Chicago
This Black Cop Got Kicked Out of Her Union for Supporting BLM
Carmella Means posted a photo of herself kneeling with a fist raised and holding a “Black Lives Matter” sign. Chicago's FOP Lodge 7 suspended her.
QAnon Anti-Vaxxer Whose Followers Harassed Hospital for Ivermectin Dies of COVID-19
QAnon influencers led a harassment campaign on behalf of Veronica Wolski, accusing hospital staff of “murder” when they wouldn't give her the unapproved drug.
QAnon Is Harassing a Hospital Into Giving Bogus COVID ‘Cure’ Ivermectin
Veronica Wolski, who is known for boosting anti-vaccine and QAnon conspiracies from a bridge in Chicago, was hospitalized two weeks ago.
DaBaby’s Apology for Being Homophobic Definitely Has Nothing to Do With Him Losing Tons of Money
The Lollapalooza festival in Chicago, the Governors Ball in New York City, and the Day N Vegas festival all dropped the rapper from their line-ups.
Gunshot-Detecting Tech Is Summoning Armed Police to Black Neighborhoods
A Motherboard investigation found that ShotSpotter frequently generates false alerts—and it's deployed almost exclusively in non-white neighborhoods.
Contractor Exposed the Movements of People Wearing Ankle GPS Bracelets
A company that sells GPS ankle bracelets and helps Chicago law enforcement run a program to monitor people under house arrest leaked “an enormous amount of private information.”
The Catholic Church Is Reinstating Priests Accused of Sexual Abuse
Over the last year, at least a dozen priests have returned to their parishes or new positions within the Church. In some cases, the Vatican has even overturned recommendations from local dioceses.
Chicago Cops Shoot and Kill Anthony Alvarez 2 Days After Adam Toledo: ‘I’m Gonna Die’
An officer yells “Drop the gun!” twice before firing at 22-year-old Anthony Alvarez seconds later.
Video Shows 13-Year-Old Adam Toledo Had His Hands Up When Cops Shot Him
Bodycam footage of the March 29 incident was released on Thursday.
Amazon Workers in Chicago Strike Over Ruthless 'Megacycle' Shifts
Amazon's 10-and-a-half-hour graveyard shift, known as the 'megacycle,' has been rolled out across the United States over the past year.
Cops Allegedly Detained This Guy 60 Times Due to Mistaken Identity
Darren Cole says in a new lawsuit that he has been threatened with violence and punched in the mouth because police continue to believe he is someone else.
Amazon Illegally Interrogated Worker Who Led First COVID-19 Strikes, NLRB Says
The state of New York is also suing Amazon for alleged health and safety violations at the same Queens warehouse where workers led the first COVID-19-related walkouts.