The Chicago Police Files

The Invisible Institute, in partnership with The Intercept, investigates the corruption, racism, and violence of the Chicago Police Department.

CHICAGO, USA - OCTOBER 20: People gather in front of the Chicago Police Department where they stage a demonstration following the shooting of Laquan McDonald, 17, shot and killed by police officers 3 years ago, at Michigan Avenue in Chicago, United States on October 20, 2017. (Photo by Bilgin S. Sasmaz/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)

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Chicago Faces a Defining Moment in Police Reform and Civil Order

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Invisible Institute Relaunches the Citizens Police Data Project

CHICAGO, IL - DECEMBER 18 : Chicago police officers surround a police vehicle as they watch demonstrators protesting the fatal police shooting of Laquan McDonald December 18, 2015 in Chicago, Illinois. Former Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke, who was charged with murder last month in the shooting death of 17-year-old McDonald last year, was indicted on six counts of first-degree murder and one count of official misconduct earlier this week. (Photo by Joshua Lott/Getty Images)

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130 Chicago Officers Account for 29 Percent of Police Shootings

This frame grab from police body cam video provided by the Chicago Police Department shows authorities trying to apprehend a suspect, center, who appeared to be armed, Saturday, July 14, 2018, in Chicago. The suspect was fatally shot by police during the confrontation. (Chicago Police Department via AP)

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Chicago Police Are 14 Times More Likely to Use Force Against Young Black Men Than Against Whites

Police officer Jason Van Dyke arrives at the Leighton Criminal Court building in Chicago on Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2015. He plead not guilty in the shooting death of Laquan McDonald. (Nancy Stone/Chicago Tribune/TNS via Getty Images)

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Bad Chicago Cops Spread Their Misconduct Like a Disease

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Chicago Finally Releases Video of Police Officer Shooting Unarmed and Disabled Ricky Hayes

Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson in his office in Chicago on April 13, 2018. Video surveillance, the police say, is a game changer, with murder and gun violence significantly down this year. (Alyssa Schukar/The New York Times)

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Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson’s Long Record of Justifying Police Misconduct and Shootings

Police work the scene where two people were shot near the intersection of 60th and Maplewood Avenue Tuesday April 24, 2018 in Chicago. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune/TNS via Getty Images)

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Chicago’s Police Accountability Office Fails a Major Test