After a scathing report by the U.S. Justice Department, the Independent Police Review Authority on Jan. 18 was accused of leaking a confidential memo...
The battle between the Black community and the Chicago Police Department has stemmed from decades of racial tension, discrimination, unwarranted arrests and convictions that...
The City of Chicago has had numerous lawsuits filed against in police misconduct cases—some of the biggest settlements have stemmed from the abuse of...
Can Chicago Police Really Be Held Accountable?
By Ken Hare
Chicago Defender Staff Writer
Last week, the Police Accountability Task Force (PATF), held the second of four...
Maybe it's time to hold IPRA Accountable
By Ken Hare
Chicago Defender Staff Writer
On April 21, 2015, Judge Anthony Porter acquitted Chicago Police Officer Dante Servin...
On Thursday, a federal judge granted the release of the surveillance video showing a white Chicago police officer fatally shooting a 17-year-old black January 7,...
The Fight To Save Police Misconduct Records
Part II of III
Despite the recent release of 56,000 police misconduct records ranging from 2001 to 2008 and...
Chicago Police Shoots Another
Black Man
Another shooting came less than 12 hours after police fatally shot 19 year-old Quintonio LaGrier and a 55 year-old mother of...
