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Invisible Institute in View From The Ground

Feb 16, 2017

At Issue: Navigating the Police Union Contract Negotiations in Chicago

BY CURTIS BLACK

Contracts with unions representing police officers have come under sustained attention – particularly in reports from the mayor’s Police Accountability Task Force and…

Curtis Black in View From The Ground

Feb 6, 2017

At Issue: Sending in the Feds

Ald. Anthony Beale of the Far South Side 9th Ward may have had the most germane response to President Donald Trump’s threat to “send in the Feds” if Chicago can’t do something about its rising murder rate. “What does it even mean?” Beale asked. “It’s so vague.”

The Chicago…

Curtis Black in View From The Ground

Feb 8, 2017

At Issue: Checking in on the Task Force

Lightfoot: “Little progress”

The “vast majority” of recommendations made by the mayor’s Police Accountability Task Force last year “have not been implemented,” said Police Board president Lori Lightfoot, who chaired…

Invisible Institute in View From The Ground

Feb 21, 2017

At Issue: This Week’s Round-up

BY CURTIS BLACK

Emanuel meets with Sessions

Mayor Rahm Emanuel met on Valentine’s Day with Attorney General Jeff Sessions but did not discuss prospects for a consent decree to provide court oversight for…

Curtis Black in View From The Ground

Feb 6, 2017

At Issue: Regime change in Washington

In Washington D.C., Attorney General nominee Jeff Sessions told a Senate committee he believes crime rates in places like Chicago and Baltimore have been “impacted” by falling police morale resulting from efforts to hold police departments responsible for the…

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