The Costly Toll of Dead-end Drug Arrests, published in December, examined how thousands of Chicagoans — mostly Black men — are arrested on drug possession charges judges, police and prosecutors all know will never stick.
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BGA Welcomes Longhini And Bell
The BGA announces two esteemed, award-winning journalists, Doug Longhini and Clark Bell, will help expand the scope and impact of its Investigative Unit and boost the BGA’s digital footprint through a variety of multimedia platforms and collaborations.
Posted inAnalysis, Perspective, Policy
Chicago’s Airbnb Battle Brings Back Memories
Watchdog shares memories of his own home sharing experience.
Posted inFollow-Up, Investigation
Bar Tied To Suburban Politician Draws Hundreds of Cop Calls
Police called to late-night Burnham bar more than 800 times in six years. Village’s top cop says Will’s Sports Bar is ‘bad for the community and dangerous for police officers.’
Posted inFollow-Up, Investigation
Feisty Law Firm Fights For Rauner’s Agenda
Backed by conservative activists, an upstart legal practice battles against Illinois public-sector unions while synching up with the governor’s reform movement, a Rescuing Illinois report finds.
Posted inAnalysis, Perspective, Policy
Term Limits For Chicago’s Mayor? Ex-Gov. Pat Quinn Says Yes
Former Illinois Governor Pat Quinn is back in the limelight with a new campaign that targets Chicago’s City Hall.
Posted inFollow-Up, Investigation
Daley’s CHA Plan Jolted Region
Every Chicago neighborhood and almost every suburb felt the impact of public housing transformation.
Posted inFollow-Up, Investigation
CHA’s Transformation Reshaped A City
In some neighborhoods, new clusters of subsidized housing. In others, poverty is ‘a lot more invisible now.’
Posted inFollow-Up, Investigation
Public Housing Families Flee to Suburbs
The number of subsidized households in Chicago’s suburbs jumped almost 30 percent since 2000.
Posted inAction, Analysis, Policy
Shining A Light On Complex City Deals: A New Model
New law uses 2015 privatization ordinance as model for transparency and oversight of risky financial deals.