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    Mar 4, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  1. High DCFS caseloads raise red flags

    Fred Pennix recently drove into Chicago's crime-ridden Englewood neighborhood to check on two of the nearly 40 families under his watch as a state child-protection investigator. It was a holiday but, worried about the children's safety, he was going to knock on a few doors anyway.
    Fred Pennix recently drove into Chicago's crime-ridden Englewood neighborhood to check on two of the nearly 40 families under his watch as a state child-protection investigator. It was a holiday but, worried about the children's safety, he was going to...

    Tags: Health, Justice System, Abusive Behavior, Chicago, Career and Workplace

    2. May 8, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  2. Federal appeals court bans enforcement of Illinois eavesdropping law

    A federal appeals court in Chicago ruled today that Illinois’ eavesdropping law “likely violates” the First Amendment and ordered that authorities be banned from enforcing it.
    Tribune reporter
    A federal appeals court in Chicago ruled today that Illinois’ eavesdropping law “likely violates” the First Amendment and ordered that authorities be banned from enforcing it. The ruling from the 7th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in...

    Tags: Lawyers, Justice System, Laws, Judges, Chicago

    3. May 13, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  3. Despite budget cuts, DCFS preps to do more

    The director of the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services has launched a plan he says will put dozens more workers in closer contact with vulnerable children the agency is supposed to protect.
    The director of the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services has launched a plan he says will put dozens more workers in closer contact with vulnerable children the agency is supposed to protect. Thanks to an increase in federal funding and...

    Tags: Rod Blagojevich, AFSCME, Chicago Tribune, Unions, Abusive Behavior

    4. Apr 28, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  4. Chicago police won't enforce eavesdropping law during NATO summit, city says

    Chicago's corporation counsel said Friday that police "do not intend to enforce" the state's controversial eavesdropping law during next month's NATO summit, the city's first public acknowledgment of the logistical difficulty and potential legal pitfalls of trying to bar people from recording police officers.
    Chicago's corporation counsel said Friday that police "do not intend to enforce" the state's controversial eavesdropping law during next month's NATO summit, the city's first public acknowledgment of the logistical difficulty and potential legal...

    Tags: Politics, Police Arrests, Lawyers, Garry McCarthy, Health

    5. Feb 2, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune
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    6. Feb 10, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  6. City still in dark about scale of G-8, NATO protests

    In Wisconsin, a group of environmentalists plans to bicycle to Chicago's G-8 and NATO summits to protest an economy that relies too heavily on fossil fuel.
    In Wisconsin, a group of environmentalists plans to bicycle to Chicago's G-8 and NATO summits to protest an economy that relies too heavily on fossil fuel. In California, a nurses union has a permit for a Chicago march the day before the summits to...

    Tags: Politics, Health, Activism, Government, Heads of State

    7. Jan 1, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  7. Doubts surface as police sharply increase Taser use

    The traffic stop began peacefully three hours into New Year's Day 2010, with the woman driving the SUV telling the officer that she hadn't been drinking and her husband merrily exclaiming he was the source of the alcohol smell.
    The traffic stop began peacefully three hours into New Year's Day 2010, with the woman driving the SUV telling the officer that she hadn't been drinking and her husband merrily exclaiming he was the source of the alcohol smell. But the situation soured...

    Tags: TASER International Incorporated, Police Arrests, Politics, New Year's Day, Lawyers

    8. Oct 27, 2011 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  8. ACLU sues Chicago over police deployment

    A lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois alleges the Chicago’s deployment of police officers results in slower response times to 911 calls in primarily black and Hispanic neighborhoods than largely white communities.
    Tribune reporters
    A lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois alleges the Chicago’s deployment of police officers results in slower response times to 911 calls in primarily black and Hispanic neighborhoods than largely white communities. The...

    Tags: Garry McCarthy, Michigan Avenue, File Sharing, Chicago Mayor, Chicago

    9. Jun 22, 2011 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  9. Chicago aldermen balk at drug testing for city employees

    Clout Street
    Chicago aldermen are balking at a proposal to impose random drug tests on all city employees as the American Civil Liberties Union raises questions about whether it would survive a court challenge. A City Council committee that was scheduled to...

    Tags: Politics, Employees, Constitutional Issues, Public Housing, Government

    10. Jun 14, 2011 |Story| Chicago Breaking News

  10. Key Loop buildings added to surveillance network

    Tribune reporter
    The city Public Building Commission approved a plan today to connect three South Loop buildings to the city's extensive surveillance camera network. After chairing the commission for the first time, Mayor Rahm Emanuel said it made sense to add the...

    Tags: Politics, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, Chicago Transit Authority, Regional Authority, Energy Saving

    11. Sep 28, 2011 | RedEye

  11. Catholic Charities denied stay in Illinois adoption contract case

    Boystown
    The ongoing legal battle between Catholic Charities and the state of Illinois over the organization’s state-funded contracts, and their refusal to grant adoption and foster care services to same-sex couples in civil unions, continues with the church...
    12. Aug 2, 2011 | Chicago Tribune

  12. ACLU joins lawsuit over Catholic Charities foster care predicament

    TribLocal - Joliet » News
    The American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois got the go-ahead Monday to intervene in a lawsuit and join the state's battle against Catholic Charities' policy …...
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