Thursday, February 5, 2026

Search results for keyword: civil rights found in 53 News.

police-reform
  • by david hall
Kim Foxx wouldn’t prosecute gun cases tied to some minor traffic stops under new plan

The draft policy aims to undercut a dramatic rise in stops that disproportionately target people of color and rarely lead to arrests. “It felt like it was time to do something about it,” said Foxx, who is stepping down as Cook County state's attorney this year.

Politics
  • by david hall
University Professors Are Losing Their Jobs Over “New McCarthyism” on Gaza

As brutal police repression sweeps campus encampments, schools have been cutting ties with pro-Palestine faculty members without tenure.

extremism-in-the-ranks
  • by david hall
Civil rights group says Chicago mayor, top cop should take tougher action against officers linked to extremist Oath Keepers

The Southern Poverty Law Center urged Mayor Brandon Johnson and Police Supt. Larry Snelling to reconsider the decision not to take disciplinary action against eight officers connected to the Oath Keepers, six of whom admitted to joining the group.

brandonjohnson
  • by david hall
The ups and downs of Mayor Brandon Johnson's roller-coaster first year

From endorsing a new Bears stadium to revoking the subminimum wage, Johnson’s critics and allies examine where he and the city are going.