
As pressure mounts for his resignation after the year-long delay of the release of police dashcam video of the 2014 shooting of an African American teen, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is denying charges that he delayed the release of the video in order to smooth the way for his re-election eight months ago.
by Warner Todd Huston8 Dec 2015, 12:17 PM PST0

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS–At a prayer vigil held Monday night after the indictment of a Chicago police officer for the shooting death of Laquan McDonald, an activist leader stood on a podium, gave thanks to God for protest “predecessors” and was supported by the crowd.
by Lee Stranahan30 Nov 2015, 9:36 PM PST0

A University of Illinois at Chicago student has been arrested and will face charges for an online threat to kill at least 16 “white devils” in revenge for the death of Laquan McDonald who was shot 16 times by police.
by John Sexton30 Nov 2015, 12:20 PM PST0

With Tuesday’s release of the dashcam video of the death of Chicago teen Laquan McDonald, some are asking if the video was held back to help Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s reelection campaign earlier this year.
by Warner Todd Huston24 Nov 2015, 9:35 PM PST0