Criminal Justice

Police Accountability in Chicago

Monitoring the Chicago Police Department

The Chicago Police Department is among the largest law enforcement agencies in the United States. We have investigated the city’s new police oversight agency, the department’s disciplinary system and a secretive appeals systems.

A Chicago Cop’s Facebook Posts and a City’s Struggle With Racism

by Jodi S. Cohen,

Jan. 26, 2018, 4 a.m. CST

Chicago Cop Under Investigation Again Over Social Media Posts

by Jodi S. Cohen,

Jan. 25, 2018, 4 a.m. CST

Chicago Police Win Big When Appealing Discipline

by Jennifer Smith Richards, Chicago Tribune, and Jodi S. Cohen, ProPublica,

Dec. 14, 2017, 5 a.m. CST

Chicago Police Department Grievances

by Jodi S. Cohen and David Eads, ProPublica, and Jennifer Smith Richards, Chicago Tribune,

Dec. 14, 2017, 4:59 a.m. CST

Police Oversight Ordinance Promised Transparency But Doesn’t Fully Deliver

by Jodi S. Cohen, ProPublica, and Jennifer Smith Richards, Chicago Tribune,

Nov. 13, 2017, 5 a.m. CST

Returning to the Scene of a Trauma

by Jodi S. Cohen,

Nov. 10, 2017, 5 a.m. CST

Chicago Police Skirt Punishment as Disciplinary System Fails Yet Again

by Jodi S. Cohen, ProPublica, and Jennifer Smith Richards, Chicago Tribune,

Nov. 9, 2017, 5 a.m. CST