Ramsin Canon lives and works in Chicago.
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Which Toni Preckwinkle Is Running for Chicago Mayor?
Preckwinkle is an early favorite and is poised to run as a progressive. But her record is more complicated.
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Death of a Torturer: Jon Burge Is Gone But His Racist Policing Is Not Forgotten
Jon Burge, the Chicago police commander who tortured over one hundred black men, died yesterday. He acted with complete impunity over almost two decades before reporters, activists, and human rights attorneys stopped him.
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Parents Sue To Halt Chicago School Closings, Alleging Discrimination