Rahm Emanuel Archives - The Chicago Reporter http://www.chicagoreporter.com/tag/rahm-emanuel/ Investigating race and poverty since 1972 Thu, 10 Dec 2020 18:47:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/logo-1-reverse-1-150x150-1.png Rahm Emanuel Archives - The Chicago Reporter http://www.chicagoreporter.com/tag/rahm-emanuel/ 32 32 163009088 Latrell Allen police shooting exposes gaps in body camera and foot pursuit policies https://www.chicagoreporter.com/latrell-allen-police-shooting-exposes-gaps-in-body-camera-and-foot-pursuit-policies/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/latrell-allen-police-shooting-exposes-gaps-in-body-camera-and-foot-pursuit-policies/#respond Fri, 14 Aug 2020 10:00:13 +0000 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=6344005 Despite a consent decree and the Justice Department’s flagging of Chicago’s lacking foot pursuit and body camera policies back in 2017, reforms have been slow to come.

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]]> https://www.chicagoreporter.com/latrell-allen-police-shooting-exposes-gaps-in-body-camera-and-foot-pursuit-policies/feed/ 0 6344005 For recession relief, Chicago should demand more from big business https://www.chicagoreporter.com/for-recession-relief-chicago-should-demand-more-from-big-business/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/for-recession-relief-chicago-should-demand-more-from-big-business/#respond Fri, 07 Aug 2020 16:20:00 +0000 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=6321837 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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]]> https://www.chicagoreporter.com/for-recession-relief-chicago-should-demand-more-from-big-business/feed/ 0 6321837 Denying arrestees access to lawyers a longstanding problem at the Chicago Police Department https://www.chicagoreporter.com/denying-arrestees-access-to-lawyers-a-longstanding-problem-at-the-chicago-police-department/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/denying-arrestees-access-to-lawyers-a-longstanding-problem-at-the-chicago-police-department/#respond Thu, 25 Jun 2020 19:40:00 +0000 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=6138026 A lawsuit became necessary after Mayor Lori Lightfoot failed to back an ordinance on the immediate right to legal counsel in police custody, a measure called for by her Police Accountability Task Force four years ago, advocates say.

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]]> https://www.chicagoreporter.com/denying-arrestees-access-to-lawyers-a-longstanding-problem-at-the-chicago-police-department/feed/ 0 6138026 Chicago needs top cop to confront the code of silence, not downplay it https://www.chicagoreporter.com/chicago-needs-top-cop-to-confront-the-code-of-silence-not-downplay-it/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/chicago-needs-top-cop-to-confront-the-code-of-silence-not-downplay-it/#respond Thu, 16 Jan 2020 17:30:00 +0000 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=5357680 Interim chief Charlie Beck’s recent comments ignore the police department’s history of high-level coverups, a reality the new superintendent will have to reckon with.

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]]> https://www.chicagoreporter.com/chicago-needs-top-cop-to-confront-the-code-of-silence-not-downplay-it/feed/ 0 5357680 The real scandal behind Leon Finney’s downfall https://www.chicagoreporter.com/the-real-scandal-behind-leon-finneys-downfall/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/the-real-scandal-behind-leon-finneys-downfall/#respond Thu, 12 Sep 2019 13:09:14 +0000 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=4152569 The Woodlawn developer continued to land millions in public housing contracts despite his decades-long record of self-dealing and mismanagement.

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