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Home - The Tuesday hearing, led by Cook County Commissioner Richard R. Boykin, comes amid heightened criticism of the Chicago Police Department. Chicago is in Cook County. According to an investigation by The Guardian newspaper , the Chicago Police Department runs a secretive detention site at Homan Square, a sprawling compound that includes various police operations. At Homan Square, the newspaper alleges, people have been abused, kept off the books and denied access to attorneys, essentially held in the dark. The hearing is expected to include testimony from experts, advocates and people who were detained at Homan Square. It got off to a somewhat confusing start as commissioners questioned whether such a hearing was within their scope. They called a recess before returning to hear testimony. Read the full story here. 

Hundreds of protesters demanding an investigation of Mayor Rahm Emanuel's administration flooded downtown Chicago streets Wednesday afternoon as part of a citywide walkout just hours after Emanuel publicly apologized for the shooting death of Laquan McDonald and vowed to fix broken Chicago police practices. The group chanted "Whose city? Our city," "Who's got to go? Rahm's got to go," and "No more killer cops." Demonstrators gathered at Daley Plaza at noon and started marching on North Dearborn. Police briefly detained two people during the protest near Dearborn and Washington as several other activists gathered around the vehicle chanting "Hell no, we won't go." The two demonstrators were later released.  "It's bigger than the shooting of Laquan MCDonald, the murder of Percy Coleman's son, it's bigger than Ronnie man, Ronald Johnson," said Willie J.R. Fleming with the Anti-Eviction Campaign. "...

The shooting of Laquan McDonald and the subsequent delay and alleged cover-up of the incident have provoked calls for Mayor Emanuel to resign.  But what is most interesting is how this plays into the jostling for political power going on among President Obama; Mayor Emanuel; Jesse Jackson, Sr.; Hillary Clinton; and Obama's Justice Dept. It's very interesting to note that all of the major players in Washington now have Chicago connections and Chicago-based interpersonal issues.  Jesse Jackson, Sr. ran for president and failed.  He was dismayed that Barack Obama was able to garner so much political and media support so quickly.  He didn't feel that Obama had earned the political recognition that he, Jesse Sr., had earned through decades of civil rights participation and activism. Read more: http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2015/12/something_rotten_in_chicago.html#ixzz3tl56tE1l  Follow us: @AmericanThinker on Twitter | AmericanThinker on Facebook H...

A 25-year-old man was found unresponsive in a car, police said. He had been shot multiple times in the chest, abdomen and legs and was dead on the scene. At 1:20 a.m., two people were shot in Wicker Park, said Chicago Police spokesman Officer Hector Alfaro, citing preliminary information. They were near the intersection of Paulina Street and Milwaukee Avenue when they were shot, and both were taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital. No further information was immediately available. At 12:45 a.m., a 22-year-old man was shot in Chatham, Alfaro said. He was at a gas station in the 7800 block of South State Street when someone in a green van fired shots. He was shot in the foot and taken to Saint Bernard Hospital. His condition was stabilized. At 11:30 p.m., a 24-year-old woman was shot in Little Village, Alfaro said. Read the full story here.  Home

Did the Chicago Police Department try to cover up the 2014 shooting of black teenager Laquan McDonald? Police reports released Friday sharply contrast with the dashcam videos released a few days prior. In the video, it appears Mr. McDonald was moving away from a group of police when he was shot 16 times by officer Jason Van Dyke, most of which were fired “after the teen had crumpled to the ground and was barely moving,” reported the Associated Read the full story here  HOME