Southsiders want say in search for city’s next top cop
By Aryn Braun Still reeling from the fallout after recent police shootings on the South and West sides, residents vented their frustration at a Chicago Police Board meeting in Englewood Tuesday, calling for more involvement in the search for a new police superintendent. “The superintendent’s job is not a title,” said Jack Sullivan, 60, of […]
For women vets, it’s back to business
By Aryn Braun Hazel Beck, U.S. Navy veteran and Director of Chicago’s new Veterans Business Outreach Center, sees the jump from military service to civilian entrepreneurship as a logical next step. “Veterans are very well-positioned as they’re exiting the military, to become business owners because they’ve got the skills, the experience, critical thinking, problem solving, team […]
Protest week in review: Mostly peaceful in pursuit of justice
By Steve Musal Contributors to report: Mike Bacos, Aryn Braun, Jasmine Cen, Kayla Daugherty, Bian Elkhatib, Misha Euceph, Max Greenwood, Patrick Martin, Emiliana Molina, Meggie Morris, Alexis Myers, Steven Porter, Brooke Rayford, Thomas Vogel and Raquel Zaldivar. It’s been a little more than a week since the state filed a first-degree murder charge against Jason […]
Black Friday on Magnificent Mile disrupted by protests
By Patrick Martin, Max Greenwood and Aryn Braun About 1,000 demonstrators protesting the death of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald at the hands of police officer Jason Van Dyke took over Chicago’s storied Magnificent Mile Friday, barring patrons from storefronts and forcing some businesses to close early on one of the busiest shopping days of the year. […]
Activists pressure city officials as London is released
By Aryn Braun, Thomas Vogel and Bian Elkhatib Video by Emiliana Molina and Brooke Rayford Activist groups gathered at City Hall Wednesday to galvanize support for coming weekend protests. They criticized City Council’s Black Caucus, Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez for failing to respond effectively to the death of Laquan […]
The Laquan McDonald case: A timeline of the past year
By Aryn Braun and Max Greenwood THE STORY BREAKS — Oct. 20, 2014 Laquan McDonald, 17, was shot and killed by Chicago Police near 41st Street and Pulaski Road around 9:45 p.m. in the Archer Heights neighborhood on the Southwest Side, after a 911 call reported suspicious activity. When responding officers arrived at the scene, […]
Gov. Rauner’s refugee ban reaps backlash
By Aryn Braun Refugee-resettlement agencies condemned Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner’s decision to temporarily ban Syrian refugees from settling in Chicago and vigorously defended the current U.S. vetting processes, in a press conference in Uptown on Nov. 18. “This to me is personal. . . You’re telling us that Syrian refugees are escaping war and terror…and […]
