Laquan McDonald

City Clerk Devon Reid. A new policy from the clerk’s office would release all misconduct and use of force records

Mayor challenges new city clerk policy on releasing misconduct, use of force records

July 28, 2020

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot at last May’s inauguration. More than 800 students have signed a letter calling on the University to disinvite Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot from speaking at commencement.

Amid calls to boycott Lightfoot’s commencement speech, a look at the Chicago mayor’s history on policing

June 18, 2020

Presidential candidate and South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg speaks at the City Club of Chicago luncheon in Chicago on May 16, 2019.

Presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg speaks at UChicago Institute of Politics

October 20, 2019

An Evanston Police Department vehicle. A new Northwestern study suggests police officers can “learn” misconduct from other officers.

Misconduct may be ‘socially transmitted’ across police officers, Northwestern study finds

August 8, 2019

Former Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke enters the courtroom to attend a post-conviction hearing at the Leighton Criminal Court Building Friday, Dec. 14, 2018 in Chicago. Van Dyke was sentenced on Friday to just under 7 years in prison for second-degree murder and 16 counts of aggravated battery

Northwestern community grapples with Van Dyke sentencing

January 21, 2019