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Chicago verdict comes 4 years after Laquan McDonald’s death

Gerry Broome, Associated Press • October 8, 2018

Four years after he fired 16 bullets into a black teenager, three years after dashcam video of the shooting was released and three weeks after his murder trial began, Jason Van Dyke's transformation from...

Van Dyke trial approaches a verdict as prosecution rests

Emma Oxnevad, Online Managing Editor • October 1, 2018

The prosecution rested last week in Chicago Police Officer Jason Van Dyke’s murder trial for the 2014 death of Laquan McDonald, a 17-year-old black teenager. Van Dyke and other officers encountered...

No Cop Academy and a thin blue line

Cody Corrall, Multimedia Editor • May 29, 2018

The second floor of City Hall was hotter than usual Friday afternoon. The air conditioning was shut off as hundreds of Chicago activists and organizers protested funding the $95 million cop academy...

Family of student who died after being struck by CTA still looking for answers

Amber Colón, Editor-in-Chief • April 30, 2018

He was born laughing. Maria Quiroz, mother of DePaul student Ricardo Quiroz, said that her son will be remembered as someone who was always very happy. Quiroz, 24, was struck by a CTA Red Line train...

Photo gallery: Chicago mourns the death of Commander Paul Bauer

Benjamin Conboy and The Associated Press • February 19, 2018

On Feb. 13, Chicago Police Commander Paul Bauer was at the Thompson Center at 100 West Randolph Street for training when he heard officers call for assistance in apprehending a fleeing suspect. Noticing...

Six students robbed at gun point near Lincoln Park campus

Benjamin Conboy, Editor in Chief • January 29, 2018

Six DePaul students were robbed at gunpoint within 30 minutes of each other near the Lincoln Park campus. In the early hours of Thursday, Jan. 24, men, armed with handguns and wearing surgical masks, jumped...

Funding for new cops still uncertain

Zainab Ikram • October 10, 2016

While the city has been quite clear about its intention to hire about 1,000 new police officers to halt rampant crime problems, it left one important aspect out: how much the effort will cost. By the...

Mayor Rahm Emanuel proposes more cops

Brenden Moore and Kyle Woosley • September 26, 2016

Mayor Rahm Emanuel proposed a broad plan Sept. 22 to solve the violence plaguing many Chicago neighborhoods, centered on hiring nearly 1,000 more police officers. The mayor argued the increased manpower...

CPD makes changes to prevent fatal police shootings

Danielle Harris, Former news editor • September 25, 2016

The Chicago Police Department (CPD) has a longstanding dicey reputation with residents of the city, but the fatal shooting of 17-year- old Laquan McDonald brought decades of mounting resentment and distrust...

Homan Square: An isolated case or systemic issue?

Ryan Marcotte • March 8, 2015

The Guardian, a British newspaper, published a series of articles about a Chicago Police Department (CPD) facility known as Homan Square, painting the site as a “C.I.A.-style black site.” The story...

Chicago Police considers use of body cameras

Amanda Crane • September 15, 2014

Chicago police spokesman Marty Maloney told the Chicago Tribune that the police department is considering testing the use of body cameras on its officers. The department stated it has started looking...