Kansas revokes driver’s licenses from trans residents in latest assault on rights Law demanding IDs match ‘sex at birth’ also includes bathroom ban provision for trans people in public buildings The Guardian - US · Feb 26
New law puts Kansas at vanguard of denying trans identities on drivers licenses, birth certificates Kansas is set to invalidate about 1,700 driver's licenses held by transgender residents and roughly as many of their birth certificates The Independent UK · Feb 22
A community can gentrify without losing its identity -- examples from Pittsburgh, Boston and Newark of what works How can neighborhoods gentrify without erasing their heart and voice? The Conversation · Jun 6, 2023
Hearings to determine whether to fire Chicago cop who fatally shot Adam Toledo begin next month Officer Eric Stillman chased Toledo into an alley in Little Village in March 2021 and fired a single shot into the boy’s chest, a split-second after Toledo dropped a handgun and raised his hands. Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 11, 2023
Big issues in Gardiner’s reelection bid in 45th Ward are crime, development — and Gardiner himself Ald. Jim Gardiner faces five contenders in the Northwest Side ward — and a string of scandals. While the first term incumbent has name recognition, it’s not necessarily the kind of recognition a candidate wants among potential voters. Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 16, 2023
Man was holding gun when he was shot by Chicago cop in North Lawndale, oversights agency says Javontay Kindred, 25, was charged with several felonies after being critically wounded in the police shooting Monday morning in the 2100 block of South St. Louis Avenue. Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 15, 2023
Paris Men's Fashion Week goes psychedelic and globe-trotting Men’s Fashion Week in Paris was in top form with a second day of runway shows touting a dynamic season The Independent UK · Jan 18, 2023
Chicago police officer who shot and killed Adam Toledo faces firing CHICAGO — The Chicago Police officer who shot and killed 13-year-old Adam Toledo during a foot chase in 2021 is facing firing after an investigation by the Civilian Office of Police Accountability concluded the shooting violated department policy. Chicago Tribune · Oct 21, 2022
Chicago cop who fatally shot 13-year-old Adam Toledo now facing dismissal Officer Eric Stillman chased Toledo into an alley in Little Village in March 2021 and fired a single shot into the teen’s chest, a split-second after the teen dropped a handgun and raised his hands. Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 20, 2022
Agency releases report detailing findings of probe into Chicago officer's fatal shooting of Anthony Alvarez CHICAGO — The Civilian Office of Police Accountability (COPA) released its summary report Wednesday that details its investigation’s findings and recommendations in the 2021 fatal shooting of Anthony Alvarez by a Chicago police officer. Chicago Tribune · Sep 8, 2022
Civilian agency takes parting shot at Chicago’s top cop in final report on fatal police shooting of Anthony Alvarez The Civilian Office of Police Accountability had recommended dismissal for the officer who fired the shots, but Supt. David Brown instead suspended him for 20 days. Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 8, 2022
Picture Chicago: This week’s can’t miss photos Music strikes a chord with Chicago as visits from Chris Stapleton and Roger Waters, along with the start of Lollapalooza, fill the air. Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 29, 2022
Protesters express outrage after Chicago cop receives 20-day suspension for killing Anthony Alvarez “This sets a dangerous precedent for all past and future victims of police brutality,” said Candice Choo-Kang, with the Party for Socialism and Liberation. Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 23, 2022
Police Board rejects recommendation for Chicago officer’s dismissal in Anthony Alvarez case, lawyer says CHICAGO — The family attorney of Anthony Alvarez, who was fatally shot by a Chicago police officer following a foot chase in March 2021, said Thursday that the Police Board denied the Civilian Office of Police Accountability’s recommendation to fire the officer who shot Alvarez in the high-profile case. Chicago Tribune · Jul 22, 2022
The Independent UK · Jul 22, 2022 Attorney: Chicago cop who shot fleeing man will keep job The family attorney of a man fatally shot by a Chicago police officer last year says the Chicago Police Board has denied a recommendation to fire the officer
Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 21, 2022 Chicago cop who fatally shot Anthony Alvarez during foot chase gets 20-day suspension Alvarez’s family said they were “appalled” by the decision, which they claimed “marks a continuation of the City of Chicago’s complicity in a loss of human life due to CPD’s decadeslong failure to enact a meaningful foot-pursuit policy.”
Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 23, 2022 Givenchy Models Walk on Water in Paris Fashion Week For the first major collection of Paris Fashion Week’s menswear season, Givenchy’s models walked on water. A giant font filled with milky-white water and frothing mist in the courtyard of the Ecole Militaire served as a fluid runway where models, often bare-chested and in waterproof footwear, stomped and splashed toward…
The Independent UK · Jun 22, 2022 Givenchy models walk on water in Paris Fashion Week For the first major collection of Paris Fashion Week’s menswear season, Givenchy’s models walked on water
WEKU · Jun 22, 2022 Chicago police will no longer be allowed to chase people on foot The new policy gives the department permanent rules about when officers can and can't engage in an activity that can endanger themselves, those they're chasing and bystanders.
Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 21, 2022 Afternoon Edition: June 21, 2022 Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.
The Independent UK · Jun 21, 2022 Chicago police banned from chasing people just because they run away following two fatal shootings Deaths of Adam Toledo, 13, and Anthony Alvarez, 22, heaped pressure on Chicago police to change foot pursuit policy
Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 21, 2022 New Chicago Police Department policy bars officers from chasing a person simply for fleeing The policy notably bars officers from chasing a person simply for fleeing, and advises them to reconsider pursuing someone who appears armed with a gun.
The Independent UK · Jun 21, 2022 Chicago police unveil long-awaited foot pursuit policy A new foot pursuit policy prohibits Chicago police officers from chasing people simply because they run away or if they are suspected of committing minor offenses
Chicago Tribune · May 20, 2022 13-year-old carjacking suspect, apparently unarmed, shot by Chicago police CHICAGO — A 13-year-old who authorities said was involved in a carjacking was shot and seriously wounded as he ran from Chicago police officers in the South Austin neighborhood Wednesday, according to Chicago police and fire officials.
Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 16, 2022 Police officers seldom charged in fatal shootings Kim Foxx’s decision this week not to charge officers involved in the killings of Adam Toledo and Anthony Alvarez was not unusual, experts said.