Nov 13 Death of black security guard by white police officer draws call for investigation By Don Babwin, Associated Press Footage from surveillance or body cameras could explain whether Roberson was clearly identifiable as a security guard. Audio could determine what, if anything, was said to the officer before the shooting. Continue reading
Oct 05 Watch 6:49 ‘Today we got justice’: What an officer’s guilty verdict for teen shooting means to Chicago A Chicago jury convicted a white police officer of murdering a black teenager on Friday. Jason Van Dyke was found guilty of second-degree murder in the death of Laquan McDonald. Van Dyke shot the teen multiple times in a 2014… Continue watching
Oct 03 Testimony ends in Chicago officer’s murder trial for fatal shooting of Laquan McDonald By Don Babwin, Associated Press Testimony in the murder trial of a Chicago police officer in the 2014 shooting of Laquan McDonald concluded Wednesday morning, a quiet ending to a trial just a day after the officer himself provided sometimes emotional and sometimes defiant testimony… Continue reading
Sep 28 The world’s rich are parking their money in cities. Where to next? By Paul Solman Data showing apartment costs compared to the average income suggests investors are causing housing prices to spike in cities like Hong Kong and London. Continue reading
Sep 27 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… Continue reading
Sep 24 Watch 8:42 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… Continue watching
Sep 24 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. Continue reading
Sep 21 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… Continue reading
Sep 19 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. Continue reading
Aug 07 Watch 6:37 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… Continue watching