor Settles Bias Suit Michael Smith Says Changes Muted ‘SportsCenter’ Blacks…
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City of Chicago Wants to Sue the Family of a Black Teen 1 of Their Cops Shot to Death
In Chicago, it’s not enough to kill a black teen. After a Chicago police officer took the life of Quintonio LeGrier, 19, nearly two years ago, the city’s attorneys are now looking to sue his family. Their claim? That LeGrier was responsible for the death of an innocent bystander whom the cop also killed. As…
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Family Still Searching for Answers 1 Year After Young Father Suffers Severe Brain Injuries in Chicago Jail
The family of 23-year-old Tyler Lumar is still searching for some sort of closure, one year after the young father suffered severe brain damage after he was found hanging from his own shirt inside a Chicago jail. As the Chicago Tribune reports, Lumar is currently in need of constant medical care and can no longer…
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Chicago Cop Gets 5 Years for Shooting Into Car Filled With Black Teens
It must be snowing, because a federal court sentenced a white Chicago police officer to 60 months in prison for shooting into a car full of black teenagers in 2013. On Monday, Marco Proano, 42, received the five-year sentence three months after he was convicted of two counts of using unreasonable force and causing bodily…
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Kim Foxx’s Office Orders Release of 15 More Chicago Inmates Tainted by Dirty Cop
Cook County, Ill., prosecutors headed by State’s Attorney Kim Foxx dropped all charges against 15 men they say were framed by a corrupt cop, with reports that this is the “first mass exoneration in history.” When the 45-year-old African American took office, she promised to target gun crimes in city neighborhoods and revamp a branch…
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Bullet From Cop’s Service Weapon Left Chicago Man Permanently Disabled, but City Says Family Can’t Prove Officer Shot the Victim
On Jan. 12, 2010, Michael LaPorta was left permanently disabled after suffering a gunshot wound to the head. According to the Chicago Sun-Times, the bullet that severely injured LaPorta came from Chicago Police Officer Patrick Kelly’s service weapon, and a lawyer representing LaPorta’s family says there is “overwhelming evidence” that Kelly—who was a close friend…
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Former Chicago Cop, on the Run for Almost 15 Years, Finally Arrested on Drug Charges
I guess a cop would best know how to run from cops? After years of being a fugitive, the law has finally apparently caught up with former Chicago Police Sgt. Eddie C. Hicks, who was arrested in Detroit early Tuesday morning. According to the Chicago Tribune, Hicks, now 68, has been the focus of an…
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Chicago Cop Accused of Beating Black Woman in Handcuffs Owns Several Racist Web Domains: Report
The city of Chicago is set to pay out yet more money to yet another victim of its abusive police force—the same city in which taxpayers doled out nearly a quarter billion dollars during a four-year span—but that’s a whole other story. In one of the latest payout cases, lawyers for Patassa Johnson—who alleges that…
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Special Prosecutor in Case of Officers Charged With Cover-Up in Laquan McDonald Shooting Seeks to Remove ‘Pro-Police’ Judge
Special prosecutor Patricia Brown Holmes, who indicted three Chicago police officers on charges that they covered up the circumstances of the Laquan McDonald shooting, moved to remove the judge in the case on the grounds that she is “prejudiced” against the prosecution. The Chicago Tribune reports that Holmes offered no further explanation for her request…
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Cops Who Covered Up Laquan McDonald’s Death Back on Chicago Payroll
The cops who lied in police reports after they watched one of their fellow officers empty his gun into the body of a 17-year-old black boy will be back at the Chicago Police Department, receiving their full paychecks. The Chicago Tribune reports that the Chicago Police Board has also delayed disciplinary hearings for four officers…