Behind the Data Archives - The Chicago Reporter http://www.chicagoreporter.com/category/behind-the-data/ Investigating race and poverty since 1972 Wed, 29 Jul 2020 21:50:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/logo-1-reverse-1-150x150-1.png Behind the Data Archives - The Chicago Reporter http://www.chicagoreporter.com/category/behind-the-data/ 32 32 163009088 Chicago Police Department partially restores access to arrests data following outcry https://www.chicagoreporter.com/chicago-police-department-partially-restores-access-to-arrests-data-following-outcry/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/chicago-police-department-partially-restores-access-to-arrests-data-following-outcry/#respond Fri, 17 Jul 2020 19:30:00 +0000 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=6240838 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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]]> https://www.chicagoreporter.com/chicago-police-department-partially-restores-access-to-arrests-data-following-outcry/feed/ 0 6240838 Chicago Police Department arrest API shutdown is its own kind of ‘cover up’ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/chicago-police-department-arrest-api-shutdown-is-its-own-kind-of-cover-up/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/chicago-police-department-arrest-api-shutdown-is-its-own-kind-of-cover-up/#respond Thu, 09 Jul 2020 00:45:00 +0000 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=6197286 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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]]> https://www.chicagoreporter.com/chicago-police-department-arrest-api-shutdown-is-its-own-kind-of-cover-up/feed/ 0 6197286 How the Chicago Police Department fought — and ultimately lost — its FOIA battle to keep cop names from the public https://www.chicagoreporter.com/how-the-chicago-police-department-fought-and-ultimately-lost-its-foia-battle-to-keep-cop-names-from-the-public/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/how-the-chicago-police-department-fought-and-ultimately-lost-its-foia-battle-to-keep-cop-names-from-the-public/#respond Wed, 28 Aug 2019 18:44:13 +0000 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=4007427 CPD finally complied with The Chicago Reporter’s request for detailed records on police personnel needed to maintain the Settling for Misconduct lawsuits database.

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]]> https://www.chicagoreporter.com/how-the-chicago-police-department-fought-and-ultimately-lost-its-foia-battle-to-keep-cop-names-from-the-public/feed/ 0 4007427 Illinois Attorney General to Chicago Police: Fulfill Chicago Reporter’s FOIA Request https://www.chicagoreporter.com/illinois-attorney-general-to-chicago-police-fulfill-chicago-reporters-foia-request/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/illinois-attorney-general-to-chicago-police-fulfill-chicago-reporters-foia-request/#respond Fri, 03 May 2019 14:38:54 +0000 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=3182389 The Chicago Police Department was advised to turn over lists of sworn officers in a key legal determination won after a nearly year-long pursuit of records for the Settling for Misconduct database.

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]]> https://www.chicagoreporter.com/illinois-attorney-general-to-chicago-police-fulfill-chicago-reporters-foia-request/feed/ 0 3182389 The Chicago Reporter’s year in FOIA: Wins, losses and lessons https://www.chicagoreporter.com/the-chicago-reporters-year-in-foia-wins-losses-and-lessons/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/the-chicago-reporters-year-in-foia-wins-losses-and-lessons/#respond Fri, 21 Dec 2018 12:00:45 +0000 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=2744660 In 2018, The Chicago Reporter filed more than 200 Freedom of Information Act requests, fought dozens of public agencies for access to records and sometimes we've even won. Here's what we requested, what we're still waiting for, and what we've learned along the way.

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