Proposed legislation changing the Act would disproportionately impact Black and Brown people.

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In the midterm, communities voiced overwhelming support for public mental health centers and crisis responses that don’t involve police.

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A new consent decree is a victory against CPD abuse years in the making.

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Instead, we need to address the root cause of violence: inequality.

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Publisher’s note, June 27, 2022: Because the below column deals with a public health issue, we realize it should have been more rigorously edited by the Reader before publication. We apologize that it was not. We encourage readers interested in the topic of COVID-19 treatment and vaccinations to use these links to current information and […]

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Leonard C. Goodman is a Chicago criminal defense attorney and co-owner of the for-profit arm of the Reader. On August 29, in the final days of our 20-year occupation of Afghanistan, the United States launched a drone strike, firing a 20-pound Hellfire missile at an aid worker named Zemari Ahmadi as he parked his car […]

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Advocates say an alternate site in Washington Park is less disruptive and more beneficial to the community and the environment.

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The collapse of the progressive cohort shows change won’t come from within the Democratic Party.

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Do uniformed police belong at Pride parades?

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Chicago police killed 13-year-old Adam Toledo, and some media responded by questioning Toledo’s character. Black and Brown kids deserve better.

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The committee responded to blowback against its inclusion of Washington, Lincoln, and Grant statues on the list for possible removal.

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And meet his bosses—corporations and the investor class.

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Don’t be fooled that their motives are moral.

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When politicians sell out to win, we all lose.

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Here’s how to make it happen.

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She’s exactly the kind of judge corporate donors support.

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We need a new ethic of care that values workers not only for their labor but for the lives that they are living.

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But I, and thousands of other “long-haulers,” can’t afford to stay silent any longer.

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The fights are fake but the folks pulling the strings behind the scenes are real.

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After his controversial firing from St. Laurence, Oak Lawn High School football coach Harold Blackmon teaches his son life lessons.

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If history is any guide, Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime partner is unlikely to pay the price for their crimes.

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Together, we can fight racism, rebuild our neighborhoods, and fight for the future of our city.

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The major parties benefit too much from our rigged system to want reform.

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It involves juggling my kid’s Zoom-call cameos and a new beat, and checking in on my homies.

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Particularly in communities of color disproportionately affected by coronavirus, access to information is critical.

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Coronavirus bailouts are helping big donors while leaving small businesses and families behind.

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On rejecting anti-Asian American rhetoric and standing up to hate

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As COVID-19 spreads through Illinois prisons, inmates and advocates seek clemencies and medical furloughs to save lives.

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Child sexual abuse thrives in isolation, but there are steps we can all take to prevent it.

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America’s dangerously inefficient response to COVID-19 is what happens when plutocrats—not politicians—direct public policy.

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Here's a reminder of what the theater community has done in the last five years.

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More than any event since the financial crash, the coronavirus pandemic has exposed the rotten foundation of American empire.

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An effort by the Fraternal Order of Police to prosecute survivors for telling their stories is an all-to-common abuse tactic.

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He’s repaid his debt to society, but we all know why people just can’t let his past stay in the past.

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The legislation requires all single-stall restrooms in the state to be designated all-gender.

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The party is using different tools to achieve the same goal as 2016—sidelining Sanders.

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Coverage and awards send a disappointing—but not unexpected—message about whose stories really matter.

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Assange and Manning are being persecuted for speaking truth to power.

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When it comes to marijuana, big-money political donors win while the rest of us keep losing.

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And a new law in Illinois is part of the solution.

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This doomed effort won’t even make for good TV.

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We owe it to Jeffrey Epstein's victims not to let the investigation of his crimes die with him.

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Given his high-profile connections, don’t expect clarity—or justice—anytime soon.

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How Democrats and Republicans keep us constantly engaged in conflict.

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Reformers across the nation are learning to be afraid.

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The coalition lost the vote but changed the narrative
on police spending.

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The paper has provided a home to a long list of truth tellers.

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