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With Latest Settlement, Taxpayers Spent $8.7M to Settle, Defend Lawsuits Accusing CPD Officers of Misconduct During Protests, Unrest in 2020
Wednesday to pay $280,000 to activist Miracle Boyd, who was struck by a Chicago police officer during a protest in Grant Park ...
Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs denounces 3 a.m. protest at his house
Frerichs said a group of demonstrators with a bullhorn gathered outside his house at 3 a.m., demanding that he divest from "Israel bonds." ...
Activist punched in face by cop at 2020 protest to get payout, Illinois officials say
Chicago’s city council approved a $280,000 settlement to a lawsuit filed in 2024 against the city and its police officers.
Chicago civil rights groups call for release of Mahmoud Khalil, Palestinian green card holder who helped lead Columbia encampment
A day after at least 250 people protested at Federal Plaza the arrest and possible deportation of Mahmoud Khalil, civil rights groups in Chicago called for his release.
Chicago scientists protest Trump's layoffs at CDC, NOAA, other scientific institutions
Dozens of similar rallies were held across the country on Friday, including one in Washington, D.C., which drew more than ...
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Chicago City Council OKs $280K settlement with activist struck by officer in 2020
The Chicago City Council approved a $280,000 settlement with an activist who was struck and injured by a CPD officer in 2020.
Trump slashes environmental programs in Chicago that protect poor communities
The Environmental Protection Agency is closing offices across the country as part of a wider rollback of pollution ...
Starbucks workers, supporters arrested in protest for union contract
Nearly three years after the first Starbucks baristas in Chicago unionized, 11 workers and supporters were arrested by ...
Rally at University of Chicago in support of Columbia University pro-Palestine activist after ICE arrest
The local students and faculty gathered on the University of Chicago quad at noon, demanding Mahmoud Khalil's release from custody as he faces deportation. Khalil helped lead Columbia University's ...
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‘It Wasn’t Her Fault: Chicago Teen Whose Teeth Were Knocked Out By An Officer While Filming a Woman Being Beaten with Baton During 2020 Protest Is Closing In …
A then-18-year-old activist hit in the face by a Chicago police officer as she livestreamed demonstrators facing off against ...