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Chicago has been quietly intercepting millions from state tax refunds during the pandemic

Simon Davis-Cohen and The Chicago Reporter — Tue, 15 Sep 2020 19:35:00 +0000

The Lightfoot administration intercepted at least $27 million in 2020 from residents’ state tax refunds to collect on debt, disproportionately hitting lower income neighborhoods and communities of color.

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Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s surveillance system will outlast the protest movement

Ángel Díaz and The Chicago Reporter — Thu, 10 Sep 2020 16:41:04 +0000

For communities of color, surveillance is just another iteration of a policing system that inherently views them as suspicious, a digital stop-and-frisk.

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For recession relief, Chicago should demand more from big business

Curtis Black — Fri, 07 Aug 2020 16:20:00 +0000

Facing steep budget deficits and escalating income inequality, Mayor Lori Lightfoot should consider a graduated payroll tax and other ways to make corporations pay their fair share.

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Chicago Police Department partially restores access to arrests data following outcry

Josh McGhee and Matt Chapman — Fri, 17 Jul 2020 19:30:00 +0000

The arrest API had been shut down after The Chicago Reporter used it to disprove official claims about arrests during George Floyd protests.

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Chicago Police Department arrest API shutdown is its own kind of ‘cover up’

Asraa Mustufa and David Eads — Thu, 09 Jul 2020 00:45:00 +0000

Blocking access to key law enforcement data hinders critical accountability efforts by journalists and researchers and ultimately limits discourse on public safety.

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