Former Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke, who was convicted of the murder of 17-year old Laquan McDonald, was granted early release from prison. He
Former Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke, is back in the news during Black History Month. Van Dyke is almost five months into his seven-year
Jason Van Dyke has been sentenced to six years and nine months with the possibility of being released in three years for the murder of
Emotions ran high at the Circuit Court of Cook County after a judge in Chicago acquitted three police officers of covering up the murder of
Shortly before 3 p.m. Friday, Oct. 5, Officer Jason Van Dyke was found guilty of second-degree murder in the shooting death of Laquan McDonald. A jury
Jason Van Dyke was found guilty of second-degree murder after killing LaQuan McDonald, 17. The jury announced its verdict shortly before 3 p.m. Friday, Oct. 5,
A Chicago police officer shot and killed a man on the South Side of Chicago yesterday evening. Angry residents gathered to protest the fatal shooting
The death of Laquan McDonald in 2014 was just one in a long string of police shootings in the troubled city of Chicago. However, a portion
When acts of violence that happen in urban areas are discussed, one can’t help but to feel frustrated and stuck as to how these incidents
Chicago Police officer Jason Van Dyke killed LaQuan McDonald and attempted to destroy the evidence. According to DNAinfo, Chicago police have made it a practice
Chicago has been the hub of social change for the past few months in light of the Laquan McDonald case. During this time a movement
State of Illinois Representative Christian Mitchell has a track record of advocating for change for the constituents he represents on the South Side of Chicago.
The atmosphere surrounding the Laquan Mcdonald killing in Chicago has sparked a litany of marches across the city and activism is the word of the day.
[jwplatform SkiXvBmX] Commissioner Richard R. Boykin of the 1st district in Chicago organized a march for Laquan McDonald around the mayor’s office at City Hall.
[jwplatform RLhG7tTT] Sixteen-year-old activist Lamon Reccord and his mentor, Grant, explain what the youth in the city of Chicago need, and why Mayor Rahm Emanuel needs to
[jwplatform D8tbLNCs] Chicago activists held a press conference in front of police headquarters requesting that Mayor Rahm Emanuel resign from office. They believe he gave
Rev. Jesse Jackson, PUSH and community leaders gathered on Sunday, Dec. 6 to continue to protest the killing of Laquan McDonald, who died in October 2014 after
[jwplatform 0lOgBtN7] Activist Lamon, who is known for confronting police officers during community protests, spoke after the march down State Street in memory of Laquan McDonald. The
The Chicago Police Department is now officially under investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice. The move comes in the wake of the fatal shooting of
The city of Chicago is in disarray. Two weeks after the Chicago Police Department was forced to release the video of Laquan McDonald’s fatal shooting, major
