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Topic: Chicago Police

Police cars at night (Getty Images)

Video: Cop shoots teen with hands up

Meaghan Ellis - Alternet
Feb. 21, 2019 booking photo released by Chicago Police Department shows Jussie Smollett (Chicago Police Department via AP)

Cops accuse Smollett of exploiting race

Brendan Skwire - Raw Story
Feb. 21, 2019 booking photo released by Chicago Police Department shows Jussie Smollett (Chicago Police Department via AP)

At least 1 thing Smollett said was true

Rachel Leah
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Note to the next Chicago mayor

Mick Dumke - ProPublica
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Attorney General Loretta Lynch speaks during a news conference accompanied by Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Vanita Gupta, left, and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel Friday, Jan. 13, 2017, in Chicago. The U.S. Justice Department issued a scathing report on civil rights abuses by Chicago's police department over the years. The report released Friday alleges that institutional Chicago Police Department problems have led to serious civil rights violations, including racial bias and a tendency to use excessive force. (AP Photo/Teresa Crawford) (AP)

chicago PD hit in DOJ report

Matthew Rozsa
FILE - In this Oct. 20, 2014 frame from dash-cam video provided by the Chicago Police Department, Laquan McDonald, right, walks down the street moments before being shot by officer Jason Van Dyke 16 times in Chicago. (Chicago Police Department via AP, File) (AP)

Chicago's dashcam outrage

Daniel Denvir
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel (AP/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Rahm won't fix anything

Heather Digby Parton
FILE - In this Oct. 20, 2014 frame from dash-cam video provided by the Chicago Police Department, Laquan McDonald, right, walks down the street moments before being shot by officer Jason Van Dyke 16 times in Chicago. (Chicago Police Department via AP, File) (AP)

Chicago police vs. the truth

Daniel Denvir
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(AP/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Daniel Denvir
Anita Alvarez (AP/M. Spencer Green/Photo montage by Salon)

Chicago PD's perjury problem

Daniel Denvir
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Rahm's catastrophic downfall

Jack Mirkinson
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