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Who will become Austin's next police chief? Meet the 32 people vying for the position.
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 8 hours agoHector Villarreal: A patrol officer with the Kingsville Police Department in South Texas. Joshua...
$50M wrongful conviction case highlights decades of Chicago police forced confessions
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 4 days agoA review of state pensions data compiled by the Illinois Better Government Association showed at least five of the officers named in the case, including Boudreau, received ...
Efforts to root out Chicago police extremism have ‘fallen short’ of mayor’s promises, watchdog says
WBEZ 91.5 Chicago· 15 hours agoChicago’s watchdog agency has warned Mayor Brandon Johnson that efforts to root out extremism within the Chicago Police Department have ...
Gateway - The Root
The Root· 7 hours agoA Chicago Black man who was pardoned by the governor of Indiana in 2017, after spending seven years in prison for a robbery he didn’t commit, has reached a $7.5 million settlement ...
Chicago mayor announces reparations ‘task force’
Courthouse News Service· 1 day agoJohnson’s office said the task force will study the ways Black Chicagoans continue to be impacted by the legacy of slavery and Jim Crow laws. Working...
Teen describes moment bricks fell on her after partial house collapse on Chicago's North Side
CBS News· 6 days agoA 14-year-old girl injured in a partial house collapse is speaking out after she and her friend were...
Judge tosses LA’s second lawsuit against journalist over police headshots
Courthouse News Service· 2 hours agoOn Monday, the city of Los Angeles agreed to drop its lawsuit against Camacho and a nonprofit...
Rule curtailing lobbyist donations to Chicago mayors stalled amid Johnson pushback
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 6 days agoAn ethics ordinance aimed at restricting lobbyists’ donations toChicago mayors was blocked Wednesday...
A timeline of OJ Simpson's life and sensational trial
Good Morning America via Yahoo News· 7 days agoThe tumultuous life of O.J. Simpson -- from football Hall of Famer to movie star to double murder...
Why is Riot Fest leaving Chicago and moving to the suburbs? New festival plan, location draws strong...
NBC Chicago· 6 days agoRiot Fest, the iconic, circus-themed pop-punk music festival held for the last nine years in Chicago...