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Guns seized from the streets of Chicago, displayed by Chicago police officials on Sept. 25, 2018.

Commentary: Data alone won’t stop Chicago gun violence; Cook County needs a public ‘Violence Reduction Dashboard’

August 7, 2019 at 2:50 p.m.

Regardless of critiques, the launch Monday of the Chicago Police Department's data portal is a good start to understanding police work and how CPD sees some of the drivers of...

Razor wire greets anyone trying make it over an inside perimeter fence of the Tamms Correctional Center on Feb. 13, 2009, in Tamms, Ill.

Overcrowding our prisons is a failed policy

November 3, 2021 at 8:00 p.m.

The Tribune's new Plan of Chicago series has pointed to the complex underlying social causes of violence: poverty, poor education, segregated housing and unemployment. Rampant violence is a scourge on...

Overcrowding our prisons is a failed policy

December 23, 2018 at 3:33 p.m.

The Tribune's new Plan of Chicago series has pointed to the complex underlying social causes of violence: poverty, poor education, segregated housing and unemployment. Rampant violence is a scourge on...

Perspective: How to prepare Chicago students for real jobs

May 14, 2019 at 11:48 a.m.

When faced with daunting social and economic challenges, those of us in and around public policy have a duty to respond using the best assets at our disposal. Last Sunday,...

Perspective: How to prepare Chicago students for real jobs

August 24, 2021 at 4:17 p.m.

When faced with daunting social and economic challenges, those of us in and around public policy have a duty to respond using the best assets at our disposal. Last Sunday,...

Exposed to violence

August 21, 2021 at 7:03 a.m.

The recent thoughtful article about Floyd Durr ("Killer of Ryan Harris left a trail of violence," Metro, April 16) should be required reading for all policymakers. By reading the sad...

State needs clear policy on juvenile corrections

August 20, 2021 at 3:35 a.m.

"Valley View" may sound like a vacation retreat or scenic highway lookout stop. In reality, it is a much more serious place--a 300-bed juvenile correctional center in St. Charles. Valley...

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