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Search results for keyword: civil rights found in 47 News.

police-reform
  • by david hall
Chicago police misconduct files will soon be made public. ‘This is a huge step forward for transparency’

The move brings light to a disciplinary process that has long faced criticism for being secretive and overly lenient.

suburban-chicago
  • by david hall
Evanston’s reparations program violates equal protection in U.S. Constitution, lawsuit claims

The conservative group Judicial Watch filed a class action arguing that Evanston’s first-in-the-nation reparations plan violates the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment because it uses race as a requirement for eligibility.

news
  • by david hall
Federal judge won't step down in Jon Burge lawsuits

Lawyers for the city said U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Cummings had a conflict because he signed onto a report about torture by Chicago police. Cummings says city lawyers did not try to remove another judge — who once prosecuted Burge.

obituaries
  • by david hall
Albert Ruddy, Oscar-winning producer of 'The Godfather' and 'Million Dollar Baby,' dies at 94

Albert Ruddy produced more than 30 movies, from the “Godfather” and “Million Dollar Baby” to "Cannonball Run II" and "Megaforce," nominees for Golden Raspberry awards for worst movie of the year.