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Laquan Mcdonald

democratic primaries Oct. 18, 2019

Pete Buttigieg’s Chicago Fundraiser Debacle Won’t Help Him With Black VotersHe needs black support for his new strategy: capturing Biden supporters if the former vice-president falters.

By Zak Cheney-Rice
black lives matter July 19, 2019

A Rare Measure of AccountabilityFour Chicago police officers have been fired for covering up the 2014 police killing of Laquan McDonald.

By Zak Cheney-Rice
criminal justice Jan. 18, 2019

Jason Van Dyke and the Inadequacy of America’s Criminal-Justice SystemJason Van Dyke was sentenced to prison time for killing Laquan McDonald. But true accountability remains elusive.

By Zak Cheney-Rice
police shootings Oct. 5, 2018

A Chicago Police Officer Will Actually Go to Jail for Murdering Laquan McDonaldDashcam video showed that officer Jason Van Dyke shot the 17-year-old 16 times as he was walking away. For once, that was enough.

By Eric Levitz
chicago Mar. 16, 2016

Chicago Prosecutor Anita Alvarez OustedHer challenger won by a landslide.

By Claire Landsbaum
Jan. 27, 2016

Chicago Police Have Been Sabotaging Their Dash CamsThey hid microphones, removed batteries, and bent antennae.

By Samuel Lieberman
police shootings Nov. 24, 2015

Protests Erupt in Chicago Over Video of Cop Fatally Shooting Black Teen Officer Jason Van Dyke was charged with murder on Tuesday.

By Jaime Fuller and Margaret Hartmann