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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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. …
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…
By Mac Slavo Chicago is launching a creepy new campaign to blanket the mega-city in more surveillance through its Array of Things, creating a network…
