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Black Aldermen Question Dash-cam Video as City Braces for Protests
Chicago City Council’s Black Caucus reacted Wednesday to the release of a video showing the shooting of a black teen by a white police officer. A dash-cam video was released Tuesday showing Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke shooting 17-year-old Laquan McDonald as he walked down the street, away from the officers. McDonald was shot […]
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Protesters March for Robin Hood Tax
November 13, 2015 Comments Off on Protesters March for Robin Hood Tax
Advocates for a Chicago “Robin Hood Tax” marched through the LaSalle Street financial district on Monday chanting, “What is America going to be? Corporate greed or democracy?” Forty-one people were subsequently arrested after they blocked the entrances to the Chicago Board of Trade building, The protesters are demanding a financial transaction levy they say could […]
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Asian-American group speaks out against police brutality
September 16, 2015 Comments Off on Asian-American group speaks out against police brutality
An Asian-American activist organization called last week on Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy to fire three officers involved in raid at a West Town tanning salon in 2013. The Independent Police Review Authority recommended the officers’ suspensions in June in connection with the raid at the Copper Tan and Spa. They were caught on security […]
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Media and Law Enforcement Gather for Panel on Fraud
June 26, 2015 Comments Off on Media and Law Enforcement Gather for Panel on Fraud
After undergoing surgery a few years ago, Jennifer Leach received a call claiming she overpaid her hospital bill and was eligible to receive compensation. It ended up being a scam and Leach said she is grateful she was able to recognize it as such. “I almost fell for it,” she said. Now Leach, who is […]
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Supporters March to “Free the Weed.”
May 15, 2015 Comments Off on Supporters March to “Free the Weed.”
Supporters of marijuana legalization gathered and marched through downtown Chicago on May 2, carrying signs that read, “Free the Weed.” The Chicago Global Cannabis March was organized by Illinois chapter of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, or, NORML. The rally and march started at noon and took place at Daley Plaza, […]
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Video from Chicago’s #ShutDownA14 Protest
April 15, 2015 Comments Off on Video from Chicago’s #ShutDownA14 ProtestStudents and people of Chicago marched in downtown Chicago to stop murder by police. #ShutDownA14
