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Thousands of Pre-Trial Detainees Are at Risk of Coronavirus Just Because They're Poor
Darnell couldn't afford his $10,000 bail, so he slept for weeks in a Cook County Jail dormitory while people around him coughed.
'Very Disturbing': A Chicago Cop Body-Slammed a Man Who Allegedly Spit on Him
After the man hit the ground, he lay motionless for the remainder of a now-viral 42-second bystander video.
Even More Charges Were Just Filed Against R Kelly. This Time in Minnesota.
Here are all of the accusations against the 52-year-old R&B artist
Man who berated woman for her Puerto Rico T-shirt gets slapped with 2 hate crime felonies
Illinois introduced a bill last year to expand the list of offenses that could be charged and prosecuted as hate crimes
Chicago Now Considers Dance Music Fine Art, but the Fight is Not Over
The city's Cook County still wants back taxes from music venues.
Chicago Official Says Dance Music Clubs Should Pay More Tax Than Opera Houses
They say rap music, country music, rock, electronic music, and DJs do not authentically count as "culture."
Sex Worker Advocates Say Sheriff's Backpage.com Fight Is ‘Wrong Approach’
Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart's effort to shutdown Backpage.com has upset sex worker advocates who argue that online ad services help keep them safe.
Dash Cam Video Shows Chicago Cop Shooting at Unarmed Black Teens in Car
Chicago Police Department policy prohibits officers from firing into a moving vehicle, unless necessary to prevent death or great bodily harm to the officer or another person.
This Sheriff Is Battling Budget Cuts and Fighting to Keep Mentally Ill People Out of Jail
After lawmakers in Illinois and Chicago slashed funding for mental health resources, Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart opened a clinic for inmates connected to the local courthouse.
Photo Emerges Showing Chicago Cops Depicting Black Man as Hunting Trophy
Likely taken between 1999 and 2003, the Polaroid photo shows former Officers Jerome Finnigan and Timothy McDermott posing with suspect as if he were a hunting trophy.
On The Line: Danny Gold Discusses Chicago's Mental Health Crisis
Danny Gold joined 'On The Line' to discuss his documentary on America’s mental health care crisis, "Institutionalized: Mental Health Behind Bars."