police misconduct Archives - The Chicago Reporter http://www.chicagoreporter.com/tag/police-misconduct/ Investigating race and poverty since 1972 Tue, 23 Jun 2020 20:37:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/logo-1-reverse-1-150x150-1.png police misconduct Archives - The Chicago Reporter http://www.chicagoreporter.com/tag/police-misconduct/ 32 32 163009088 ROUNDUP: Policing and pandemic politics take center stage in Chicago https://www.chicagoreporter.com/roundup-policing-and-pandemic-politics-take-center-stage-in-chicago/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/roundup-policing-and-pandemic-politics-take-center-stage-in-chicago/#respond Fri, 19 Jun 2020 17:25:00 +0000 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=6114057 The racial reckoning ignited by the police killing of George Floyd played out on city streets and at City Hall as Illinois gradually reopens from COVID-19 restrictions.

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]]> https://www.chicagoreporter.com/roundup-policing-and-pandemic-politics-take-center-stage-in-chicago/feed/ 0 6114057 Lightfoot says police officers who cover or remove name tag, badge number, should be fired https://www.chicagoreporter.com/lightfoot-says-police-officers-who-cover-or-remove-name-tag-badge-number-should-be-fired/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/lightfoot-says-police-officers-who-cover-or-remove-name-tag-badge-number-should-be-fired/#respond Fri, 05 Jun 2020 23:25:00 +0000 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=6054542 Images and video show Chicago officers hiding identifying information during protests over the police killing of George Floyd.

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]]> https://www.chicagoreporter.com/lightfoot-says-police-officers-who-cover-or-remove-name-tag-badge-number-should-be-fired/feed/ 0 6054542 ROUNDUP: An extraordinary week of uprising, racial discord and resilience as Chicago and Illinois begin to reopen https://www.chicagoreporter.com/roundup-an-extraordinary-week-of-uprising-racial-discord-and-resilience-as-chicago-and-illinois-begin-to-reopen/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/roundup-an-extraordinary-week-of-uprising-racial-discord-and-resilience-as-chicago-and-illinois-begin-to-reopen/#respond Fri, 05 Jun 2020 16:30:00 +0000 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=6052743 Massive protests over the police killing of George Floyd engulfed the city, state and nation as local communities and businesses face a tougher road to recovery amid widespread looting and vandalism.

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]]> https://www.chicagoreporter.com/roundup-an-extraordinary-week-of-uprising-racial-discord-and-resilience-as-chicago-and-illinois-begin-to-reopen/feed/ 0 6052743 Chicago police launch investigation into officer for covering up name tag, badge number at George Floyd protests https://www.chicagoreporter.com/chicago-police-launch-investigation-into-officer-for-covering-up-name-tag-star-number-at-george-floyd-protests/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/chicago-police-launch-investigation-into-officer-for-covering-up-name-tag-star-number-at-george-floyd-protests/#respond Thu, 04 Jun 2020 12:45:00 +0000 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=6048103 Violent clashes between police and protesters have led to a large number of allegations of police misconduct.

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]]> https://www.chicagoreporter.com/chicago-police-launch-investigation-into-officer-for-covering-up-name-tag-star-number-at-george-floyd-protests/feed/ 0 6048103 We protest police in the streets, so why do we let police in our schools? https://www.chicagoreporter.com/we-protest-police-in-the-streets-so-why-do-we-let-police-in-our-schools/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/we-protest-police-in-the-streets-so-why-do-we-let-police-in-our-schools/#respond Wed, 03 Jun 2020 19:00:00 +0000 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=6045374 The fear of black students and white savior ideology in educators and policymakers is keeping police in under-resourced schools despite their role in the school-to-prison pipeline and the well-known harm to students.

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