A 12-member jury found a 30-year-old Northwest side man not guilty Wednesday on charges of…
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A Plethera of Issues Discussed at Lakeview Action Coalition Meeting
Lakeview Action Coalition (LAC) organizer Eve Shapiro reported on the outcomes of the recent local…
Youth Forum Tackles Teen Suicide
Image via Wikipedia Going to prom, signing yearbooks and attending graduation are all part of…
CAPS Meeting Addresses Graffiti, Theft
By: Laura Pearson, Center Square Journal Beat 1724 has been relatively quiet in comparison to…
Open Road A Dream Come True for One Man
Video: Borris Lukic on the Road As the sun begins to set on a warm Sunday…
Neighborhood Stabilization Program Home Hits the Market
By: Bill Healy, New Communities Program There’s the smell of fresh paint on the walls…
6th District Residents Attempt to ‘Take Back the Streets’
Violence in Chicago is nothing new, and as the hot summer months are upon us…
Police Board Drops the Ball on Citizens’ Complaints
When filing a complaint against a Chicago Police Officer, be prepared to wait, sometimes years, for a decision. The Independent Police Review Authority (IPRA) investigates complaints filed against officers. Based on the IPRA’s findings, the department may call for disciplinary action against an officer. But calls to fire or suspend an officer are reviewed by the Chicago Police Board, which often reduces or overturns the punishment. Many citizens and advocates say the process is both discriminatory and slow-moving as it channels citizens’ complaints through a time-consuming and often confusing bureaucracy.