Chicago Police Department
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.
The Horrifically Racist Photo That Led to the Firing of a Chicago Cop
Chicago Police Officer Timothy McDermott was fired last year for misconduct, and an old photo where he and another officer are holding rifles over a black man wearing antlers explains why.
Talking to the Journalist Who Uncovered Police Torture in Chicago
"House of Screams" by John Conroy kicked off a decades-long effort to unravel the web of a Chicago cop's torturous ways. We asked him how it all went down and whether police in the Windy City have changed.
Freddy Martinez Is Exposing Chicago Cops' NSA-Style Surveillance Gear
With a lawsuit last summer, Freddy Martinez forced the Chicago Police to admit to purchasing the StingRay, a cell-phone tracking tool. Now he's in the midst of a second suit with the CPD to uncover how they've used the technology.
Guantanamo's Detainee Library Won't Carry a Guantanamo Detainee’s Acclaimed New Book
Though the government heavily redacted portions of Mohamedou Ould Slahi's 'Guantanamo Diary,' the detention facility won't even allow Slahi to read the book.
Our Three-Year Struggle to Get Chicago to Admit We Were Beaten by the Police
In 2010, we were beaten by men who appeared to be cops with the Chicago Police Department, an encounter that came to define our lives.
Why Black Chicagoans Distrust and Fear the Police
Two weeks ago a pair of black teenagers were killed by Chicago cops in separate incidents, and residents have taken to the streets to protest, resulting in yet more clashes between a police department and a community that don't trust each other.
Photographing Crime Scenes in Chicago on One of the Most Violent Weekends of the Year
I spent a long, hot summer night riding from shooting to shooting with a newspaper photographer.
Rahm Emanuel's Gun-of-the-Month Club Is Not Going to Help Chicago
New gun-control legislation from Chicago's mayor is attempting to address a crisis — the fact that he could lose the next election.
The Chicago Man Accusing the Cops of Raping Him with a Gun
Speaking up publicly against the advice of his lawyers, Angel Perez described a horrific tale of harassment and torture by a pair of Chicago police officers, who, Angel says, are still on the force.