5 Important Stories We’re Paying Attention To
By Simon Black, Sovereign Man Last week we started a new feature in Notes from the Field– a Friday roll-up of bizarre, often overlooked stories that my…
Chicago
Chicago Public Schools Monitored Social Media for Signs of Violence, Gang Membership
By Aaron Leibowitz for ProPublica Illinois, and Sarah Karp, WBEZ Chicago This is a collaboration between ProPublica Illinois and WBEZ Chicago. In January 2017, after…
Meet the Woman Who Rented Hotel Rooms for the Homeless During Chicago’s Deep Freeze
By John Vibes Earlier this week, we reported on the inspirational story of an anonymous Good Samaritan who paid for 70 homeless people to stay…
Chicago Throws Out 23,000 Duplicate Tickets Issued Since 1992 to Motorists Who Didn’t Have Vehicle Stickers
By Melissa Sanchez, ProPublica, and Elliott Ramos, WBEZ The city of Chicago said Thursday it has dismissed some 23,000 outstanding duplicate vehicle sticker tickets and…
Chicago Should Reject a Proposal for Private-Sector Face Surveillance
By Shahid Buttar A proposed amendment to the Chicago municipal code would allow businesses to use face surveillance systems that could invade biometric and location…
Chicago’s Electronic Surveillance of Food Trucks Is Ridiculous—and Probably Unconstitutional
By Ilya Shapiro May a city both require certain business owners to forego their Fourth Amendment rights and also enforce regulations specifically designed to advantage…
Taxpayers Shell Out $2.5 Million After Cop Held 3yo Girl At Gunpoint As He Beat Her Handcuffed Mom
By Matt Agorist Chicago, IL — This week, the taxpayers of Chicago were told they would be footing the bill—to the tune of $2.5 million—to…
Martial Law In America: Cook County Commissioner Asks The U.N. To Send Troops To Chicago
By Alex Thomas Cook County Commissioner Richard Boykin recently met with the Assistant Secretary General of the United Nations during which he requested that the…
“Pro 2nd Amendment” Trump Sends in Feds to Confiscate Guns in Chicago
By Rachel Blevins The city of Chicago saw a staggering number of homicides last year, with over 760 murders in 2016. President Trump is combating…
Chicago’s Terrible New Plan to Force High School Kids Into the Military
Op-Ed by Alice Salles Chicago, Illinois, has a chronic inflated state problem disguised as a schooling problem. In order to eradicate the symptom, Mayor Rahm…
Chicago Police Refuse To Reveal “Heat List” Pre-Crime Surveillance Tactics – Journalists Sue
By Nicholas West The Chicago police department continues to march toward what it calls “policing in the 21st century.” If their conduct is any indication,…
Chicago Police Department Caught Hiding Millions in Secret Asset Forfeiture Fund
By Ryan Banister A detailed report released in September 2016 by the Chicago Reader unveiled a secret civil asset forfeiture fund that amounted to nearly…
New Report Reveals Chicago ATF Overwhelmingly Targets Black and Hispanic Males for “Drug Stings”
By Derrick Broze A new report has found clear evidence that ATF agents singled out blacks and Hispanics for drug stings in the Chicago area. …
Gang Members Implicate U.S. Gov’t in Dumping Crates of Guns in Chicago
By Isaac Davis There is a well-documented history of the U.S. government supplying weapons and arms to both friends and foe for political purposes and…