Chicago mayor delares Fred Hampton Day

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Mayor Brandon Johnson declared August 30th Chairman Fred Hampton Day in the City of Chicago to honor the slain leader of the Chicago Chapter of the Black Panther Party. Chairman Fred Hampton’s commitment to racial and economic equality was the driving force that fueled his every action. Around 4:30 a.m. on December 4, 1969, plainclothes…

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Mayor Brandon Johnson names new top cop

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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson on Sunday selected Larry Snelling as Chicago’s next top cop. Snelling heads the police department’s counter-terrorism unit. Snelling will succeed David Brown after Mayor Lori Lightfoot lost the mayoral primary in April.  “Today, a new chapter begins in our journey to create a better, stronger, and safer Chicago,†Johnson said in…

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An oversight office is investigating sexual abuse allegations by Chicago police of a migrant woman temporarily living in a police station

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The Chicago Office of Civilian Office Police Accountability (COPA) has launched an investigation of 10 district police officers who may have allegedly sexually abused a migrant woman living temporarily in the police station. Sexual misconduct investigators may involve criminal actions and require cooperation with CPD and require the cooperation of the CPD (Chicago Police Department)…

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Chicago Torture Justice raises money to open

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The Chicago Torture Justice Memorial Foundation has $1.8 million from a Mellon Foundation Grant and a $1.25 million grant from the city to fully fund (Jon) Burge torture survivors memorial. The Chicago Torture Justice Center was born out of reparations for survivors of police torture. Under the command of Chicago Police Department (CPD) Commander Jon Burge,…

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