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Leaving segregated neighborhoods reduces blood pressure in African-Americans, according to the findings of a 25-year longitudinal study.
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Cook County has approved hundreds of low-dollar legal settlements in connection with conditions at the Cook County Jail.
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Chicago Police Board President Lori Lightfoot talks about misconduct findings against all 15 officers who faced discipline last year.
The Chicago Police Department documented 72 hate crimes in 2016 – a 20-percent spike compared to 2015. That increase falls in line with hate crime upticks in other large U.S. cities, like New York City, Los Angeles and Washington, D.C.
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A look at the Chicago Police Department's technological crime-fighting strategy.
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With the city’s mounting gun violence, some remain skeptical about the effectiveness of a little-known city ordinance called the Gun Offender Registry. A special report from DePaul University's Center for Journalism Integrity and Excellence.
Nearly 1,000 young adults and social service professionals are expected to attend a conference this weekend to talk about the daily challenges of life in Chicago, from gun and gang violence to poverty.
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Newly elected Fraternal Order of Police Chicago Lodge President Kevin Graham, a 21-year veteran of the force, shares his concerns and priorities. 
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The fates of municipal IDs, police oversight and aviation security at O’Hare hang in the balance at City Council.
The Chicago Tribune just won its first Pulitzer Prize for feature photography. We talk with Jason Wambsgans, who was awarded the prize.
After sustaining a life-threatening gunshot wound, 16-year-old Latee Smith began plotting revenge on his attacker. But a local intervention specialist helped Smith refocus his energy.
Chicago police announced Wednesday evening that a 37-year-old man has been charged in connection with the fatal shooting of Raymond Myles. They believe the man did not act alone.
It is a new and disturbing mark against the city of Chicago: Early Monday morning a local judge was shot and killed.
A recent wave of videos on social media show Immigration and Custom Enforcement agents arriving at Chicago residences in unmarked cars, knocking on doors while donning vests and jackets that say “police.”
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The prospects for police reform without a consent decree from the Justice Department. 
A new book tells the stories of people wrongfully convicted of a crime – and how they came to be released.
 

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