Matt Kiefer, Author at The Chicago Reporter http://www.chicagoreporter.com/author/mkiefer/ Investigating race and poverty since 1972 Tue, 29 Oct 2019 22:50:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/logo-1-reverse-1-150x150-1.png Matt Kiefer, Author at The Chicago Reporter http://www.chicagoreporter.com/author/mkiefer/ 32 32 163009088 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/police-in-illinois-will-permanently-have-to-record-race-other-traffic-stop-data-in-new-bill/feed/ 0 3259486 Money, money, money: 13 takeaways from Chicago’s historic election https://www.chicagoreporter.com/money-money-money-13-takeaways-from-chicagos-historic-election/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/money-money-money-13-takeaways-from-chicagos-historic-election/#respond Fri, 03 May 2019 19:14:54 +0000 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=3121619 Dollar for dollar, Mayor-elect Lori Lightfoot spent less than half as much as Toni Preckwinkle to clinch her landslide victory.

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]]> https://www.chicagoreporter.com/money-money-money-13-takeaways-from-chicagos-historic-election/feed/ 0 3121619 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 Chicago is the fastest shrinking major metro area https://www.chicagoreporter.com/chicago-is-the-fastest-shrinking-major-metro-area/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/chicago-is-the-fastest-shrinking-major-metro-area/#respond Fri, 26 Apr 2019 11:15:38 +0000 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=3150490 Black and low-income residents continue to move out, but unlike other groups, a majority of African-Americans exiting the Chicago area didn't have a job when they left.

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