The Chicago Police Scandal

The cover-up that began 13 months ago when a Chicago police officer executed 17-year-old Laquan McDonald on a busy street might well have included highly ranked officials who ordered subordinates to conceal information.

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The ugliness I learned about Chicago police while reporting on gun violence

All year I’d been bracing for the police video that would come out of Chicago. Then the footage of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald, who was hit with 16 bullets in 15 seconds, was released. And it wasn’t merely an officer-involved shooting. It looked like an execution.

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15 Things Never to Say to a Chicagoan

You didn't just say that. Now you'll have to brace yourself as the Chicagoans in the room inundate you with a staggering list of accomplishments (10-time NBA scoring leader, 6-time NBA champion, 5-time MVP) that prove His Royal Airness is the greatest player to ever grace the NBA hardwood.



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