Jonah Newman
The Chicago Reporter
Chicago, IL, United States
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Here’s what you should know about the millions fueling Chicago’s aldermanic races
Rahm and J.B. are the leading donors; unions play an outsized role; your cable bill may be paying to support your alderman; and more. → Read More
Who hasn’t received money from Ald. Ed Burke?
Nearly three-quarters of the sitting City Council has received some money from the embattled alderman, who was arraigned on federal extortion charges last week. → Read More
Midterm elections: A judge is ousted and Democrats win big across the state
For the first time since 1990, Cook County voters refused to retain a sitting judge. → Read More
Chicago police use ‘cover charges’ to justify excessive force
Our analysis shows a troubling pattern of officers charging alleged victims of police misconduct with aggravated battery or assault to a police officer or resisting arrest. → Read More
Solitary confinement of juveniles on the rise in Cook County
As other cities and states have moved to ban using solitary confinement as punishment for teens, the practice has increased at one of the largest juvenile jails in the country. → Read More
Bond court reforms may lead to more punitive pretrial conditions: report
Efforts to reduce the number of poor defendants jailed in Cook County could have harmful unintended consequences, the Chicago Community Bond Fund says. → Read More
Chicago Police slow to make Justice Department’s recommended reforms
In the absence of a consent decree and independent monitor, The Chicago Reporter is tracking CPD’s progress on police reform. → Read More
Monitor Chicago’s police reforms
The Justice Department made 99 recommendations to reform the Chicago Police Department. In the absence of a consent decree, we’re tracking CPD’s progress. → Read More
Police misconduct payouts continue to break the bank in Chicago
Despite spending more than $370 million on police misconduct lawsuits in six years, the city has not heeded official calls to analyze the cases for trends. → Read More
Five ways Chicago could regulate moonlighting cops
Every major police department in the nation does more than Chicago to regulate police officers who moonlight as private security guards. → Read More
When Chicago cops moonlight, no one is watching
The Chicago Police Department has the weakest oversight in the country of officers working second jobs as private security guards, and the consequences can be both deadly and costly to taxpayers. → Read More
Justice Department report on Chicago police, annotated
We’ve combed through the full text of the DOJ’s civil rights investigation of the Chicago Police Department to highlight key excerpts and new data, and to provide context to the findings. → Read More
Can Chicago take on police union contracts this year?
Activists are targeting provisions that shield officers from accountability for reform but the process is unlikely to be easy, or cheap. → Read More
How Emanuel’s police lawsuit budget puts more burden on taxpayers
Year after year, Chicago spends much more than planned on police payouts and relies on costly borrowing to make up the difference. → Read More
In swift push for body cameras, Chicago cut contracting corners
The city avoided competitive bidding in its contract for cameras, which could cost taxpayers over $30 million for technology that has yet to be shown to curb misconduct. → Read More
Officer seen in shooting video indicted on federal civil rights charges
An attorney for teens shot by Marco Proano says a dashcam video, which was first released publicly by the Reporter, helped differentiate this case from hundreds of other police shootings in the past decade. → Read More
Trauma of witnessing police violence is not lost on children
Better training could help police officers avoid interactions that could have a lasting negative impact on children’s development. → Read More
Chicago does little to control police misconduct – or its costs
Rather than rein in the practices that lead to police misconduct settlements, officials have borrowed millions to pay for these lawsuits, adding to the city’s crippling debt. Over time, the interest on the bonds will more than double the cost for police misconduct. → Read More
Witness to police shooting sues city for violating free speech
The witness says she was detained and prevented from speaking to media after a 2013 shooting by Chicago Officer Marco Proano. → Read More
A community solution to cash bail
Low-income people frequently have to stay in jail because they can’t afford to post bond. A new organization in Chicago wants to help change that. → Read More