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Defense for Chicago police officer puts slain teen on trial

By Don Babwin, Associated Press

After days of prosecutors making their case to jurors that Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke committed first-degree murder in 2014 when he shot Laquan McDonald 16 times, attorneys for the white officer are presenting their own evidence and contenting…

Will a police officer’s murder trial be a turning point in Chicago?

Defense attorneys began presenting their case Monday in the trial of a white police officer accused of shooting Laquan McDonald in 2014. Jason Van Dyke has pleaded not guilty to two counts of first-degree murder and other charges, after firing…

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For this poet, community, hair and self-worth are interwoven

By Corinne Segal

Raych Jackson spent countless nights of her childhood sitting on Chicago porches with her friends' hands in her hair -- feeling the intimacy of touch and the pain as they pulled tight, hearing the sounds of gossip flying around her.

Race central to Chicago case, even if jury doesn’t hear it

By Don Babwin, Associated Press

The issue of race permeates the Laquan McDonald case, from concerns that releasing video of the shooting would ignite racial tensions in a city with a long history of troubled police relationships with minority communities, to protests after it was…

Doctor testifies that the order of Laquan McDonald’s 16 gunshot wounds cannot be determined

By Don Babwin, Associated Press

Dr. Ponni Arunkumar, Cook County's chief medical examiner, testified about each gunshot wound as jurors viewed autopsy photos of them.

How Chicago communities are trying to stop gun violence

Sixty-six people were shot over the weekend in Chicago, and behind those numbers are stories of the victims and their families. Nick Schifrin talks with Lance Williams of Northeastern Illinois University and Tamar Manasseh of Mothers and Men Against Senseless…

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In spasm of gun violence, 11 killed and nearly 70 wounded in Chicago weekend shootings

By Associated Press

The violence peaked early Sunday, including one shooting on the city's South Side that wounded eight people.

Chicago anti-violence protesters demand action, resignation of city leaders

By Associated Press

Organizers say they believe the march in the affluent North Side neighborhood will draw attention to violence, corruption and the lack of economic investment in the city's African-American neighborhoods.

Angry crowd protests after Chicago police fatally shoot man

By Associated Press

Police shot and killed a man was in Chicago's South Shore neighborhood after officers on foot tried to question him because they thought he was armed.