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TCR Weekly Briefs: Encrypting Police Radios, Red Line Extension, Gun Legislation

The Chicago Reporter — Fri, 16 Dec 2022 10:40:45 +0000

Real-time Police Scanner Traffic Ending Next Year The Chicago Police Department expects to fully encrypt its radio scanner traffic in 2023 but will allow the Broadcastify service to air calls on a 30-minute delay. Defending the City’s decision Mayor, Lori Lightfoot said Wednesday, “It’s about officer safety. If it’s unencrypted and there’s access, there’s no way […]

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Chicago Police Reform Still Unsettled

The Chicago Reporter — Thu, 08 Apr 2021 04:29:53 +0000

A seminal experience in Carlil Pittman’s life came when a Chicago police officer pulled him out of class at Gage Park High School making vague accusations he didn’t understand, then began searching the 16-year-old boy, rummaging through his pockets and backpack. Just as classes were changing the officer took Pittman’s pants down – in front […]

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COVID-19 Relief Draws Criticism

The Chicago Reporter — Mon, 05 Apr 2021 23:07:58 +0000

Several cities across the nation received federal discretionary dollars last year to help cover COVID-19 related costs. The Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF) payments could be used for public health and safety response efforts, testing sites and economic support initiatives, as long as the costs were “necessary expenditures” incurred due to the pandemic, according to the […]

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Does Shakman Decree Hamper County Government Effectiveness?

The Chicago Reporter — Fri, 26 Mar 2021 17:06:00 +0000

For more than a half century government offices in Chicago, Cook County and the State of Illinois have been required to follow anti-patronage hiring practices under federal court rulings known as Shakman Decrees. The rulings came after a lawsuit by Chicago activist attorney Michael Shakman. who wanted to end the political hiring and related corruption […]

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How Black women cleared a path for Kamala Harris to be the Democrats’ VP pick

Kat Stafford and The Chicago Reporter — Tue, 17 Nov 2020 06:00:00 +0000

Harris makes history as America marks the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, which gave women the right to vote — a right that most Black women weren't afforded until much later.

against the legacy of the many Black women on whose shoulders they believe she stands.

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