Officer Caught On Tape Beating Citizen To Be Sentenced
By Ken Hare
Chicago Defender Staff Writer
Aldo Brown, a Black Chicago Police Officer has been convicted...
Lately, our headlines and soundbites have amplified the crime, budget crises, social disparities and broken criminal system that have been pushed to center stage,...
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...
A Broad Coalition Files Petition Requesting Special Prosecutor
By Ken Hare
Chicago Defender Staff Writer
A broad coalition of community activist, politician and law firms have come...
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...
By Kai EL' Zabar
Mayor Says McCarthy is Out, Time for Change
After much talk and deliberation the Mayor stepped forward this morning and announced that...
