Dec 01 Watch 4:58 Chicago police superintendent out amid anger over Laquan McDonald shooting video By PBS News Hour Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel has fired his longtime police superintendent Garry McCarthy. The move came one week after the city released a dash-cam video showing Officer Jason Van Dyke fatally shooting 17-year-old Laquan McDonald. Gwen Ifill learns more from Paris… Continue watching
Dec 01 Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel fires police superintendent By Joshua Barajas A week after a video of a white Chicago police officer shooting a black teenager 16 times was released to the public, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel fired the city’s police chief Tuesday. Continue reading
Nov 27 Watch 8:25 News Wrap: Thousands march in Chicago to protest black teen’s death By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, thousands marched along a main artery of Chicago on the day after Thanksgiving to take part in "Black Out Friday," a demonstration aimed at shutting down a busy retail district to protest the police shooting… Continue watching
Nov 25 Watch 13:51 Release of Chicago police video reignites debate over excessive force By PBS News Hour Police Officer Jason Van Dyke’s arrest for first-degree murder is just the latest in a series of controversial cases where officers have used extreme force against civilians. For some perspective on the situation, Judy Woodruff speaks to David Klinger of… Continue watching
Nov 25 Watch 4:17 What do we know about the fatal shooting of a Chicago teen? By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Nov 24 Watch 10:55 Did dashboard video of black teen’s killing prompt murder charge for Chicago cop? By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Nov 24 Chicago releases graphic video of officer fatally shooting 17-year-old Laquan McDonald By Joshua Barajas A Chicago police officer was charged with first degree murder and held without bail Tuesday for shooting a black teenager 16 times, an encounter that was caught on the squad car’s dash cam. Continue reading
Nov 04 Chicago school district discriminated against transgender student, report says By Kamaria Roberts A suburban Chicago school district is now under fire for not allowing a transgender student access to the girls’ locker room. On Monday, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued a 14-page report outlining the… Continue reading
Oct 27 ‘Very disturbing’ homicide spike draws alarm from Obama administration By Eric Tucker, Associated Press WASHINGTON — This year has brought an unusually grim and steady drumbeat of violence throughout the country. Continue reading
Oct 21 Chicago PD Superintendent on alleged secretive interrogation sites: ‘It’s simply not true’ By David Coles The Chicago Police Department is again being accused to have violated the civil rights of suspects and is under the microscope. Continue reading