Jonathan Ballew, Author at The Chicago Reporter Investigating race and poverty since 1972 Tue, 17 Nov 2020 04:03:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/logo-1-reverse-1-150x150-1.png Jonathan Ballew, Author at The Chicago Reporter 32 32 163009088 Chicago police investigating 78 complaints of officers removing or covering badges during protests https://www.chicagoreporter.com/chicago-police-investigating-78-complaints-of-officers-removing-or-covering-badges-during-protests/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/chicago-police-investigating-78-complaints-of-officers-removing-or-covering-badges-during-protests/#respond Thu, 11 Jun 2020 17:45:00 +0000 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=6080328 Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Superintendent David Brown declined to specify what would happen to officers caught engaging in the condemned practice.

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]]> https://www.chicagoreporter.com/chicago-police-investigating-78-complaints-of-officers-removing-or-covering-badges-during-protests/feed/ 0 6080328 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 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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