https://www.viewfromtheground.com/state-street-coverage daily 0.75 2021-11-03 https://www.viewfromtheground.com/state-street-coverage/state-street-coverage-initiative monthly 0.5 2021-11-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1635364711232-HO39K52OKS092LLQOKQT/StateStCoverage.jpeg State Street Coverage - Part Four: The State Street Coverage Initiative - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.viewfromtheground.com/state-street-coverage/walking-these-streets monthly 0.5 2021-11-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1635364520111-25IMY6K8U28LNE3VW874/MemoCommander.jpeg State Street Coverage - Part Three: “I’ve been walking these streets for forty years.” A memo from Commander Marienne Perry of the 2nd District to the personnel under her command provides more detail about the scope of the operation. Commander Perry makes clear that the focus of the operation is “loitering.” The memo refers to the State Street “corridor”—words that used to evoke more than two miles of continuous public housing high-rises, stretching between 54th and 35th Streets and often described as the largest concentration of public housing (and of poverty) in the country. There were 28 buildings at the Robert Taylor Homes and eight buildings at Stateway Gardens. Today, after several years of demolition, there are five buildings at Robert Taylor and two at Stateway. The only active street life on the "corridor" is a small surviving remnant extending from 36th Street to the middle of the 3700 block. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1635364583749-L5ZWHTCQ85JMP7MUA7ZZ/Jan13.jpeg State Street Coverage - Part Three: “I’ve been walking these streets for forty years.” - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1635364419549-G57V2U0ZN68QHT55BVLW/WalkingTheStreets.jpeg State Street Coverage - Part Three: “I’ve been walking these streets for forty years.” - Make it stand out Police car on the sidewalk outside the Chicago Bee Branch Public Library. https://www.viewfromtheground.com/state-street-coverage/white-mans-land monthly 0.5 2021-11-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1635364251143-GEYAOD9W40J3YSOJ02BQ/NoThisIs.jpeg State Street Coverage - Part Two: “It’s white man’s land now.” “No, this is from now on,” he replied. "There’ll be no more standing on State Street. Go over to Federal, if you want to hang out.” “There’s nothing over there but a bunch of drug dealers,” said Morton. “We’re not concentrating over there. We’re concentrating on State Street,” said Milton. "We’re shutting it down.” When the police released him, Morton proceeded to the library and signed up for a computer. While awaiting his turn, he read newspapers and magazines. It is perhaps a comment on the daily realities of being a black male on the streets of a public housing community that he didn’t mention his encounter with the police to Shawn. “It was nothing," he said later, "to bring out in conversation.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1635364188802-KQ8QSU7J6VCYEQSMBF59/WhiteMansLand.jpeg State Street Coverage - Part Two: “It’s white man’s land now.” - Make it stand out Morton Walker and Shawn Baldwin in front of the Chicago Bee Branch Public Library where they were arrested on January 7 as part of the "State Street Coverage Initiative.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1635364312536-LCR4TFEGTVG1CZH0GWTB/MortonAndShawn.jpeg State Street Coverage - Part Two: “It’s white man’s land now.” What Morton and Shawn didn’t know at this point was that their arrest on the threshold of the public library was not an instance of abusive police practices by individual officers. It was, rather, a result of an order that had come directly from the highest authority in the City—the Mayor. It was not a matter of individual officers casually disregarding citizens' constitutional rights. It was, and is, the official policy of the City: the “State Street Coverage Initiative.” https://www.viewfromtheground.com/state-street-coverage/policing-of-public-housing monthly 0.5 2021-11-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1635364072659-VN48XVRW99CDWHSDV1AV/headquarters.jpeg State Street Coverage - Part One: The Policing of Public Housing - Make it stand out The headquarters of the Chicago Police Department as seen from a ninth floor apartment in 3542-44 South State Street, a recently demolished high-rise at Stateway Gardens. https://www.viewfromtheground.com/kicking-the-pigeon-blog daily 0.75 2021-11-03 https://www.viewfromtheground.com/kicking-the-pigeon-blog/epilogue monthly 0.5 2021-11-02 https://www.viewfromtheground.com/kicking-the-pigeon-blog/the-regime-of-not-knowing monthly 0.5 2021-11-02 https://www.viewfromtheground.com/kicking-the-pigeon-blog/a-few-bad-apples monthly 0.5 2021-11-02 https://www.viewfromtheground.com/kicking-the-pigeon-blog/clear monthly 0.5 2021-11-03 https://www.viewfromtheground.com/kicking-the-pigeon-blog/an-excellent-blueprint-for-change monthly 0.5 2021-11-02 https://www.viewfromtheground.com/kicking-the-pigeon-blog/the-traylor-case monthly 0.5 2021-11-03 https://www.viewfromtheground.com/kicking-the-pigeon-blog/the-logic-of-impunity monthly 0.5 2021-11-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1635872639642-P5SBPEOYA6M4ABNTM11Y/LogicOfImpunity.jpg Kicking The Pigeon - Kicking the Pigeon # 11 - The Logic of Impunity - Make it stand out The administrative headquarters of the Chicago Police Department seen from a vacant unit at Stateway Gardens. https://www.viewfromtheground.com/kicking-the-pigeon-blog/bond-v-utreras-et-al monthly 0.5 2021-11-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1635872493025-9YRQ6W2TC31RF44M8J0Q/April7.png Kicking The Pigeon - Kicking the Pigeon # 10 - Bond V. Utreras, et al On April 7, 2005, Futterman filed a motion for permission to amend the complaint to charge that Bond's abuse resulted from systemic practices and policies of the CPD, and to add as defendants Philip Cline, the superintendent of police, Terry Hillard, the former superintendent, and Lori Lightfoot, the former administrator of the Office of Professional Standards. On June 6, the court granted the motion. The theory of the amended complaint is that the City had a de facto policy of “failing to properly supervise, monitor, discipline, counsel, and otherwise control its police officers,” and further that top police officials were aware “these practices would result in preventable police abuse.” As a result, Futterman argues, members of the skullcap crew knew they could act with impunity. The City and the high officials named in the suit were thus complicit in their abuses. https://www.viewfromtheground.com/kicking-the-pigeon-blog/march-29-and-30-2004 monthly 0.5 2021-11-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1635435961910-K09S7M7XUT0EE8JAUGIM/March29And30.jpg Kicking The Pigeon - Kicking the Pigeon # 9 - March 29 and 30, 2004 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1635436008210-UJQ96HWY5XO1R275KKQ6/FindingBond.jpeg Kicking The Pigeon - Kicking the Pigeon # 9 - March 29 and 30, 2004 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.viewfromtheground.com/kicking-the-pigeon-blog/the-cha-plan-and-public-safety monthly 0.5 2021-11-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1635435860434-M021GVB68EY27ZEWQUH6/CHAPlan.jpeg Kicking The Pigeon - Kicking the Pigeon # 8 - The CHA Plan And Public Safety - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.viewfromtheground.com/kicking-the-pigeon-blog/up-under-the-building monthly 0.5 2021-11-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1635435719265-P9GBCI5EIGJ1MTV1GLPH/UntilRecently.jpg Kicking The Pigeon - Kicking the Pigeon # 7 - “Up Under The Building” Until recently, the primary visible economic activity at Stateway, conducted openly, in the shadow of the headquarters of the Chicago Police Department, was the drug trade. An endless parade of customers passed through the drug markets in the open-air lobbies of the Stateway high-rises. Black and white, well-heeled and down-and-out, they came to buy “rock” (crack) and “blow” (heroin) from the young men in the drug trade. At various locations around the perimeters of the buildings, solitary figures stood watch for 12-hour shifts “doing security.” Most were older men and women. Almost all were drug users who supported their habits by doing this work. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1635435673545-UBVOUBPLBRM6KVMFNTQU/UpUnderTheBuilding.jpeg Kicking The Pigeon - Kicking the Pigeon # 7 - “Up Under The Building” - Make it stand out Drug dealers' place of work "up under" a building at Stateway Gardens. https://www.viewfromtheground.com/kicking-the-pigeon-blog/bridgeport monthly 0.5 2021-11-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1635435558240-GRJRU59J1T6YBVZYTJBY/DianeBondAftermath.jpeg Kicking The Pigeon - Kicking the Pigeon # 6 - “Bridgeport” - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.viewfromtheground.com/kicking-the-pigeon-blog/april-30-2003 monthly 0.5 2021-11-02 https://www.viewfromtheground.com/kicking-the-pigeon-blog/old-wounds monthly 0.5 2021-11-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1635435366659-6WGBDXG8JSCFVSRAP3SG/OldWounds.jpeg Kicking The Pigeon - Kicking the Pigeon # 4 - Old Wounds - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.viewfromtheground.com/kicking-the-pigeon-blog/april-28-2003 monthly 0.5 2021-11-02 https://www.viewfromtheground.com/kicking-the-pigeon-blog/the-setting monthly 0.5 2021-11-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1635435168066-Q3S3CS5Q7438XG0TL7YW/SeptOf2002.jpg Kicking The Pigeon - Kicking the Pigeon # 2 - The Setting In September of 2002, 3544 S. State was closed in preparation for demolition. Residents were given the choice of taking a housing voucher and moving into the private housing market or remaining on site. Bond opted to move to 3651 S. Federal. When the day came, the CHA provided moving vans for Bond and other residents relocating on site. At the end of the day, I encountered her, in a characteristically ebullient mood, ferrying the last of her possessions across the development in a shopping cart. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1635435267761-YF9WB1NBXLBT942G0AER/ItIsThus.jpg Kicking The Pigeon - Kicking the Pigeon # 2 - The Setting - Make it stand out 3542-44 S. State Street being demolished with police headquarters in the background https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1635434977213-C1ZP40S64OV7R58Q17S3/TheSetting.jpeg Kicking The Pigeon - Kicking the Pigeon # 2 - The Setting - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1635435029688-M0FTSBE90D9TNGEOK0QW/InaDisplay.jpg Kicking The Pigeon - Kicking the Pigeon # 2 - The Setting In a display that was part of an exhibition on the Plan for Transformation at the Chicago Historical Society last year—more an exercise in public relations for the CHA than historical inquiry—Stateway Gardens was described as "isolated." This characterization is consistent with the prevailing social scientific discourse on urban poverty. It is not, however, consistent with geography. It would be more accurate to say that Stateway, like most of the CHA archipelago, is not isolated but abandoned. Now that the rest of the Stateway buildings have been razed, Diane Bond looks out from her eighth-floor apartment, over the Bridgeport neighborhood and the Illinois Institute of Technology campus, at the downtown skyline. To the west, on the other side of the Dan Ryan Expressway, she can see White Sox Park. To the east, she can see De La Salle High School where both Mayor Daleys went to school. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1635435203620-UUMMYDBMGVPSMVA90WQY/HerApt.jpeg Kicking The Pigeon - Kicking the Pigeon # 2 - The Setting Her apartment in 3651 S. Federal is deeply inhabited. Two large, comfortable sofas, arrayed around a coffee table, dominate the living room. The top of the television cabinet functions as a sort of household altar for religious objects and family photos, among them pictures of her three sons: Delfonzo, now 30 years old, Larry, 29, and Willie, 21. Working as a janitor, Bond raised her boys as a single mother. She expresses pride in the fact that they have largely managed to stay clear of trouble in an environment where that is no small achievement. For the last three years, she has been involved with a man named Billie Johnson. Quiet and gentle in manner, Johnson labors in the economy of hustle—repairing cars, helping maintain the Stateway Park District field house and grounds, doing odd jobs for his neighbors. https://www.viewfromtheground.com/kicking-the-pigeon-blog/april-13-2003 monthly 0.5 2021-11-02 https://www.viewfromtheground.com/volume-i-archives-2007 daily 0.75 2025-03-24 https://www.viewfromtheground.com/volume-i-archives-2007/blog-post-title-one-gjhyw monthly 0.5 2021-11-30 https://www.viewfromtheground.com/volume-i-archives-2007/blog-post-title-four-zr5g4 monthly 0.5 2021-11-30 https://www.viewfromtheground.com/volume-i-archives-2007/blog-post-title-one-nekty monthly 0.5 2021-11-30 https://www.viewfromtheground.com/volume-i-archives-2007/city-denies monthly 0.5 2021-11-30 https://www.viewfromtheground.com/volume-i-archives-2007/blog-post-title-one-a6yrs monthly 0.5 2021-11-30 https://www.viewfromtheground.com/volume-i-archives-2007/blog-post-title-one-eapnn monthly 0.5 2021-11-30 https://www.viewfromtheground.com/volume-i-archives-2007/exchange-deputy monthly 0.5 2021-11-30 https://www.viewfromtheground.com/volume-i-archives-2006 daily 0.75 2025-03-27 https://www.viewfromtheground.com/volume-i-archives-2006/portrait-of-impunity-part-ii monthly 0.5 2021-11-30 https://www.viewfromtheground.com/volume-i-archives-2006/portrait-of-impunity-part-i monthly 0.5 2021-11-30 https://www.viewfromtheground.com/volume-i-archives-2006/canesha monthly 0.5 2021-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1635866920542-STZPFXGUVZK4RMQ4BD2Q/canesha.jpeg Volume I Archives 2006 - 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Bridget Reidy requesting sole source for VPS https://www.viewfromtheground.com/volume-i-archives-2006/blog-post-title-three-ahh6x monthly 0.5 2021-11-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1635878890295-GHKCX5SVQL0VMOVR5HK1/resolution2001cha171.jpeg Volume I Archives 2006 - Resolution 2001-CHA-171 https://www.viewfromtheground.com/volume-i-archives-2006/blog-post-title-four-k4wyy monthly 0.5 2021-11-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1635879022545-WTQZBPC0ROINO62GCO3S/may10.jpeg Volume I Archives 2006 - May 10, 1999 CHA Request for Quote on security doors/windows with specifications https://www.viewfromtheground.com/volume-i-archives-2006/purchase-order-for-vps-doors-at-robert-taylor monthly 0.5 2021-11-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1635879056517-1MESTWJ0F79FCA6WMKY5/purchaseorders.jpeg Volume I Archives 2006 - Purchase order for VPS doors at Robert Taylor https://www.viewfromtheground.com/volume-i-archives-2006/january-26-2001-contract-modification-g-01 monthly 0.5 2021-11-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1635879168192-VP8A1OTMSW25JMJOVQMQ/jan26contrct.jpeg Volume I Archives 2006 - January 26, 2001 Contract Modification G-01 https://www.viewfromtheground.com/volume-i-archives-2006/october-1999-cha-bid-specifications-for-security-doors-page-2-access-denied-listed-as-acceptable-manufacturer monthly 0.5 2021-11-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1635879270574-4QZ1XNMW20W5MJTXF3TV/oct1999.jpeg Volume I Archives 2006 - October, 1999 CHA bid specifications for security doors page 2 (Access Denied listed as acceptable manufacturer) https://www.viewfromtheground.com/volume-i-archives-2006/october-1999-cha-bid-specifications-for-security-doors-page-1 monthly 0.5 2021-11-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1635879384001-D7OHLWOS6RJNBRUSPBIN/oct199CHABIDS.jpeg Volume I Archives 2006 - October, 1999 CHA bid specifications for security doors page 1 https://www.viewfromtheground.com/volume-i-archives-2006/board-note-recommending-300000-increase-to-vps-contract monthly 0.5 2021-11-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1635879484180-TSNCHV8E7VH8UPJUMWQX/boardnote.jpeg Volume I Archives 2006 - 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Kicking the Pigeon # 11 -The Logic of Impunity - Make it stand out The administrative headquarters of the Chicago Police Department seen from a vacant unit at Stateway Gardens. https://www.viewfromtheground.com/volume-i-archives-2006/blog-post-title-one-y5zty monthly 0.5 2021-11-03 https://www.viewfromtheground.com/volume-i-archives-2005 daily 0.75 2021-11-30 https://www.viewfromtheground.com/volume-i-archives-2005/bond-v-utreras-et monthly 0.5 2021-11-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1635872493025-9YRQ6W2TC31RF44M8J0Q/April7.png Volume I Archives 2005 - Kicking the Pigeon # 10 - Bond V. Utreras, et al On April 7, 2005, Futterman filed a motion for permission to amend the complaint to charge that Bond's abuse resulted from systemic practices and policies of the CPD, and to add as defendants Philip Cline, the superintendent of police, Terry Hillard, the former superintendent, and Lori Lightfoot, the former administrator of the Office of Professional Standards. On June 6, the court granted the motion. The theory of the amended complaint is that the City had a de facto policy of “failing to properly supervise, monitor, discipline, counsel, and otherwise control its police officers,” and further that top police officials were aware “these practices would result in preventable police abuse.” As a result, Futterman argues, members of the skullcap crew knew they could act with impunity. The City and the high officials named in the suit were thus complicit in their abuses. https://www.viewfromtheground.com/volume-i-archives-2005/march-29-and-30-2004 monthly 0.5 2021-11-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1635435961910-K09S7M7XUT0EE8JAUGIM/March29And30.jpg Volume I Archives 2005 - Kicking the Pigeon # 9 - March 29 and 30, 2004 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1635436008210-UJQ96HWY5XO1R275KKQ6/FindingBond.jpeg Volume I Archives 2005 - Kicking the Pigeon # 9 - March 29 and 30, 2004 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.viewfromtheground.com/volume-i-archives-2005/the-cha-plan-and-public-safety monthly 0.5 2021-11-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1635435860434-M021GVB68EY27ZEWQUH6/CHAPlan.jpeg Volume I Archives 2005 - Kicking the Pigeon # 8 - The CHA Plan And Public Safety - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.viewfromtheground.com/volume-i-archives-2005/up-under-the-building monthly 0.5 2021-11-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1635435673545-UBVOUBPLBRM6KVMFNTQU/UpUnderTheBuilding.jpeg Volume I Archives 2005 - Kicking the Pigeon # 7 - “Up Under The Building” - Make it stand out Drug dealers' place of work "up under" a building at Stateway Gardens. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1635435719265-P9GBCI5EIGJ1MTV1GLPH/UntilRecently.jpg Volume I Archives 2005 - Kicking the Pigeon # 7 - “Up Under The Building” Until recently, the primary visible economic activity at Stateway, conducted openly, in the shadow of the headquarters of the Chicago Police Department, was the drug trade. An endless parade of customers passed through the drug markets in the open-air lobbies of the Stateway high-rises. Black and white, well-heeled and down-and-out, they came to buy “rock” (crack) and “blow” (heroin) from the young men in the drug trade. At various locations around the perimeters of the buildings, solitary figures stood watch for 12-hour shifts “doing security.” Most were older men and women. Almost all were drug users who supported their habits by doing this work. https://www.viewfromtheground.com/volume-i-archives-2005/bridgeport monthly 0.5 2021-11-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1635435558240-GRJRU59J1T6YBVZYTJBY/DianeBondAftermath.jpeg Volume I Archives 2005 - Kicking the Pigeon # 6 - “Bridgeport” - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.viewfromtheground.com/volume-i-archives-2005/april-30-2003 monthly 0.5 2021-11-30 https://www.viewfromtheground.com/volume-i-archives-2005/old-wounds monthly 0.5 2021-11-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1635435366659-6WGBDXG8JSCFVSRAP3SG/OldWounds.jpeg Volume I Archives 2005 - Kicking the Pigeon # 4 - Old Wounds https://www.viewfromtheground.com/volume-i-archives-2005/april-28-2003 monthly 0.5 2021-11-30 https://www.viewfromtheground.com/volume-i-archives-2005/the-setting monthly 0.5 2021-11-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1635434977213-C1ZP40S64OV7R58Q17S3/TheSetting.jpeg Volume I Archives 2005 - Kicking the Pigeon # 2 - The Setting - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1635435203620-UUMMYDBMGVPSMVA90WQY/HerApt.jpeg Volume I Archives 2005 - Kicking the Pigeon # 2 - The Setting Her apartment in 3651 S. Federal is deeply inhabited. Two large, comfortable sofas, arrayed around a coffee table, dominate the living room. The top of the television cabinet functions as a sort of household altar for religious objects and family photos, among them pictures of her three sons: Delfonzo, now 30 years old, Larry, 29, and Willie, 21. Working as a janitor, Bond raised her boys as a single mother. She expresses pride in the fact that they have largely managed to stay clear of trouble in an environment where that is no small achievement. For the last three years, she has been involved with a man named Billie Johnson. Quiet and gentle in manner, Johnson labors in the economy of hustle—repairing cars, helping maintain the Stateway Park District field house and grounds, doing odd jobs for his neighbors. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1635435029688-M0FTSBE90D9TNGEOK0QW/InaDisplay.jpg Volume I Archives 2005 - Kicking the Pigeon # 2 - The Setting In a display that was part of an exhibition on the Plan for Transformation at the Chicago Historical Society last year—more an exercise in public relations for the CHA than historical inquiry—Stateway Gardens was described as "isolated." This characterization is consistent with the prevailing social scientific discourse on urban poverty. It is not, however, consistent with geography. It would be more accurate to say that Stateway, like most of the CHA archipelago, is not isolated but abandoned. Now that the rest of the Stateway buildings have been razed, Diane Bond looks out from her eighth-floor apartment, over the Bridgeport neighborhood and the Illinois Institute of Technology campus, at the downtown skyline. To the west, on the other side of the Dan Ryan Expressway, she can see White Sox Park. To the east, she can see De La Salle High School where both Mayor Daleys went to school. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1635435267761-YF9WB1NBXLBT942G0AER/ItIsThus.jpg Volume I Archives 2005 - Kicking the Pigeon # 2 - The Setting - Make it stand out 3542-44 S. State Street being demolished with police headquarters in the background https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1635435168066-Q3S3CS5Q7438XG0TL7YW/SeptOf2002.jpg Volume I Archives 2005 - Kicking the Pigeon # 2 - The Setting In September of 2002, 3544 S. State was closed in preparation for demolition. Residents were given the choice of taking a housing voucher and moving into the private housing market or remaining on site. Bond opted to move to 3651 S. Federal. When the day came, the CHA provided moving vans for Bond and other residents relocating on site. At the end of the day, I encountered her, in a characteristically ebullient mood, ferrying the last of her possessions across the development in a shopping cart. https://www.viewfromtheground.com/volume-i-archives-2005/april-13-2003 monthly 0.5 2021-11-30 https://www.viewfromtheground.com/volume-i-archives-2005/restoring-the-view monthly 0.5 2021-11-30 https://www.viewfromtheground.com/volume-i-archives-2005/about monthly 0.5 2021-11-30 https://www.viewfromtheground.com/volume-i-archives-2005/help-us monthly 0.5 2021-11-08 https://www.viewfromtheground.com/volume-i-archives-2004 daily 0.75 2021-11-08 https://www.viewfromtheground.com/volume-i-archives-2004/december-1-1998-email-from-dave-anderson monthly 0.5 2021-11-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1635970118572-PH2HAFJXX6EB5YM6WXVP/decone1998.jpeg Volume I Archives 2004 - December 1, 1998 email from Dave Anderson https://www.viewfromtheground.com/volume-i-archives-2003 daily 0.75 2021-12-01 https://www.viewfromtheground.com/volume-i-archives-2003/state-st-coverage-part-iv monthly 0.5 2021-11-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1635970341389-EHTHOF3RLQKT755XOY5R/statestcoverageinitiative.jpeg Volume I Archives 2003 - The State Street Coverage Initiative Part Four - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.viewfromtheground.com/volume-i-archives-2003/state-st-coverage-part-iii monthly 0.5 2021-12-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1635364520111-25IMY6K8U28LNE3VW874/MemoCommander.jpeg Volume I Archives 2003 - State Street Coverage Initiative Part Three: “I’ve been walking these streets for forty years.” A memo from Commander Marienne Perry of the 2nd District to the personnel under her command provides more detail about the scope of the operation. Commander Perry makes clear that the focus of the operation is “loitering.” The memo refers to the State Street “corridor”—words that used to evoke more than two miles of continuous public housing high-rises, stretching between 54th and 35th Streets and often described as the largest concentration of public housing (and of poverty) in the country. There were 28 buildings at the Robert Taylor Homes and eight buildings at Stateway Gardens. Today, after several years of demolition, there are five buildings at Robert Taylor and two at Stateway. The only active street life on the "corridor" is a small surviving remnant extending from 36th Street to the middle of the 3700 block. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1635364419549-G57V2U0ZN68QHT55BVLW/WalkingTheStreets.jpeg Volume I Archives 2003 - State Street Coverage Initiative Part Three: “I’ve been walking these streets for forty years.” - Make it stand out Police car on the sidewalk outside the Chicago Bee Branch Public Library. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1635364583749-L5ZWHTCQ85JMP7MUA7ZZ/Jan13.jpeg Volume I Archives 2003 - State Street Coverage Initiative Part Three: “I’ve been walking these streets for forty years.” - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.viewfromtheground.com/volume-i-archives-2003/state-st-coverage-part-ii monthly 0.5 2021-11-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1635364188802-KQ8QSU7J6VCYEQSMBF59/WhiteMansLand.jpeg Volume I Archives 2003 - State Street Coverage Initiative Part Two: “It’s white man’s land now.” - Make it stand out Morton Walker and Shawn Baldwin in front of the Chicago Bee Branch Public Library where they were arrested on January 7 as part of the "State Street Coverage Initiative.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1635364312536-LCR4TFEGTVG1CZH0GWTB/MortonAndShawn.jpeg Volume I Archives 2003 - State Street Coverage Initiative Part Two: “It’s white man’s land now.” What Morton and Shawn didn’t know at this point was that their arrest on the threshold of the public library was not an instance of abusive police practices by individual officers. It was, rather, a result of an order that had come directly from the highest authority in the City—the Mayor. It was not a matter of individual officers casually disregarding citizens' constitutional rights. It was, and is, the official policy of the City: the “State Street Coverage Initiative.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1635364251143-GEYAOD9W40J3YSOJ02BQ/NoThisIs.jpeg Volume I Archives 2003 - State Street Coverage Initiative Part Two: “It’s white man’s land now.” “No, this is from now on,” he replied. "There’ll be no more standing on State Street. Go over to Federal, if you want to hang out.” “There’s nothing over there but a bunch of drug dealers,” said Morton. “We’re not concentrating over there. We’re concentrating on State Street,” said Milton. "We’re shutting it down.” When the police released him, Morton proceeded to the library and signed up for a computer. While awaiting his turn, he read newspapers and magazines. It is perhaps a comment on the daily realities of being a black male on the streets of a public housing community that he didn’t mention his encounter with the police to Shawn. “It was nothing," he said later, "to bring out in conversation.” https://www.viewfromtheground.com/volume-i-archives-2003/state-st-coverage-part-i monthly 0.5 2021-11-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1635364072659-VN48XVRW99CDWHSDV1AV/headquarters.jpeg Volume I Archives 2003 - State Street Coverage Initiative Part One: The Policing of Public Housing - Make it stand out The headquarters of the Chicago Police Department as seen from a ninth floor apartment in 3542-44 South State Street, a recently demolished high-rise at Stateway Gardens. https://www.viewfromtheground.com/volume-i-archives-2003/note-to-readers monthly 0.5 2021-11-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1636038926150-8T93BADSC4U37PMPISFI/notetoreaders.jpeg Volume I Archives 2003 - A Note to Readers Demolition of 3542-44 South State Street—home of The View From The Ground https://www.viewfromtheground.com/volume-i-archives-2003/blog-post-title-one-4k8xk monthly 0.5 2021-11-30 https://www.viewfromtheground.com/volume-i-archives-2003/report-4-independent-monitor monthly 0.5 2021-11-30 https://www.viewfromtheground.com/volume-i-archives-2003/blog-post-title-three-lren2 monthly 0.5 2021-11-30 https://www.viewfromtheground.com/volume-i-archives-2003/report-2-independent-monitor monthly 0.5 2021-11-08 https://www.viewfromtheground.com/volume-i-archives-2003/report-1-of-the-independent-monitor monthly 0.5 2021-11-30 https://www.viewfromtheground.com/volume-i-archives-2002 daily 0.75 2025-01-22 https://www.viewfromtheground.com/volume-i-archives-2002/denial-of-access-v monthly 0.5 2021-11-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1636054087304-FJI3QN7ZV7KBPZ79H91J/denialpartvbeg.jpeg Volume I Archives 2002 - Denial of Access to Access Denied: Part V - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.viewfromtheground.com/volume-i-archives-2002/2822-s-calumet monthly 0.5 2021-11-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1636055032616-3T01XV95P7QTL4W7XRUV/secondPic282.jpeg Volume I Archives 2002 - 2822 S. Calumet - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1636054557734-M70M3G615S5Z9NT6VABJ/calumet.jpeg Volume I Archives 2002 - 2822 S. Calumet https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1636055099779-4KWU8QY9ZOD60REP01QP/thirdpic2822.jpeg Volume I Archives 2002 - 2822 S. 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That’s how it was with Fred Hale. I used to see him daily; often several times a day. I wouldn’t have called us friends. I doubt we ever talked for more than two or three minutes at a stretch. The conditions of his employment didn’t allow it. But there was definitely a connection, a resonance, between us. I liked Fred; and when he was no longer around, felt his absence. 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Wells development, secure a vacant unit at Stateway Gardens. https://www.viewfromtheground.com/volume-i-archives-2002/writing-on-the-wall monthly 0.5 2021-11-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1635352486453-QGAYRWQWCTES9DOKOSWC/WritingOnTheWall.jpeg Volume I Archives 2002 - The Writing on the Wall: A Love Letter - Make it stand out On a wall beside a vacant apartment on the seventh floor of 3542 South State Street—a high-rise at Stateway Gardens known as "The House of Pain"—words of ardor and longing flow across rows of brick. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1635352554105-QDZIV8SR9PF9D9DKL6VM/Kidey.jpeg Volume I Archives 2002 - The Writing on the Wall: A Love Letter - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1635352598439-NULM58DT2Q3CUR3XBAF6/Cause.jpeg Volume I Archives 2002 - The Writing on the Wall: A Love Letter - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1635352648496-4IJXBVVVPQMCVV64K0U1/And.jpeg Volume I Archives 2002 - The Writing on the Wall: A Love Letter - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.viewfromtheground.com/volume-i-archives-2002/on-the-inside-looking-out monthly 0.5 2021-11-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1635367278569-TKPSY15Y3RB4C4JKSIUI/firstPic.jpeg Volume I Archives 2002 - On The Inside Looking Out I recently ascended to the seventeenth floor of 3517-19 South Federal, a doomed public housing high-rise at the Stateway Gardens development. The elevator wasn't working, so I climbed the stairs and had the mountaineer's satisfaction of earning the view. Known as "The Kingdom," 3517-19 affords one of the great skyline panoramas available anywhere in the city—an almost unbroken vista extending from the west side to Navy Pier. https://www.viewfromtheground.com/volume-i-archives-2002/blog-post-title-one-48c6d monthly 0.5 2021-11-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1636141304476-9650QHZLH5CS2OVES5YG/rip.jpeg Volume I Archives 2002 - The Writing on the Wall: C-Town In Memoriam https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1636141196915-YY09RQ4QGD08DUKD8LCK/rubble.jpeg Volume I Archives 2002 - The Writing on the Wall: C-Town In Memoriam https://www.viewfromtheground.com/volume-i-archives-2002/pete-haywood monthly 0.5 2021-11-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1636137670391-D1CRI5UH7KZME7WRGMEL/movingday.jpeg Volume I Archives 2002 - Pete Haywood And Studs Terkel On Forgiveness https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1636137824381-ATGO2BGWMRUQK91XGXRY/lettertopete.jpeg Volume I Archives 2002 - Pete Haywood And Studs Terkel On Forgiveness https://www.viewfromtheground.com/volume-i-archives-2002/forced-relocation-and-democratic-representation monthly 0.5 2021-11-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1636138013289-TOLR5BE4THP3XS1PJ7KV/infocollage.jpeg Volume I Archives 2002 - Forced Relocation and Democratic Representation https://www.viewfromtheground.com/volume-i-archives-2002/off-the-lease-mario-bailey-part-ii monthly 0.5 2021-11-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1636138454119-3GDED5TW34G3960T42CJ/001.jpeg Volume I Archives 2002 - Off the Lease: Mario Bailey Part II https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1636138273127-BFPXBSZDJZ633GU6FXC2/marioportraitcar.jpeg Volume I Archives 2002 - Off the Lease: Mario Bailey Part II On the evening of October 4th at about 8:00, Mario came down into the lobby of 3542-44 S. State to give someone money to buy him a beer to have with his dinner. He was wearing his work clothes and NCC identification card. He had hoped to work that day, but the continuing gang war had forced the NCC to suspend operations. As he headed back toward the stairs, shots were fired out of the darkness. His body slammed to the ground. There was no blood and only a small entrance wound, but the damage was profound: a bullet had severed his spinal cord. https://www.viewfromtheground.com/volume-i-archives-2002/off-the-lease-mario-bailey-part-i monthly 0.5 2021-11-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1636139024299-BP88YN43ROUY7JZX0U27/003.jpeg Volume I Archives 2002 - Off the Lease: Mario Bailey Part I https://www.viewfromtheground.com/volume-i-archives-2001 daily 0.75 2025-03-24 https://www.viewfromtheground.com/volume-i-archives-2001/off-the-lease monthly 0.5 2021-11-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1636137362688-US7OVOM7YN7A1ZFONLWW/trucksbigvert.jpeg Volume I Archives 2001 - Off the Lease: Unauthorized Residents in Public Housing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1636137421940-ZM0KBQMX8T10JSFTXLPY/trucks.jpeg Volume I Archives 2001 - Off the Lease: Unauthorized Residents in Public Housing https://www.viewfromtheground.com/volume-i-archives-2001/in-memory-of-eric-morse-part-ii monthly 0.5 2021-11-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1635367072601-EHBJLGK63XMKDSGRNC6H/response.jpeg Volume I Archives 2001 - In Memory of Eric Morse: Part II - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1635366971003-8UUQ2LZVOXG6WRKV7NHU/ericrose2.jpeg Volume I Archives 2001 - In Memory of Eric Morse: Part II On November 7, 2001, the suit brought by the family of Eric Morse against the CHA and Diversified Realty Group Inc. was settled. The CHA and Diversified will pay the family $2.75 million. (Another defendant in the suit—Digby's Detective & Security Service—agreed in June to pay the Morse family $800,000 to settle its claim.) The settlement was announced on the eve of jury selection. And it came ten days after a deposition by former CHA director Vince Lane in which he said that the housing authority had failed to follow its own policies with respect to the securing of vacant units. The disconnect between policy and implementation acknowledged by Mr. Lane in his deposition is illustrated by a sequence of events at Stateway Gardens. And a strategy developed by the LAC and management company in response to this chronic problem suggests a remedy that could be adopted at other CHA developments. https://www.viewfromtheground.com/volume-i-archives-2001/cocos-door monthly 0.5 2021-11-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1636136640486-IWJO2IQJ8ZGQP6YMKMID/doorfromlivingroom.jpeg Volume I Archives 2001 - Coco’s Door - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1636136578712-XRR5JXXTYATPKK5GEQ9T/dooronhinges.jpeg Volume I Archives 2001 - Coco’s Door Coco’s front door on the night of November 2. Using a disposable camera, she documented the damage done by the police. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1636136489083-WL1AFTCKGEJQ9UEE3XA5/kokoportrait.jpeg Volume I Archives 2001 - Coco’s Door Catherine Means—Coco—and her children outside her apartment at 3544 South State Street. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1636136668422-D2QB83BB18Q0J1GN4QZ4/brokenvase.jpeg Volume I Archives 2001 - Coco’s Door - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.viewfromtheground.com/volume-i-archives-2001/police-stories monthly 0.5 2021-11-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1636135895303-UXGDZORXO9VUNR6U3YQD/004.jpeg Volume I Archives 2001 - Police Stories https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1636136024210-XSAP1QR3KYAD3HDH0HD7/003.jpeg Volume I Archives 2001 - Police Stories Boatwright was blind-sided. He had no warning the blow was coming. The officer said nothing prior to striking him. “He didn’t say, ‘I’m an officer.’ He didn’t say, ‘Stop!’ He didn’t say anything.” Witnesses said that the officer’s name is Andre Cuerton. Boatwright passed out briefly. He lay face down on the concrete. His nose was broken. His two top front teeth were knocked out—driven through his upper lip. https://www.viewfromtheground.com/volume-i-archives-2001/field-of-dreams monthly 0.5 2021-11-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1636131434688-A321C9TBOBMIEIYV2YYQ/kpnorth02.jpeg Volume I Archives 2001 - Field of Dreams and Memories https://www.viewfromtheground.com/volume-i-archives-2001/sylvias-rap monthly 0.5 2021-11-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1636131258473-P1HPWEC2WYZUS42VGDBR/sylvia.jpeg Volume I Archives 2001 - Sylvia’s Rap https://www.viewfromtheground.com/volume-i-archives-2001/up-on-the-roof monthly 0.5 2021-11-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1636063094529-OY27OPMLCXEJB1JMEUCK/after.jpeg Volume I Archives 2001 - Up on the Roof - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1636062905308-4RCF4K43EYZ0G8K76N7D/upontheroof.jpeg Volume I Archives 2001 - Up on the Roof https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1636063071608-IS8JFWQJEE0MSBKC4LT2/before.jpeg Volume I Archives 2001 - Up on the Roof - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1636062974104-TPWGX1N93769Z3QSNOHR/working.jpeg Volume I Archives 2001 - Up on the Roof https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1636063017058-KSUF99S3SBX0BDJFG3TV/hallway.jpeg Volume I Archives 2001 - Up on the Roof https://www.viewfromtheground.com/volume-i-archives-2001/police-raid-tournament monthly 0.5 2021-11-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1636063263289-4F0194YA2IOLVWI3ABQ4/hangingout.jpeg Volume I Archives 2001 - Police Raid Stateway Basketball Tournament https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1636129971594-NXPZTZU0CS9RY2BUPZMV/pushups.jpeg Volume I Archives 2001 - Police Raid Stateway Basketball Tournament https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1636129920116-YW9ZD6QQUEPZZJ3JGVS6/punching.jpeg Volume I Archives 2001 - Police Raid Stateway Basketball Tournament https://www.viewfromtheground.com/volume-i-archives-2001/in-memory-of-eric-morse-part-i monthly 0.5 2021-11-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1635365645573-6J840RJIH4SCBFNOEZP5/window.jpeg Volume I Archives 2001 - In Memory of Eric Morse: Part I - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1635365543704-X46XOY5LSOK3OOYZ2K8F/eric-rose-1.jpeg Volume I Archives 2001 - In Memory of Eric Morse: Part I - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1635366379867-KY2GL4DZUSX3JPZ1D5XV/roofthing.jpeg Volume I Archives 2001 - In Memory of Eric Morse: Part I - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1635366321770-5XE9ML979WWL8ZWFFHAN/roofperson.jpeg Volume I Archives 2001 - In Memory of Eric Morse: Part I - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1635366300345-O5GG9B54OJN156SPROQE/roofdoor.jpeg Volume I Archives 2001 - In Memory of Eric Morse: Part I - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1635366191120-7P0CVI1MZYPEDS561BWF/door.jpeg Volume I Archives 2001 - In Memory of Eric Morse: Part I - Make it stand out 4525 South State, #1303, Robert Taylor Homes, June 6, 2001 - We observed from the street that this unit was unsecured. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1635365722861-QMZWHUIMX9DGP4UFNT0Y/southstate.jpeg Volume I Archives 2001 - 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Utreras, et al On April 7, 2005, Futterman filed a motion for permission to amend the complaint to charge that Bond's abuse resulted from systemic practices and policies of the CPD, and to add as defendants Philip Cline, the superintendent of police, Terry Hillard, the former superintendent, and Lori Lightfoot, the former administrator of the Office of Professional Standards. On June 6, the court granted the motion. The theory of the amended complaint is that the City had a de facto policy of “failing to properly supervise, monitor, discipline, counsel, and otherwise control its police officers,” and further that top police officials were aware “these practices would result in preventable police abuse.” As a result, Futterman argues, members of the skullcap crew knew they could act with impunity. The City and the high officials named in the suit were thus complicit in their abuses. https://www.viewfromtheground.com/all-posts/march-29-and-30-2004 monthly 0.5 2021-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1635436008210-UJQ96HWY5XO1R275KKQ6/FindingBond.jpeg All Posts - Kicking the Pigeon # 9 - March 29 and 30, 2004 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1635435961910-K09S7M7XUT0EE8JAUGIM/March29And30.jpg All Posts - Kicking the Pigeon # 9 - March 29 and 30, 2004 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.viewfromtheground.com/all-posts/the-cha-plan-and-public-safety monthly 0.5 2021-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1635435860434-M021GVB68EY27ZEWQUH6/CHAPlan.jpeg All Posts - Kicking the Pigeon # 8 - The CHA Plan And Public Safety - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.viewfromtheground.com/all-posts/up-under-the-building monthly 0.5 2021-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1635435673545-UBVOUBPLBRM6KVMFNTQU/UpUnderTheBuilding.jpeg All Posts - Kicking the Pigeon # 7 - “Up Under The Building” - Make it stand out Drug dealers' place of work "up under" a building at Stateway Gardens. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1635435719265-P9GBCI5EIGJ1MTV1GLPH/UntilRecently.jpg All Posts - Kicking the Pigeon # 7 - “Up Under The Building” Until recently, the primary visible economic activity at Stateway, conducted openly, in the shadow of the headquarters of the Chicago Police Department, was the drug trade. An endless parade of customers passed through the drug markets in the open-air lobbies of the Stateway high-rises. Black and white, well-heeled and down-and-out, they came to buy “rock” (crack) and “blow” (heroin) from the young men in the drug trade. At various locations around the perimeters of the buildings, solitary figures stood watch for 12-hour shifts “doing security.” Most were older men and women. 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This characterization is consistent with the prevailing social scientific discourse on urban poverty. It is not, however, consistent with geography. It would be more accurate to say that Stateway, like most of the CHA archipelago, is not isolated but abandoned. Now that the rest of the Stateway buildings have been razed, Diane Bond looks out from her eighth-floor apartment, over the Bridgeport neighborhood and the Illinois Institute of Technology campus, at the downtown skyline. To the west, on the other side of the Dan Ryan Expressway, she can see White Sox Park. To the east, she can see De La Salle High School where both Mayor Daleys went to school. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1635435203620-UUMMYDBMGVPSMVA90WQY/HerApt.jpeg All Posts - Kicking the Pigeon # 2 - The Setting Her apartment in 3651 S. Federal is deeply inhabited. Two large, comfortable sofas, arrayed around a coffee table, dominate the living room. The top of the television cabinet functions as a sort of household altar for religious objects and family photos, among them pictures of her three sons: Delfonzo, now 30 years old, Larry, 29, and Willie, 21. Working as a janitor, Bond raised her boys as a single mother. She expresses pride in the fact that they have largely managed to stay clear of trouble in an environment where that is no small achievement. For the last three years, she has been involved with a man named Billie Johnson. Quiet and gentle in manner, Johnson labors in the economy of hustle—repairing cars, helping maintain the Stateway Park District field house and grounds, doing odd jobs for his neighbors. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1635434977213-C1ZP40S64OV7R58Q17S3/TheSetting.jpeg All Posts - Kicking the Pigeon # 2 - The Setting - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1635435267761-YF9WB1NBXLBT942G0AER/ItIsThus.jpg All Posts - Kicking the Pigeon # 2 - The Setting - Make it stand out 3542-44 S. State Street being demolished with police headquarters in the background https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1635435168066-Q3S3CS5Q7438XG0TL7YW/SeptOf2002.jpg All Posts - Kicking the Pigeon # 2 - The Setting In September of 2002, 3544 S. State was closed in preparation for demolition. Residents were given the choice of taking a housing voucher and moving into the private housing market or remaining on site. Bond opted to move to 3651 S. Federal. When the day came, the CHA provided moving vans for Bond and other residents relocating on site. At the end of the day, I encountered her, in a characteristically ebullient mood, ferrying the last of her possessions across the development in a shopping cart. https://www.viewfromtheground.com/all-posts/april-13-2003 monthly 0.5 2021-11-09 https://www.viewfromtheground.com/all-posts/restoring-the-view monthly 0.5 2021-11-08 https://www.viewfromtheground.com/all-posts/about monthly 0.5 2021-11-08 https://www.viewfromtheground.com/all-posts/help-us monthly 0.5 2021-11-08 https://www.viewfromtheground.com/all-posts/december-1-1998-email-from-dave-anderson monthly 0.5 2021-11-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1635970118572-PH2HAFJXX6EB5YM6WXVP/decone1998.jpeg All Posts - December 1, 1998 email from Dave Anderson (Copy) https://www.viewfromtheground.com/all-posts/state-st-coverage-part-iv monthly 0.5 2021-11-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1635970341389-EHTHOF3RLQKT755XOY5R/statestcoverageinitiative.jpeg All Posts - The State Street Coverage Initiative Part Four (Copy) - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.viewfromtheground.com/all-posts/state-st-coverage-part-iii monthly 0.5 2021-11-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1635364583749-L5ZWHTCQ85JMP7MUA7ZZ/Jan13.jpeg All Posts - State Street Coverage Initiative Part Three: “I’ve been walking these streets for forty years.” - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1635364520111-25IMY6K8U28LNE3VW874/MemoCommander.jpeg All Posts - State Street Coverage Initiative Part Three: “I’ve been walking these streets for forty years.” A memo from Commander Marienne Perry of the 2nd District to the personnel under her command provides more detail about the scope of the operation. Commander Perry makes clear that the focus of the operation is “loitering.” The memo refers to the State Street “corridor”—words that used to evoke more than two miles of continuous public housing high-rises, stretching between 54th and 35th Streets and often described as the largest concentration of public housing (and of poverty) in the country. There were 28 buildings at the Robert Taylor Homes and eight buildings at Stateway Gardens. Today, after several years of demolition, there are five buildings at Robert Taylor and two at Stateway. The only active street life on the "corridor" is a small surviving remnant extending from 36th Street to the middle of the 3700 block. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1635364419549-G57V2U0ZN68QHT55BVLW/WalkingTheStreets.jpeg All Posts - State Street Coverage Initiative Part Three: “I’ve been walking these streets for forty years.” - Make it stand out Police car on the sidewalk outside the Chicago Bee Branch Public Library. https://www.viewfromtheground.com/all-posts/state-st-coverage-part-ii monthly 0.5 2021-11-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1635364251143-GEYAOD9W40J3YSOJ02BQ/NoThisIs.jpeg All Posts - State Street Coverage Initiative Part Two: “It’s white man’s land now.” “No, this is from now on,” he replied. "There’ll be no more standing on State Street. Go over to Federal, if you want to hang out.” “There’s nothing over there but a bunch of drug dealers,” said Morton. “We’re not concentrating over there. We’re concentrating on State Street,” said Milton. "We’re shutting it down.” When the police released him, Morton proceeded to the library and signed up for a computer. While awaiting his turn, he read newspapers and magazines. It is perhaps a comment on the daily realities of being a black male on the streets of a public housing community that he didn’t mention his encounter with the police to Shawn. “It was nothing," he said later, "to bring out in conversation.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1635364312536-LCR4TFEGTVG1CZH0GWTB/MortonAndShawn.jpeg All Posts - State Street Coverage Initiative Part Two: “It’s white man’s land now.” What Morton and Shawn didn’t know at this point was that their arrest on the threshold of the public library was not an instance of abusive police practices by individual officers. It was, rather, a result of an order that had come directly from the highest authority in the City—the Mayor. It was not a matter of individual officers casually disregarding citizens' constitutional rights. It was, and is, the official policy of the City: the “State Street Coverage Initiative.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1635364188802-KQ8QSU7J6VCYEQSMBF59/WhiteMansLand.jpeg All Posts - State Street Coverage Initiative Part Two: “It’s white man’s land now.” - Make it stand out Morton Walker and Shawn Baldwin in front of the Chicago Bee Branch Public Library where they were arrested on January 7 as part of the "State Street Coverage Initiative.” https://www.viewfromtheground.com/all-posts/state-st-coverage-part-i monthly 0.5 2021-11-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1635364072659-VN48XVRW99CDWHSDV1AV/headquarters.jpeg All Posts - State Street Coverage Initiative Part One: The Policing of Public Housing - Make it stand out The headquarters of the Chicago Police Department as seen from a ninth floor apartment in 3542-44 South State Street, a recently demolished high-rise at Stateway Gardens. https://www.viewfromtheground.com/all-posts/note-to-readers monthly 0.5 2021-11-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1636038926150-8T93BADSC4U37PMPISFI/notetoreaders.jpeg All Posts - A Note to Readers Demolition of 3542-44 South State Street—home of The View From The Ground https://www.viewfromtheground.com/all-posts/report-5-independent-monitor monthly 0.5 2021-11-08 https://www.viewfromtheground.com/all-posts/report-4-independent-monitor monthly 0.5 2021-11-08 https://www.viewfromtheground.com/all-posts/report-3-independent-monitor monthly 0.5 2021-11-08 https://www.viewfromtheground.com/all-posts/report-2-independent-monitor monthly 0.5 2021-11-08 https://www.viewfromtheground.com/all-posts/report-1-of-the-independent-monitor monthly 0.5 2021-11-08 https://www.viewfromtheground.com/all-posts/denial-of-access-v monthly 0.5 2021-11-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1636054087304-FJI3QN7ZV7KBPZ79H91J/denialpartvbeg.jpeg All Posts - Denial of Access to Access Denied: Part V - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.viewfromtheground.com/all-posts/2822-s-calumet monthly 0.5 2021-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1636055099779-4KWU8QY9ZOD60REP01QP/thirdpic2822.jpeg All Posts - 2822 S. Calumet - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1636055032616-3T01XV95P7QTL4W7XRUV/secondPic282.jpeg All Posts - 2822 S. Calumet - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1636054557734-M70M3G615S5Z9NT6VABJ/calumet.jpeg All Posts - 2822 S. Calumet https://www.viewfromtheground.com/all-posts/open-letter-cha monthly 0.5 2021-11-08 https://www.viewfromtheground.com/all-posts/fall-of-the-kingdom monthly 0.5 2021-11-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1636056161723-ECIVC9LSGRAIS7Y3D11I/fallofkingdom.jpeg All Posts - The Fall Of The Kingdom https://www.viewfromtheground.com/all-posts/the-open-door monthly 0.5 2021-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1636056451622-059SRWB8HLW5AOJLSF0O/mariobaley.jpeg All Posts - The Open Door: Mario Bailey Speaks at Benefit Dinner https://www.viewfromtheground.com/all-posts/summer-food-program monthly 0.5 2021-11-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1636057099811-J3SLLIJHGPTC3PF065FP/justopenkitchen.jpeg All Posts - The Summer Food Program https://www.viewfromtheground.com/all-posts/vigil-against-violence monthly 0.5 2021-11-09 https://www.viewfromtheground.com/all-posts/denial-of-access-iv monthly 0.5 2021-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1636057975040-TSGRQSOJV99XSV1W611W/denialpartvbeg.jpeg All Posts - Denial of Access to Access Denied: Part IV - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.viewfromtheground.com/all-posts/denial-of-access-part-iii monthly 0.5 2021-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1636058615891-098I2ONUY5PCBKMW7U2V/denialpartvbeg.jpeg All Posts - Denial of Access to Access Denied: Part III - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.viewfromtheground.com/all-posts/denial-of-access-part-ii monthly 0.5 2021-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1636145284689-AQGG0FSV3QWP4YA1KO1Z/Screen+Shot+2021-11-05+at+3.47.54+PM.png All Posts - Denial of Access to Access Denied: Part II - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1636061302328-TFMEVOE33PUVUSPGOVVK/denialpartvbeg.jpeg All Posts - Denial of Access to Access Denied: Part II - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.viewfromtheground.com/all-posts/fred-hale monthly 0.5 2021-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1635367452760-B2YWJFZVKYXTEMN3GDWM/fred-hale.jpeg All Posts - Fred Hale Sometimes you don’t realize how much someone has become a presence in your life until they’re gone. That’s how it was with Fred Hale. I used to see him daily; often several times a day. I wouldn’t have called us friends. I doubt we ever talked for more than two or three minutes at a stretch. The conditions of his employment didn’t allow it. But there was definitely a connection, a resonance, between us. I liked Fred; and when he was no longer around, felt his absence. Each time I passed the spot where I used to see him, I wondered where he was and how he was doing. https://www.viewfromtheground.com/all-posts/jennie-williams-part-ii monthly 0.5 2021-11-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1636142991419-MQF8IRRDKO3NTMXVP6FZ/jenniewithgranddaughter.jpeg All Posts - One Strike: Jennie Williams Part II https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1636143042653-4J45FKZEMIAHDU3F5O7J/10day.jpeg All Posts - One Strike: Jennie Williams Part II https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1636143152281-0VSZMW490FCUFBGLJC1S/chanotice.jpeg All Posts - One Strike: Jennie Williams Part II https://www.viewfromtheground.com/all-posts/jennie-williams-part-i monthly 0.5 2021-11-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1636143395589-00F3RTN5YPKTVLG12WE9/rubble.jpeg All Posts - One Strike: Jennie Williams Part I Jennie Williams (rear, left) and neighbors in front of the ruins of 3615-17 South Federal in the spring of 2001. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1636143333471-31JA3WO0UWDQ2QNTEOS1/jennieatwindow.jpeg All Posts - One Strike: Jennie Williams Part I https://www.viewfromtheground.com/all-posts/one-strike-intro monthly 0.5 2021-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1636143902246-N9VDSBCW8D2HO09985P7/Screen+Shot+2021-11-05+at+3.24.51+PM.png All Posts - One Strike: Introduction - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.viewfromtheground.com/all-posts/one-strike-discussion monthly 0.5 2021-11-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1636143658468-A2FXIAMIOFJKNQAMJI8F/patevans.jpeg All Posts - One Strike Discussion on WBEZ https://www.viewfromtheground.com/all-posts/mario-bailey-graduation-day monthly 0.5 2021-11-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1636142471693-18AY5JJ90TIRREKLAOIE/mariojr.jpeg All Posts - Mario Bailey: Graduation Day https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1636142295219-T21GICESNDQWAKBZFX4A/diploma.jpeg All Posts - Mario Bailey: Graduation Day https://www.viewfromtheground.com/all-posts/denial-of-access-to-access-denied-part-i monthly 0.5 2021-11-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1636141785414-TOZVD3OALNDKS31FEK6K/statewayvacant.jpeg All Posts - Denial of Access to Access Denied: Part I https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1636141889159-ACFUS5Y3SLHCA7MJTUQH/rtvacant.jpeg All Posts - Denial of Access to Access Denied: Part I The Robert Taylor Homes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1636141516497-02PS8MNUIIX29ZGT6ODK/working03.jpeg All Posts - Denial of Access to Access Denied: Part I Curtis McComdichie and Sam Williams of Access Denied, residents of the Ida B. Wells development, secure a vacant unit at Stateway Gardens. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1636141938467-HIRKX512US3B9I17JOXI/working04.jpeg All Posts - Denial of Access to Access Denied: Part I Sam Williams of Access Denied https://www.viewfromtheground.com/all-posts/writing-on-the-wall monthly 0.5 2021-11-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1635352486453-QGAYRWQWCTES9DOKOSWC/WritingOnTheWall.jpeg All Posts - The Writing on the Wall: A Love Letter - Make it stand out On a wall beside a vacant apartment on the seventh floor of 3542 South State Street—a high-rise at Stateway Gardens known as "The House of Pain"—words of ardor and longing flow across rows of brick. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1635352648496-4IJXBVVVPQMCVV64K0U1/And.jpeg All Posts - The Writing on the Wall: A Love Letter - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1635352554105-QDZIV8SR9PF9D9DKL6VM/Kidey.jpeg All Posts - The Writing on the Wall: A Love Letter - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1635352598439-NULM58DT2Q3CUR3XBAF6/Cause.jpeg All Posts - The Writing on the Wall: A Love Letter - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.viewfromtheground.com/all-posts/on-the-inside-looking-out monthly 0.5 2021-11-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1635367278569-TKPSY15Y3RB4C4JKSIUI/firstPic.jpeg All Posts - On The Inside Looking Out I recently ascended to the seventeenth floor of 3517-19 South Federal, a doomed public housing high-rise at the Stateway Gardens development. The elevator wasn't working, so I climbed the stairs and had the mountaineer's satisfaction of earning the view. Known as "The Kingdom," 3517-19 affords one of the great skyline panoramas available anywhere in the city—an almost unbroken vista extending from the west side to Navy Pier. https://www.viewfromtheground.com/all-posts/c-town-writing monthly 0.5 2021-11-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1636141196915-YY09RQ4QGD08DUKD8LCK/rubble.jpeg All Posts - The Writing on the Wall: C-Town In Memoriam (Copy) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1636141304476-9650QHZLH5CS2OVES5YG/rip.jpeg All Posts - The Writing on the Wall: C-Town In Memoriam (Copy) https://www.viewfromtheground.com/all-posts/pete-haywood monthly 0.5 2021-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1636137670391-D1CRI5UH7KZME7WRGMEL/movingday.jpeg All Posts - Pete Haywood And Studs Terkel On Forgiveness https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1636137824381-ATGO2BGWMRUQK91XGXRY/lettertopete.jpeg All Posts - Pete Haywood And Studs Terkel On Forgiveness https://www.viewfromtheground.com/all-posts/forced-relocation-and-democratic-representation monthly 0.5 2021-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1636138013289-TOLR5BE4THP3XS1PJ7KV/infocollage.jpeg All Posts - Forced Relocation and Democratic Representation https://www.viewfromtheground.com/all-posts/off-the-lease-mario-bailey-part-ii monthly 0.5 2021-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1636138273127-BFPXBSZDJZ633GU6FXC2/marioportraitcar.jpeg All Posts - Off the Lease: Mario Bailey Part II On the evening of October 4th at about 8:00, Mario came down into the lobby of 3542-44 S. State to give someone money to buy him a beer to have with his dinner. He was wearing his work clothes and NCC identification card. He had hoped to work that day, but the continuing gang war had forced the NCC to suspend operations. As he headed back toward the stairs, shots were fired out of the darkness. His body slammed to the ground. There was no blood and only a small entrance wound, but the damage was profound: a bullet had severed his spinal cord. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1636138454119-3GDED5TW34G3960T42CJ/001.jpeg All Posts - Off the Lease: Mario Bailey Part II https://www.viewfromtheground.com/all-posts/off-the-lease-mario-bailey-part-i monthly 0.5 2021-11-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1636139024299-BP88YN43ROUY7JZX0U27/003.jpeg All Posts - Off the Lease: Mario Bailey Part I https://www.viewfromtheground.com/all-posts/off-the-lease monthly 0.5 2021-11-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1636137421940-ZM0KBQMX8T10JSFTXLPY/trucks.jpeg All Posts - Off the Lease: Unauthorized Residents in Public Housing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1636137362688-US7OVOM7YN7A1ZFONLWW/trucksbigvert.jpeg All Posts - Off the Lease: Unauthorized Residents in Public Housing https://www.viewfromtheground.com/all-posts/in-memory-of-eric-morse-part-ii monthly 0.5 2021-11-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1635366971003-8UUQ2LZVOXG6WRKV7NHU/ericrose2.jpeg All Posts - In Memory of Eric Morse: Part II The following is the second of a two-part report on dangerous physical conditions in CHA buildings. This report was occasioned by the civil trial arising out of the 1994 incident in which two boys, ages 10 and 11, dropped five-year-old Eric Morse to his death from a window in an unsecured vacant unit of a CHA high-rise at the Darrow Homes. The Morse family sued the CHA and a private management company, Diversified Realty Group Inc., charging that they were liable in Eric's death due to their failure to screen access to the building and to secure vacant units. In Part I, we reported on current conditions at the Robert Taylor Homes and Stateway Gardens—unsecured vacant units, unrestricted access to the roofs of high-rise buildings—similar to those implicated in the death of Eric Morse. Part II below reports on some strategies developed at Stateway Gardens for addressing these conditions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1635367072601-EHBJLGK63XMKDSGRNC6H/response.jpeg All Posts - In Memory of Eric Morse: Part II - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.viewfromtheground.com/all-posts/cocos-door monthly 0.5 2021-11-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1636136489083-WL1AFTCKGEJQ9UEE3XA5/kokoportrait.jpeg All Posts - Coco’s Door Catherine Means—Coco—and her children outside her apartment at 3544 South State Street. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1636136578712-XRR5JXXTYATPKK5GEQ9T/dooronhinges.jpeg All Posts - Coco’s Door Coco’s front door on the night of November 2. Using a disposable camera, she documented the damage done by the police. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1636136668422-D2QB83BB18Q0J1GN4QZ4/brokenvase.jpeg All Posts - Coco’s Door - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1636136640486-IWJO2IQJ8ZGQP6YMKMID/doorfromlivingroom.jpeg All Posts - Coco’s Door - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.viewfromtheground.com/all-posts/police-stories monthly 0.5 2021-11-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1636135895303-UXGDZORXO9VUNR6U3YQD/004.jpeg All Posts - Police Stories https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1636136024210-XSAP1QR3KYAD3HDH0HD7/003.jpeg All Posts - Police Stories Boatwright was blind-sided. He had no warning the blow was coming. The officer said nothing prior to striking him. “He didn’t say, ‘I’m an officer.’ He didn’t say, ‘Stop!’ He didn’t say anything.” Witnesses said that the officer’s name is Andre Cuerton. Boatwright passed out briefly. He lay face down on the concrete. His nose was broken. His two top front teeth were knocked out—driven through his upper lip. https://www.viewfromtheground.com/all-posts/field-of-dreams monthly 0.5 2021-11-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1636131434688-A321C9TBOBMIEIYV2YYQ/kpnorth02.jpeg All Posts - Field of Dreams and Memories https://www.viewfromtheground.com/all-posts/sylvias-rap monthly 0.5 2021-11-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1636131258473-P1HPWEC2WYZUS42VGDBR/sylvia.jpeg All Posts - Sylvia’s Rap https://www.viewfromtheground.com/all-posts/up-on-the-roof monthly 0.5 2021-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1636063071608-IS8JFWQJEE0MSBKC4LT2/before.jpeg All Posts - Up on the Roof - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1636062905308-4RCF4K43EYZ0G8K76N7D/upontheroof.jpeg All Posts - Up on the Roof https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1636063017058-KSUF99S3SBX0BDJFG3TV/hallway.jpeg All Posts - Up on the Roof https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1636062974104-TPWGX1N93769Z3QSNOHR/working.jpeg All Posts - Up on the Roof https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1636063094529-OY27OPMLCXEJB1JMEUCK/after.jpeg All Posts - Up on the Roof - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.viewfromtheground.com/all-posts/police-raid-tournament monthly 0.5 2021-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1636063263289-4F0194YA2IOLVWI3ABQ4/hangingout.jpeg All Posts - Police Raid Stateway Basketball Tournament https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1636129920116-YW9ZD6QQUEPZZJ3JGVS6/punching.jpeg All Posts - Police Raid Stateway Basketball Tournament https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1636129971594-NXPZTZU0CS9RY2BUPZMV/pushups.jpeg All Posts - Police Raid Stateway Basketball Tournament https://www.viewfromtheground.com/all-posts/in-memory-of-eric-morse-part-i monthly 0.5 2021-11-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1635365645573-6J840RJIH4SCBFNOEZP5/window.jpeg All Posts - In Memory of Eric Morse: Part I - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1635365543704-X46XOY5LSOK3OOYZ2K8F/eric-rose-1.jpeg All Posts - In Memory of Eric Morse: Part I - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1635366300345-O5GG9B54OJN156SPROQE/roofdoor.jpeg All Posts - In Memory of Eric Morse: Part I - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1635366321770-5XE9ML979WWL8ZWFFHAN/roofperson.jpeg All Posts - In Memory of Eric Morse: Part I - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1635366379867-KY2GL4DZUSX3JPZ1D5XV/roofthing.jpeg All Posts - In Memory of Eric Morse: Part I - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1635366191120-7P0CVI1MZYPEDS561BWF/door.jpeg All Posts - In Memory of Eric Morse: Part I - Make it stand out 4525 South State, #1303, Robert Taylor Homes, June 6, 2001 - We observed from the street that this unit was unsecured. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1635365722861-QMZWHUIMX9DGP4UFNT0Y/southstate.jpeg All Posts - In Memory of Eric Morse: Part I - Make it stand out 4950 South State, #1208, Robert Taylor Homes, June 6, 2001 - A resident on this floor told us that the unit had been vacant and unsecured for about two months. https://www.viewfromtheground.com/all-posts/aprils-kitchen monthly 0.5 2021-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1636130767814-9DGFU2GLXZ4UCXCNKLLU/april.jpeg All Posts - April’s Kitchen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1636130642575-5HPH1X2NSWFA3SDDCL4E/kitchen.jpeg All Posts - April’s Kitchen https://www.viewfromtheground.com/all-posts/where-will-all-the-people-go monthly 0.5 2021-11-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1636131043572-Q0UNE5Y5HF72ZCI3PJYL/bags.gif All Posts - Where Will All The People Go? 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Commander Perry makes clear that the focus of the operation is “loitering.” The memo refers to the State Street “corridor”—words that used to evoke more than two miles of continuous public housing high-rises, stretching between 54th and 35th Streets and often described as the largest concentration of public housing (and of poverty) in the country. There were 28 buildings at the Robert Taylor Homes and eight buildings at Stateway Gardens. Today, after several years of demolition, there are five buildings at Robert Taylor and two at Stateway. The only active street life on the "corridor" is a small surviving remnant extending from 36th Street to the middle of the 3700 block. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1636558930825-O1DCSD3NHQ5UCSA1K4RU/Jan13.jpeg Featured Posts Volume I - State Street Coverage Initiative - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1636558695168-L12YK4B0ULY4SMPB8E9Y/NoThisIs.jpeg Featured Posts Volume I - State Street Coverage Initiative “No, this is from now on,” he replied. "There’ll be no more standing on State Street. Go over to Federal, if you want to hang out.” “There’s nothing over there but a bunch of drug dealers,” said Morton. “We’re not concentrating over there. We’re concentrating on State Street,” said Milton. "We’re shutting it down.” When the police released him, Morton proceeded to the library and signed up for a computer. While awaiting his turn, he read newspapers and magazines. It is perhaps a comment on the daily realities of being a black male on the streets of a public housing community that he didn’t mention his encounter with the police to Shawn. “It was nothing," he said later, "to bring out in conversation.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1636558757699-VQSTWFY4KT7QQSQ7G9HM/MortonAndShawn.jpeg Featured Posts Volume I - State Street Coverage Initiative What Morton and Shawn didn’t know at this point was that their arrest on the threshold of the public library was not an instance of abusive police practices by individual officers. It was, rather, a result of an order that had come directly from the highest authority in the City—the Mayor. It was not a matter of individual officers casually disregarding citizens' constitutional rights. It was, and is, the official policy of the City: the “State Street Coverage Initiative. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1636558608737-L1E21HEZWQ33FOM904WD/headquarters.jpeg Featured Posts Volume I - State Street Coverage Initiative - Make it stand out The headquarters of the Chicago Police Department as seen from a ninth floor apartment in 3542-44 South State Street, a recently demolished high-rise at Stateway Gardens. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1636558650100-R8RML7ZELP1CXSF1JDCE/WhiteMansLand.jpeg Featured Posts Volume I - State Street Coverage Initiative - Make it stand out Morton Walker and Shawn Baldwin in front of the Chicago Bee Branch Public Library where they were arrested on January 7 as part of the "State Street Coverage Initiative.” https://www.viewfromtheground.com/featured-posts/vigil-against-violence monthly 0.5 2021-11-10 https://www.viewfromtheground.com/featured-posts/fred-hale monthly 0.5 2021-11-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1635367452760-B2YWJFZVKYXTEMN3GDWM/fred-hale.jpeg Featured Posts Volume I - Fred Hale Sometimes you don’t realize how much someone has become a presence in your life until they’re gone. That’s how it was with Fred Hale. I used to see him daily; often several times a day. I wouldn’t have called us friends. I doubt we ever talked for more than two or three minutes at a stretch. The conditions of his employment didn’t allow it. But there was definitely a connection, a resonance, between us. I liked Fred; and when he was no longer around, felt his absence. Each time I passed the spot where I used to see him, I wondered where he was and how he was doing. https://www.viewfromtheground.com/featured-posts/writing-on-the-wall monthly 0.5 2021-11-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1635352486453-QGAYRWQWCTES9DOKOSWC/WritingOnTheWall.jpeg Featured Posts Volume I - The Writing on the Wall: A Love Letter - Make it stand out On a wall beside a vacant apartment on the seventh floor of 3542 South State Street—a high-rise at Stateway Gardens known as "The House of Pain"—words of ardor and longing flow across rows of brick. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1635352648496-4IJXBVVVPQMCVV64K0U1/And.jpeg Featured Posts Volume I - The Writing on the Wall: A Love Letter - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1635352554105-QDZIV8SR9PF9D9DKL6VM/Kidey.jpeg Featured Posts Volume I - The Writing on the Wall: A Love Letter - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1635352598439-NULM58DT2Q3CUR3XBAF6/Cause.jpeg Featured Posts Volume I - The Writing on the Wall: A Love Letter - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.viewfromtheground.com/featured-posts/on-the-inside-looking-out monthly 0.5 2021-11-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1635367278569-TKPSY15Y3RB4C4JKSIUI/firstPic.jpeg Featured Posts Volume I - On The Inside Looking Out I recently ascended to the seventeenth floor of 3517-19 South Federal, a doomed public housing high-rise at the Stateway Gardens development. The elevator wasn't working, so I climbed the stairs and had the mountaineer's satisfaction of earning the view. Known as "The Kingdom," 3517-19 affords one of the great skyline panoramas available anywhere in the city—an almost unbroken vista extending from the west side to Navy Pier. https://www.viewfromtheground.com/vol-2-pt-1 daily 0.75 2025-04-03 https://www.viewfromtheground.com/vol-2-pt-1/blog-post-title-four-n94yc-2z348-zzjhm monthly 0.5 2025-03-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/a9c47756-9429-4013-87bc-7bd19a03b590/85c7aeab-b251-4471-bbac-583b69b97636.png Volume II Archive (pt 1: 1-20) - Vol. 2, Issue 27: Chicago's Criminal Justice Playbook - Make it stand out Shannon Spalding (Chicago Tonight) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/c4d0026a-048a-4cb8-8aa2-c3397e95c7ce/7fde75d3-8ab5-4787-8f7d-922556ed9b2d.jpg Volume II Archive (pt 1: 1-20) - Vol. 2, Issue 27: Chicago's Criminal Justice Playbook - Make it stand out President-elect Donald Trump (Gage Skidmore/Creative Commons) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/2b6b8155-1513-4a7a-8378-409ad7d95cc7/b99e9b6c-6a32-43fd-8bdb-f41d078a1646.jpg Volume II Archive (pt 1: 1-20) - Vol. 2, Issue 27: Chicago's Criminal Justice Playbook - Make it stand out Garry McCarthy and Martinez Sutton (City Bureau) https://www.viewfromtheground.com/vol-2-pt-1/blog-post-title-four-n94yc-8j6kj monthly 0.5 2025-03-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/f572e492-ef3a-44e9-a6d6-ae2866ffe1f8/67e493c0-aabf-400e-bb2b-5bbac6e0b7ef+%282%29.png Volume II Archive (pt 1: 1-20) - Vol. 2, Issue 25: Chicago's Criminal Justice Playbook - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/384015ea-3df1-4cb6-b8e3-4b58f1e40d2f/87d4a468-5994-4d11-95fc-d679a08a94a6+%282%29.jpg Volume II Archive (pt 1: 1-20) - Vol. 2, Issue 25: Chicago's Criminal Justice Playbook - Make it stand out Photo by Will Camargo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/f9d3637d-72f0-4e32-b16f-4145b922980a/1508a1df-e949-418d-bba9-ffa25878a357+%281%29.png Volume II Archive (pt 1: 1-20) - Vol. 2, Issue 25: Chicago's Criminal Justice Playbook - Make it stand out Surveillance video https://www.viewfromtheground.com/vol-2-pt-1/blog-post-title-four-n94yc-bnnbz monthly 0.5 2025-03-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/6842554f-c873-4da9-bc35-c568b4634565/a6190806-3328-41a5-8fce-85902ce33c92.png Volume II Archive (pt 1: 1-20) - Vol. 2, Issue 24: Chicago's Criminal Justice Playbook - Make it stand out Two years after Laquan McDonald was shot and killed in Chicago, Fault Lines investigates the role of the police union contract in creating a code of silence among police. 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Eddie Johnson (Sun-Times file photo) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/28780512-f683-46b0-b6fd-4a48d8c4b5f7/7b8a0445-ba32-4f6f-9373-95f118858a73.jpg Volume II Archive (pt 1: 1-20) - Vol. 2, Issue 18: Operation Smoke and Mirrors - Make it stand out (Max Herman/Chicago Reporter) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/3dac68a4-7a60-4c11-902b-a9b66f4062ff/d46207f9-9fbd-468d-841b-6c9e6e0d6034.png Volume II Archive (pt 1: 1-20) - Vol. 2, Issue 18: Operation Smoke and Mirrors - Make it stand out Click on the photo to read the full story. (The Intercept) https://www.viewfromtheground.com/vol-2-pt-1/az5sw743b14aqt9k9kdm1chxmpb9v4 monthly 0.5 2025-02-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/6e419b40-c09d-4883-8a08-202ad31caddd/66bb49a0-d858-4475-8659-f6b70d9d6284.jpg Volume II Archive (pt 1: 1-20) - Vol. 2, Issue 17: COPA Vote Set for Wednesday - Make it stand out Ald. Jason Ervin addresses supporters at a July press conference at City Hall. (Photo by Vidura Jang Bahadur) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/57b3b680-210e-4282-b598-718bb2d4f805/04071748-f39f-4cbb-8b88-14d1483e36f6.png Volume II Archive (pt 1: 1-20) - Vol. 2, Issue 17: COPA Vote Set for Wednesday - Make it stand out Tracy Siska at the Barbershop Show in 2012. (YouTube) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/2a9f8eaf-ef43-481a-bd4f-d3e3c2f9f86d/ed1e9e68-109b-4073-9e8c-2903182dc2ff.png Volume II Archive (pt 1: 1-20) - Vol. 2, Issue 17: COPA Vote Set for Wednesday - Make it stand out Chicago Fraternal Order of Police president Dean Angelo addresses the City Club in June. (YouTube) https://www.viewfromtheground.com/vol-2-pt-1/bfaw3hfyevex5zd3eebhmfatj957vc monthly 0.5 2025-02-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/ee99af3d-e8ff-4141-948d-6a9757eef2cd/e83c84cc-85ae-4c35-a17a-cddf46dfc9a8.jpg Volume II Archive (pt 1: 1-20) - Vol. 2, Issue 16: Up Next for COPA - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/4dce92a5-e92a-46eb-bf93-9b78835aba6a/52aad812-c9a3-4a8f-8900-561354cd2085.jpg Volume II Archive (pt 1: 1-20) - Vol. 2, Issue 16: Up Next for COPA - Make it stand out Photo by Maria Cardona/City Bureau. https://www.viewfromtheground.com/vol-2-pt-1/93zxwoks21fwoo1llak4urgv1zwtw1 monthly 0.5 2025-02-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/a2970353-e14e-471c-bb22-cae5881d71c3/e1652488-e25f-48b4-9520-81983d3e126a.jpg Volume II Archive (pt 1: 1-20) - Vol. 2, Issue 15: Call on the City Council - Make it stand out Photo by Vidura Jang Bahadur https://www.viewfromtheground.com/vol-2-pt-1/f745mtwaoivw0z6691n0vxip4j1hnr monthly 0.5 2025-02-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/ff51288a-a628-405e-bffa-a5748ef00f29/1508a1df-e949-418d-bba9-ffa25878a357.png Volume II Archive (pt 1: 1-20) - Vol. 2, Issue 14: City Council Hearing Kicks off This Tuesday  - Make it stand out Surveillance video of the assault of DeLeon from March 24, 2006. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/73c5f47e-33df-4bca-afd0-be2674428a60/85dfcd38-a4e0-4dab-b819-c320ce19ba64.png Volume II Archive (pt 1: 1-20) - Vol. 2, Issue 14: City Council Hearing Kicks off This Tuesday  - Make it stand out (Chicago Tonight/WTTW) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/f6b50b34-9586-47be-af1c-e54ff946f4a4/fbe9e917-bb41-4527-a464-b25757a6105b.jpg Volume II Archive (pt 1: 1-20) - Vol. 2, Issue 14: City Council Hearing Kicks off This Tuesday  - Make it stand out (Chicago Tonight/WTTW) https://www.viewfromtheground.com/vol-2-pt-1/985vqka2x1plp0wfxh1djmi66bwxnw monthly 0.5 2025-02-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/2f9f2f61-07b8-4d83-8891-39fed12fca52/b4afe15d-ee91-4251-824a-71cee24c3bd3.png Volume II Archive (pt 1: 1-20) - Vol. 2, Issue 13: Deconstructing the City's Civilian Office - Make it stand out The Chicago Reporter https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/e065059f-c4b7-4fe3-8582-3a2537e1bcc2/2362238d-b35c-4293-be7a-adb954c28f80.png Volume II Archive (pt 1: 1-20) - Vol. 2, Issue 13: Deconstructing the City's Civilian Office - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/2f018693-5344-4dd2-ac61-61992b335bc2/Lori.jpg Volume II Archive (pt 1: 1-20) - Vol. 2, Issue 13: Deconstructing the City's Civilian Office - Make it stand out Lori Lightfoot addresses the public at an August 11 community meeting in Little Village (Photo by Vidura Jang Bahadur) Futterman called the mayor’s proposal “a recipe for failure” because it lacks a budget that is insulated from the political process and large enough to manage a significantly increased workload. Lightfoot, however, argued that Futterman’s proposal to allocate 1.5% of the police department’s budget to the new agency “makes no sense.” She stated that COPA and the new inspector general “should have enough resources” but added, “it’s got to be a number that’s actually doable.” Lightfoot’s task force recommended that the new oversight agency be guaranteed 1% of CPD’s budget or maintain a staffing ratio of one investigator for every 250 sworn officers. The budget guarantee would amount to $14 million per year, compared to IPRA’s current $8 million allocation. However, with 12,000 officers, PATF’s recommended staffing ratio would provide COPA with only 48 investigators—fewer than IPRA currently has. IPRA currently employs 52 investigators, falling well short of the 79 positions that are budgeted. That number is widely considered inadequate for managing its current caseload, contributing to large backlogs, lengthy delays, and an overreliance on plea-bargaining. As proposed, COPA would have a significantly larger caseload than IPRA. Emanuel’s ordinance would transfer thousands of complaints—currently handled by CPD’s Bureau of Internal Affairs (BIA)—to COPA, including cases involving unlawful stops and arrests and denial of counsel, substantially reducing BIA’s workload. Additionally, the ordinance includes extensive new responsibilities related to pattern analysis, database maintenance, and public reporting. INSPECTOR GENERAL: Faith leaders from the Community Renewal Society raised similar concerns regarding the proposed inspector general, calling for an independent selection process for the deputy in charge of the office, guaranteed funding, and greater transparency. Concerns about transparency in the proposal for an inspector general for public safety were further underscored when CPD denied a request from the Chicago Reporter for a copy of the Chicago Inspector General’s report recommending the firing of officers who allegedly covered up the shooting of Laquan McDonald. CPD cited state law exempting inspector general reports from the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/73e3c51f-8c1d-49b6-8218-87bcbd3e7ce5/Screenshot+2025-02-01+at+1.35.29%E2%80%AFPM.jpg Volume II Archive (pt 1: 1-20) - Vol. 2, Issue 13: Deconstructing the City's Civilian Office - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.viewfromtheground.com/vol-2-pt-1/bkpvax5esu34enxujau871v8sczmfd monthly 0.5 2025-02-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/22f2d359-d9ab-447d-829e-6aed52999356/1b0e4e47-385e-4cad-ad9d-b6692e6a1ecf.png Volume II Archive (pt 1: 1-20) - Vol. 2, Issue 12: COPA - Make it stand out (Citizens Police Data Project) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/53a3d2e0-757d-4df4-9a92-2747332d1a03/325d904c-d25f-45fc-b683-8305d62fac68.png Volume II Archive (pt 1: 1-20) - Vol. 2, Issue 12: COPA - Make it stand out (Chicago Newsroom) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/2e3ab161-67ab-461c-a18a-be43f842c251/e1b55c37-4b86-45d0-b6aa-852185218d44.jpg Volume II Archive (pt 1: 1-20) - Vol. 2, Issue 12: COPA - Make it stand out (Photo by Vidura Jang Bahadur) https://www.viewfromtheground.com/vol-2-pt-1/9ra880heysykgjttrbsj7brt74e30g monthly 0.5 2025-01-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/a635cba8-5b20-4035-83a6-101932e3ea2e/0d297126-1134-448d-ae65-4a2050d57449.jpg Volume II Archive (pt 1: 1-20) - Vol. 2, Issue 11: Understanding the Felony Murder Law - Make it stand out Superintendent Eddie Johnson (Photo by Maria Cardona) https://www.viewfromtheground.com/vol-2-pt-1/nbzxjzvahqbyellxe97wlp7ycczfeo monthly 0.5 2025-01-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/377754a6-0dae-4441-85ac-1ce57687790c/24a31f31-7bc7-464f-85e2-26238314cd34.jpg Volume II Archive (pt 1: 1-20) - Vol. 2, Issue 10: Stop and Frisk—Baltimore to Chicago - Make it stand out Former Chicago Superintendent Garry McCarthy in 2012. Photo by Darryl Holliday https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/5d93c147-bb08-436f-9a18-ee3f01f674ef/5b735738-d52e-41a3-88f5-a6b369e1a639.jpg Volume II Archive (pt 1: 1-20) - Vol. 2, Issue 10: Stop and Frisk—Baltimore to Chicago - Make it stand out CPD officers monitor the historic Bud Biliken Parade on Chicago's South Siode Photo by Vidura Jang Bahadur https://www.viewfromtheground.com/vol-2-pt-1/gfbzpqzszpy4s7su4adlphqr0catqs monthly 0.5 2025-02-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/afc5f728-a0e8-47ac-86f3-697bebad88e3/a019f95e-8db1-4d4d-a833-ba12027c0705.jpg Volume II Archive (pt 1: 1-20) - Vol. 2, Issue 9: Tracking IPRA, Policy and Practice - Make it stand out A group of young women raise their hands in solidarity with fellow marchers protesting the killing of Paul O’Neal. Videos taken from police officers’ body cameras showing the events that led to the killing were released on Friday. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/19bb0626-9baf-4199-bb0f-9da882d53b49/e673d786-1f7f-45a2-9eb8-4d5b4e2119ca.jpg Volume II Archive (pt 1: 1-20) - Vol. 2, Issue 9: Tracking IPRA, Policy and Practice - Make it stand out Eva Lewis, organizer of the march to protest the killing of Paul O’Neal, speaks to the protesters assembled for the march. 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As Sam Stecklow writes in the Delaware Call, access to information on employment and certification history is crucial to curtailing the issue of wandering officers, like Thomas Webster IV, who move from department to department after complaints and misconduct only to continue a pattern of aggressive and abusive policing because this information is not readily accessible by the public. https://www.viewfromtheground.com/volume-iii-archive/hcphxi4ujx1wudb01cx77heqdeh2zj monthly 0.5 2025-04-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/61206b01-b744-48cb-9d4e-566ae53c97df/644bf83c-acb8-6100-8d2b-7757bbcda2b4.png Volume III Archive 2024-2025 - Vol 3. Issue 29 We previously shared reporting by Farrah Anderson about the first-ever fatal police shootings by Rantoul Police: 21-year-old Azaan Lee in February and 18-year-old Jordan Richardson in June. In new reporting, Farrah details the recommendations from the Use of Force Review Board for several department-level trainings - none of which have yet been implemented by the Rantoul Police Department. Read the full investigation → https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/2d8e2bfd-865e-4996-82a9-f7eef905048f/e8b57101-61ec-2aa2-db00-fdb9a2c22ba0.png Volume III Archive 2024-2025 - Vol 3. Issue 29 - In our latest partnered reporting with IPM Newsroom, Farrah Anderson and Sam Stecklow investigate the detailed disciplinary history of Champaign's Police Chief Timothy Tyler. Tyler's policing history includes a sustained investigation into domestic violence, improper vehicle pursuit, missing currency, and involvement in federal civil rights lawsuits including one accusation of false arrest and conspiring with city officials. 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We partnered with author Eve L. Ewing and six local bookstores to provide each child with writing and art tools, toys, a coloring book zine produced by the Market Box team, and three books selected for their age and interests. Each household also received a grocery store gift card. Over 870 donors and 50 volunteers made "Santa Box" possible. Stay tuned to be involved in Market Box in coming months. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/b1ec7b05-2b70-4197-9812-c7bcec7220b8/e83b7b02-ec10-4552-a5b6-8c2595dc8581.jpg Volume III Archive 2020 - Vol. 3 Issue 5 - Make it stand out Invisible Institute team members and friends prepare gift bags of books and toys for kids in the Market Box program, 2020, Photo: Eve L. 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Listen to Somebody on all podcast platforms, and read our teaching guide. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/0a611062-4c22-4446-8770-6c8bd9683d42/76ca153e-fc26-489f-a56d-2f36890b4f8b.png Volume III Archive 2020 - Vol. 3 Issue 5 Earlier this month, together with Partners in Health, we co-hosted a conversation between Dr. Paul Farmer, Dr. Thomas Fisher, and Jamie Kalven, moderated by Dawn Turner, titled "Understanding Pathologies of Power in the Age of COVID-19." Watch the event → https://www.viewfromtheground.com/volume-iii-archive-114/blog-post-title-three-9a4xf monthly 0.5 2025-03-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/6839ef9c-4e42-4673-ad55-71ae9551f3d8/Boy+on+the+state.jpg Volume III Archive 2020 - Vol. 3 Issue 4 - Make it stand out "Boy on State", 1997, Photo: Patricia Evans https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/33051f23-5a35-4f1a-ac53-7eac72d9dcf3/21c30da0-3eee-4d8b-b848-e2239e210ef8.jpg Volume III Archive 2020 - Vol. 3 Issue 4 Congratulations to Forrest Stuart, Invisible Institute board member, on receiving a 2020 MacArthur Fellowship. His latest book, Ballad of the Bullet: Gangs, Drill Music, and the Power of Online Infamy (2020), demonstrates how youth use social media to promote their street prowess while also mitigating or avoiding potentially violent confrontations. He also illuminates how social media enables disenfranchised young men to build economic, cultural, and social capital that is otherwise unattainable for them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/502016aa-ba61-42e8-8608-d968a5e8eb1c/somebody.jpg Volume III Archive 2020 - Vol. 3 Issue 4 - Listen at SomebodyPodcast.com or wherever you get your podcasts. The Somebody podcast team won an award in the 2020 Third Coast/Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Competition, and narrator Shapearl Wells received the 2020 Adweek Award for Podcast Host of the Year. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/28e3a929-61f7-4485-8acb-2473c5421072/MAULEd.png Volume III Archive 2020 - Vol. 3 Issue 4 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/30394c20-cfcb-4ae1-a79a-40396523e5f2/070194b4-33a9-416d-bdd9-45b6346175a2.jpg Volume III Archive 2020 - Vol. 3 Issue 4 Market Box, a mutual aid initiative in which organizations in the Experimental Station collaborate, concluded its first season this week. Thanks to over 2500 donors, we were able to distribute $260k to local farms while sustaining 26 weeks of delivering over 5000 bags of fresh produce, eggs, bread, and critical information to over 800 South Side homes. This winter, we will continue to deepen our relationships with those in the network, centering storytelling and the sharing of critical information. Stay tuned for ways to get involved. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/dfe83aeb-3f20-47b2-9d8f-31cbcc0be365/82dcc91e-cbfd-4fd3-832e-4dd23b288819.jpg Volume III Archive 2020 - Vol. 3 Issue 4 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/2b4ae269-2d78-4280-a942-97616a3e7b8b/52b69483-ec86-47fd-bd3a-3982a59b4d05.png Volume III Archive 2020 - Vol. 3 Issue 4 - RSVP at bit.ly/homansquare2020 → Join us Monday, November 2nd 5:30-7pm CT for a discussion on the persisting problem of incommunicado detention by the Chicago Police Department. https://www.viewfromtheground.com/volume-iii-archive-114/blog-post-title-two-afdb9 monthly 0.5 2025-03-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/0a3dcc7b-caf8-4517-9b62-e6565b686eb5/jamie.png Volume III Archive 2020 - Vol. 3 Issue 3 - Among recent media appearances, Jamie Kalven discussed the Chicago Police Department’s new early intervention system on Chicago Tonight; and Trina and Jamie participated in a Fox-32 series titled “Voice of Change.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/59677442-6667-4571-8e3f-ae6c4eff0181/market+box.png Volume III Archive 2020 - Vol. 3 Issue 3 - Support MarketBox by donating, driving, or volunteering on the phone bank → The MarketBox program, a collaboration between the organizations at 6100 S. Blackstone, will continue through the harvest season, providing fresh produce, eggs, and bread from 20 local farms to 200 households each week. Our recurring list of recipients is the basis for a network for distributing critical information from the South Side Weekly and Invisible Institute via the weekly food bags and phone bank. Our goal to sustain the program through the end of October is $40k. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/ea3d6395-7ba4-4c09-81b9-c19a5f281b9d/trailer16shots.png Volume III Archive 2020 - Vol. 3 Issue 3 - Make it stand out Click the image to watch the trailer for 16 SHOTS on Showtime, which won an Emmy Award this week for Outstanding Investigative Documentary. Today would be Laquan McDonald's 23rd birthday. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/f9d03f0d-c42f-4aee-9ba4-77bc8bba6951/trina.jpg Volume III Archive 2020 - Vol. 3 Issue 3 - Read about Trina’s organizing work this summer, in Chicago Magazine → Trina Reynolds-Tyler, who worked at the Invisible Institute from 2016-2018 before attending the Harris School of Public Policy, has rejoined the organization as Director of Data. In that role, she will continue her long-term investigations into gender violence by Chicago police officers and will to make our CPDP.co data and analysis useful to those most directly impacted by unconstitutional policing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/172b1427-3be3-4e2d-aa00-0a4acc15dd77/tv.png Volume III Archive 2020 - Vol. 3 Issue 3 - Watch news coverage of a matched student & senior meeting in person→ This summer, the Invisible Institute designed a remote summer jobs program for Chicago Public Schools high school seniors. Called “You Are Not Alone,” the program created occasions for students to interview seniors living in Chicago Housing Authority buildings about their lives. https://www.viewfromtheground.com/volume-iii-archive-114/blog-post-title-one-67n7d monthly 0.5 2025-03-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1efbb007-afb4-44bd-a7d0-a52643aa9316/16shots.jpeg Volume III Archive 2020 - Vol. 3 Issue 2 - The SHOWTIME documentary 16 Shots, co-produced by the Invisible Institute, has received Emmy nominations in three categories: Best Documentary, Outstanding Investigative Documentary, and Outstanding Research. Winners will be announced on September 21. Watch on Youtube → https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/4e9b0fde-4f08-4e2d-838a-2241fc986fac/Ana17.jpeg Volume III Archive 2020 - Vol. 3 Issue 2 - Make it stand out Ana, 17, looks up an officer’s disciplinary history on the Citizens Police Data Project at a protest in Chicago, 2020, Photo: Pat Nabong/AP https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/f894bbfc-2b3e-4185-8242-fd7cc634d1d1/somebody.jpg Volume III Archive 2020 - Vol. 3 Issue 2 - Our investigative podcast series, Somebody, has received renewed attention this summer: the New York Times put it at the top of its list of "True Crime Podcasts at the Intersection of Race," Buzzfeed mentioned it in a piece on the future of the true crime genre in the George Floyd era, and Harpers Bazaar featured it among "22 Podcasts You Should Be Listening to in 2020.” Listen to all episodes of Somebody → https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/3d1ad30f-f9c1-4a91-861a-0e37c8cccd8a/robert+johnson.jpeg Volume III Archive 2020 - Vol. 3 Issue 2 - In May, the Invisible Institute published a yearlong investigation into the wrongful conviction of Robert Johnson that unearthed substantial new evidence in the 24-year-old case. Robert was 16 years old when Chicago Detective James O'Brien, a known associate of Jon Burge, took him from his grandmother's home and later arrested him for murder. Johnson turned 41 this year at Hill Correctional Center -- finally, with some hopeful news to celebrate. An Illinois appellate court has reversed the dismissal of his post-conviction petition and sent his case back to the circuit court for an evidentiary hearing, at which his lawyer from the Exoneration Project can present the new evidence supporting his innocence. Read the full investigation in the Daily Beast → https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/946d5477-d099-40e0-adad-ff61152c633c/copsinschool.png Volume III Archive 2020 - Vol. 3 Issue 2 - As part of the campaign to raise public awareness about the Green case, organizers across the city collaborated on a rapid response campaign called Release the Records. Using a traveling, interactive art installation, “Library of Misconduct,” Invisible Institute team members encouraged attendees at rallies to read and explore complaint narratives. Contact maira@invisibleinstitute.com to request the art installation at your event. Read coverage of the installation at WTTW → https://www.viewfromtheground.com/volume-iii-archive-114/blog-post-title-four-xcp9g monthly 0.5 2025-03-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/336efd95-06f1-4826-a1d0-50036f59e4ab/cops.jpg Volume III Archive 2020 - Vol. 3 Issue 1 - Barely three months after the CPD instituted new rules around the use of batons, our reporting by Andrew Fan and Dana Brozost-Kelleher on recent protests documented 83 baton strikes on at least 32 different people by officers, most captured on video. Nearly all appear to violate the new policy. Barely three months after the CPD instituted new rules around the use of batons, our reporting by Andrew Fan and Dana Brozost-Kelleher on recent protests documented 83 baton strikes on at least 32 different people by officers, most captured on video. Nearly all appear to violate the new policy. Read more in the Chicago Reader → https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/48357088-d21c-4c24-a562-bb940fb2ebb9/16shots.jpeg Volume III Archive 2020 - Vol. 3 Issue 1 - In response to the moment, SHOWTIME has made 16 Shots, the Peabody Award-nominated documentary on the Laquan McDonald case we co-produced, available for free on multiple platforms. Support our collaboration → https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/b630bd86-6764-4256-a2db-c5591bd47370/video.png Volume III Archive 2020 - Vol. 3 Issue 1 - Citizens Police Data Project has been a key resource for protesters on the ground in Chicago, who use it to look up officer names and badge numbers. We are responding to interest in CPDP from across the country, as it is being held up as a model for how public data about policing should function. Visit CPDP.co → https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1012cf6f-4bb5-4f2b-8fc1-11d328874899/Vigil+Against+Violence.jpeg Volume III Archive 2020 - Vol. 3 Issue 1 - Make it stand out Vigil Against Violence at Stateway Gardens, 1994, Photo: Patricia Evans https://www.viewfromtheground.com/volume-iii-archive-2021 daily 0.75 2025-04-02 https://www.viewfromtheground.com/volume-iii-archive-2021/1ieqk1f7ydc58xbpix6mo6fgr3psdd monthly 0.5 2025-03-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/fc2dc37a-af09-45cd-8c65-a760fe1b182c/db63be8f-979b-be03-91d0-079c18241114.jpg Volume III Archive 2021 - A Year-End Reflection from Jamie Kalven - Make it stand out Gloria Dickson and daughter. Stateway Gardens, 2001. Photo by Patricia Evans. Gloria Dickson wrote the letter to Terry Peterson, then CEO of CHA, mentioned by Jamie in the letter below. https://www.viewfromtheground.com/volume-iii-archive-2021/pawa727igij8w0hixav1kvt59z7wt3 monthly 0.5 2025-03-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/9c2d51d0-9bd8-4329-952e-b48e43d378b3/fed50d34-22a3-ae35-390f-b50a3275897b.jpg Volume III Archive 2021 - Year-End Letter from Maira - Make it stand out Emma Chosy, Maira Khwaja, and Emma Perez at the Invisible Institute, 2019. Photo by Anwulika Anigbo https://www.viewfromtheground.com/volume-iii-archive-2021/vol-3nbspissue-11 monthly 0.5 2025-03-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/e9e8e028-e090-43b5-b316-8c35f1649a8d/858f9f80-1dfb-dc06-7c9a-2ea39da44100.png Volume III Archive 2021 - Vol. 3 Issue 11 - Make it stand out Volunteers participate in a group discussion at a Beneath the Surface workshop, which focused on patterns of Chicago Police misconduct complaints that describe police neglect following a reported sexual assault. October 2021. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/27ec0f82-2591-4dd9-9f5c-5dbe88668986/df3a86c1-666a-1b8e-a5bf-c447939e93a9+%281%29.png Volume III Archive 2021 - Vol. 3 Issue 11 Jamie Kalven wrote about the logic of the "split second decision," and the ways it has shaped the law and public discourse. He calls for sharply delineating the limits of law enforcement. Read more in Crain's Chicago→ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/63af55ba-6478-4c9a-8c12-388b7d84756d/3b9f4522-dacb-b807-4282-96f922ac911e.png Volume III Archive 2021 - Vol. 3 Issue 11 Gabriel Mugar featured CPDP.co as an example for how to design for human experience while “accounting for invisible systems of power.” Read more in Fast Company→ Last month, the Institute for Research on Race & Public Policy at University of Illinois - Chicago hosted a “Data for Justice” panel, featuring Jamie Kalven, Joe Ferguson, Janae Bonsu, Andy Clarno, and Matthew Saniie. Watch the recording here → https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/2cd3a7bb-c17f-4836-93fe-8e26923f39e8/b718b1ba-5395-3d28-9cab-b09bbe72b8eb+%281%29.jpg Volume III Archive 2021 - Vol. 3 Issue 11 Our Virtual Supporters Convening has been postponed to Tuesday, January 18, 2022 from 12:00 -1:15pm CT. We look forward to beginning the new year with you. RSVP at bit.ly/iisupporters2021→ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/8f4c3b09-530b-4c8c-afa1-28d583716c4b/64099747-23e3-c3de-1e26-10d459cee349.jpg Volume III Archive 2021 - Vol. 3 Issue 11 Khalid Gibran Muhammad and Ben Austen, a former Invisible Invisible Institute fellow, wrote about the need for parole in Illinois. Read “Let the Punishment Fit the Crime,” in the New York Times → https://www.viewfromtheground.com/volume-iii-archive-2021/f1uxbk2tm70jicqs14kz7upul0jld2 monthly 0.5 2025-03-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/b98ab4a2-701b-4a3c-9e18-ba70a21c5553/d7ecb126-599b-9c32-44f4-4721eb4f143a.jpeg Volume III Archive 2021 - Vol. 3 Issue 10 The women behind the Somebody podcast won a Gracie Award, presented by the Alliance for Women in Media, which recognizes exemplary programming created by, for and about women. Topic Studios, The Intercept, and the Invisible Institute received the award in the Podcast - Investigative category. Listen now, and explore the Somebody teaching guide → https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/fabb209b-bd72-4502-872a-f5c31f669cd7/b718b1ba-5395-3d28-9cab-b09bbe72b8eb.jpg Volume III Archive 2021 - Vol. 3 Issue 10 Join the Invisible Institute team virtually during your lunch hour on Tuesday, November 16 from 11:45AM -1:00 PM, for our annual gathering of supporters. Though we wish we could gather in-person this fall, we are still excited to share what we’ve learned, answer your questions, and discuss the work ahead with you. RSVP at bit.ly/iisupporters2021→ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/349f8a17-4113-4778-9978-8c6530d9ea54/4bdb9a77-d7a8-50d8-c1c9-2f6ec0c28e02.jpeg Volume III Archive 2021 - Vol. 3 Issue 10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/35ded2c8-3dbb-4bde-a8a4-bbf840649230/dbabfb9a-851d-ebb9-bf7f-1e73047c55dc.jpeg Volume III Archive 2021 - Vol. 3 Issue 10 - Five years after Alison Flowers co-authored the Sidney Award-winning Chicago Reader investigative story about how Illinois’ felony murder law can obscure police misconduct, the criminal justice omnibus bill that passed earlier this year amended what had previously been one of the most damaging and expansive felony murder statutes in the country. Restore Justice Illinois advocated for the reform, citing Invisible Institute reporting. The amendment will likely result in fewer misapplied felony murder charges and convictions as it is tested in the courts. While the law is not retroactive, it now creates avenues for clemency appeals for those currently incarcerated under this problematic legal doctrine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/0c59e872-f8df-467c-8dbf-099a64daae51/bc6c701e-42c4-44cd-a590-aa49a665d668.jpg Volume III Archive 2021 - Vol. 3 Issue 10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/676e9169-f578-4516-ba08-505e850092bb/4a3cc861-2d9e-d446-c318-ed29e1c08597.jpg Volume III Archive 2021 - Vol. 3 Issue 10 Beneath the Surface Pop-up event in July 202. Photo by Anwuli Anigbo. This October, the BTS team will host workshops on patterns of neglect by police after instances of sexual assault, domestic violence, and harm facing children. https://www.viewfromtheground.com/volume-iii-archive-2021/so1uyviqcl2x7t35iieppavxi0wurt monthly 0.5 2025-03-28 https://www.viewfromtheground.com/volume-iii-archive-2021/vhguzf0w85kr94o81coaqxb681s91o monthly 0.5 2025-03-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/4e9afb51-3dcb-47f9-b264-61fd6ae4f187/4434e823-c8c3-eed1-8a08-5216b9735bea.png Volume III Archive 2021 - Vol. 3 Issue 9 Last Friday, we were awarded with the 2021 Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting, alongside our partners on the investigation: The Marshall Project, IndyStar, and AL.com. And, alongside The Intercept and Topic Studios, our Somebody Podcast was named a Pulitzer finalist in Audio Reporting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/54c82d3d-31a4-469b-8a2b-21b57e3a22e8/0c258517-0a03-90fc-f76a-3baa2f222cca.png Volume III Archive 2021 - Vol. 3 Issue 9 Our director of public strategy, Maira Khwaja, was selected as a "Leader for a New Chicago," awarded by the Field Foundation and MacArthur Foundation. As one of 10 awardees in the city, recognized in the fields of Justice, Art, Media & Storytelling for their influence on decision making across Chicago, she and the Invisible Institute will each receive a $25k cash award for general operating. Read more in the Chicago Sun-Times and Chicago Tribune. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/d704c0f5-db73-42c2-a77e-4ff0863e79e7/alex.jpg Volume III Archive 2021 - Vol. 3 Issue 9 - Alex Laskaris (1989 - 2021) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/33582ddd-9c54-49d5-9ef5-923c4cf05276/cortez+buff.jpg Volume III Archive 2021 - Vol. 3 Issue 9 - Make it stand out On December 12, 2019, 24-year-old Cortez Bufford was fatally shot by a police officer in St. Louis. For the past year and a half, this case has remained shrouded in darkness. Read the investigation, "The Fatal Tunnel," by Alison Flowers and Sam Stecklow in The Intercept, and distributed on the ground in St. Louis in the Riverfront Times. When a police officer shoots and kills someone — and there aren’t any witnesses — can we trust the police to investigate themselves? Listen to interviews with Alison on Intercepted Podcast with Jeremy Scahill and St. Louis On the Air. https://www.viewfromtheground.com/volume-iii-archive-2021/wxz4tmez2nkeoy94y3susi92gte85u monthly 0.5 2025-03-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/91a58fcf-63a3-4a3a-a8ee-6d8eff2cc1f6/df3a86c1-666a-1b8e-a5bf-c447939e93a9.png Volume III Archive 2021 - Vol. 3 Issue 8 Jamie Kalven reported in The Intercept on the role the ShotSpotter technology played in the police killing of 13 year-old Adam Toledo. And Kalven and Madison Muller, a reporter at the South Side Weekly, broke the story of what video footage of the police killing of 22 year-old Anthony Alvarez would reveal when it was released by the City. Kalven appeared on Chicago Tonight to discuss the Alvarez incident. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/dae4daba-acad-4670-8057-297da9db53d9/5107f4db-d7e3-e147-bfb8-e7e3f94056ee.jpg Volume III Archive 2021 - Vol. 3 Issue 8 "Studs' Prayer," transcribed in the opening essay https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/6daae995-c0e5-4bd4-968c-5e90749d9e5a/jamie.jpeg Volume III Archive 2021 - Vol. 3 Issue 8 - Make it stand out Studs Terkel and Jamie Kalven in conversation, 1994 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/483c0fc0-d65c-44c4-afeb-845991a98083/d7ecb126-599b-9c32-44f4-4721eb4f143a.jpeg Volume III Archive 2021 - Vol. 3 Issue 8 The Somebody podcast has recently been awarded with first place in the National Headliner Award for Criminal Justice Podcast, the Scripps Howard Award for Excellence in Radio/Podcast Coverage, five Peter Lisagor Awards —for Best Investigative Reporting in All Media Categories, Best Feature Series in All Media Categories, and Best Podcast, New Podcast, and Podcast Episode — and a nomination for the Ellie Award, by The American Society of Magazine Editors. Our co-reporting on Mauled received a Katharine Graham Award for Courage and Accountability, given by the White House Correspondents Association, and first place in the National Headliner Award for online investigative reporting for digital partnerships. https://www.viewfromtheground.com/volume-iii-archive-2021/6hr8wz7gk7vdojrb7ovd25f4hpjv5e monthly 0.5 2025-03-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/9a5b3a46-8093-4b63-bc24-0402641a7744/9fff1eb1-a965-46da-a92f-cf8bcdc5d80e.png Volume III Archive 2021 - Vol. 3 Issue 7 Our longtime research collaborators, Bocar Ba and Roman Rivera, have published in Science a new study on the role of officer race and gender in police-civilian interactions in Chicago. They found that Hispanic and Black officers make far fewer stops and arrests and use force less than white officers, especially against Black civilians. These differences are largest in majority-Black neighborhoods in the city of Chicago. Female officers also use less force than male officers. Read the study → https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/d9bd483b-51b3-40a0-9748-0076254cda43/Tree+planting.png Volume III Archive 2021 - Vol. 3 Issue 7 - Make it stand out Tree planting at Stateway Gardens public housing development, 1994, Patricia Evans https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/7cdf8b4f-1b06-4e92-8f5d-eebc14ccf4b9/MAULEd.png Volume III Archive 2021 - Vol. 3 Issue 7 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/fa3372f2-c207-4f39-926e-0683679ca8d1/Green+v+Chicago.jpg Volume III Archive 2021 - Vol. 3 Issue 7 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/e0e67bd0-460f-4186-9f65-07eaa86b0d7d/899e097f-34e4-4531-9d89-d72f8332d38c.png Volume III Archive 2021 - Vol. 3 Issue 7 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/372ccf1e-9e4f-4a00-aff5-4d2eeb4e680d/ad7e88d4-7471-47b6-9abe-57f304e6b7ff.jpg Volume III Archive 2021 - Vol. 3 Issue 7 The Gender Violence Project, emerging from a long tradition of investigating sexual misconduct by Chicago police officers, is advancing to a new phase of research. With support from the Cloudera Foundation, Field Foundation, and Human Rights Data Analysis Group, Trina Reynolds-Tyler will lead a group of volunteers in research designed to unearth instances of gender-based violence at the hands of police buried in misconduct complaints. Volunteer to read and categorize complaint records with us → https://www.viewfromtheground.com/volume-iii-archive-2021/58ak6r3i76hujpoido9nts86tryr4h monthly 0.5 2025-04-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/9a22a56f-538f-4ed7-a5a2-6733bacbef9a/639c4bc6-b0f3-4065-b4f9-254ff21723da.png Volume III Archive 2021 - Vol. 3 Issue 6 - Make it stand out The Chicago Police Torture Archive is the product of a multi-year effort to curate and make public the documentary history of the legal campaign to achieve justice for survivors of Commander Jon Burge’s violence, photos by Amanda Rivkin, chicagopolicetorturearchive.com https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/0173a350-66c5-46da-bce2-b662cd89d367/1f3cbed0-3fd0-4120-92b0-7b96d4636010.png Volume III Archive 2021 - Vol. 3 Issue 6 Last week, we published the Chicago Police Torture Archive, the first human rights archive documenting the violence and terror inflicted on more than 100 Black people by Commander Jon Burge and his “Midnight Crew” from the 1970s-1990s. The centerpiece of the site is profiles of police torture survivors, most of whom were represented by the People’s Law Office of Chicago, which donated its extensive legal archive to the Pozen Center for Human Rights at the University of Chicago in 2017. The Invisible Institute then digitized the archive -- more than 100,000 pages of case documents -- and worked to curate other historical records, essays from key figures, multimedia artifacts, and a detailed timeline, as well as a network analysis tool of officers associated with Burge. On Monday, February 15th at 6:30pm, join us, Chicago Torture Justice Center, Chicago Torture Justice Memorials, and the Pozen Center for Human Rights to honor the history and struggle of survivors and their families, and commemorate the launch of the Chicago Police Torture Archive. Register here → https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/c13c046d-006e-4c85-82ee-759ffdfb9f4f/nixon.jpg Volume III Archive 2021 - Vol. 3 Issue 6 While organizing his files, Jamie recently came upon an unpublished article by his father, legal scholar Harry Kalven Jr., on whether Richard Nixon should stand trial. It was the last piece he wrote before his death in 1974. Read it now, 47 years after he wrote it, in The Atlantic. The article speaks to a central question of the moment: How should the legal system respond to crimes that a former president may have committed while in office? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/73781029-60bc-4231-9d85-741286ad152a/boxes.jpg Volume III Archive 2021 - Vol. 3 Issue 6 Market Box, a mutual aid initiative coordinated by organizations in the Experimental Station, has rebooted for the winter. In partnership with Local Foods, participating neighbors deliver bags of fresh produce, eggs, bread, meat, and critical information to 400 households on the South Side. Join us the last two Saturdays of every month → https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/c4e874be-317b-4675-bae6-a9d922d27bf3/docu.jpeg Volume III Archive 2021 - Vol. 3 Issue 6 The International Documentary Association honored the Somebody podcast series with its award for Best Audio Documentary of 2020. In the December 2020 issue of RadioDoc Review, writer Neroli Price analyzes how the podcast "moves towards a model of shared authority between producers and their sources." Listen to Somebody wherever you get your podcasts. https://www.viewfromtheground.com/volume-iii-archive-2022 daily 0.75 2025-04-02 https://www.viewfromtheground.com/volume-iii-archive-2022/c27fc8oh1kt8lef6ioemg5gddku75b monthly 0.5 2025-03-28 https://www.viewfromtheground.com/volume-iii-archive-2022/w2v4zvnnaazznvwdmskdr8x0pu1kpi monthly 0.5 2025-03-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/5256855b-13fa-4027-bd47-fd788b0b17a3/ce91944b-a115-158f-d8af-88b27a65c03f.jpg Volume III Archive 2022 - Vol. 3 Issue 18 - Make it stand out Charles Green, right, with his mother Viola and brother Terry after his release from Stateville Correctional Center on Feb. 20, 2009. Charles Green was the plaintiff in Green v. Chicago Police Department, part of our collective effort to push the City of Chicago to release all files of investigations of police misconduct complaints. His lawsuit led to the City releasing all such files for the period 2011-2015, which the Invisible Institute is making accessible through updates to CPDP.co. Green, who is seeking clemency from Gov. Pritzker, faces major health and financial challenges. If you would like to support Green directly in his ongoing struggle, you can do so through this GoFundMe. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/b766f978-fe72-4c48-bb3e-e7b4b01f278b/96f9ee6f-02d9-9976-bd49-880ad9ebfc27.jpg Volume III Archive 2022 - Vol. 3 Issue 18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/d295031f-2e98-4cff-b597-6e1ab2c5663a/7a73ab7f-e13a-e688-1614-8622baa51ea6.jpg Volume III Archive 2022 - Vol. 3 Issue 18 On December 12, Jamie Kalven and Yohance Lacour joined Public Narrative for a conversation about the state of journalism and activism and the struggle to combine them in ways that uphold the highest standards of journalistic rigor while respecting community dignity. The discussion, held at Retreat at Currency Exchange, marked the first in PN’s Unpacking Narratives series. Watch the recording → Follow us on social media for ongoing event announcements: Instagram | Twitter | Facebook https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/8147522b-cbb2-42c6-be0c-916d2fe3d59b/ef496ca3-e3fd-200f-5160-a44e90c3e138.png Volume III Archive 2022 - Vol. 3 Issue 18 Over three years, the Invisible Institute investigated the conviction of Tony Robinson. Incarcerated for more than a quarter of a century, Robinson is serving a 100-year sentence for the 1994 murder of nine-year-old Joseph Orr. We found significant new evidence supporting Robinson’s innocence, including: a new alibi witness recantations from states’ witnesses information about three alternative suspects allegations that law enforcement pressured witnesses to implicate Robinson The Invisible Institute also conducted a pattern and practice analysis of the torture allegations in Robinson’s case against detectives in Robinson’s case—officers associated with former police Commander Jon Burge. Read a summary in the South Side Weekly → Read The Case of Tony Robinson in our new investigations vertical of the Chicago Police Torture Archive → https://www.viewfromtheground.com/volume-iii-archive-2022/037ryqwpjdpute9tiart8kuvfllaul monthly 0.5 2025-03-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/df1429f0-edeb-48e3-a01d-96bdf19e196b/12e06fa2-6c2c-9196-0374-7bbad348fe6d.png Volume III Archive 2022 - Vol 3. Issue 17 Amid the noise of fear-mongering ad campaigns in Chicago and disinformation surrounding the “Purge Law” and SAFE-T Act, Jamie Kalven wrote in the Chicago Tribune about being robbed at gunpoint this summer and reflected on the ways in which our fears are exploited for political gain. “Among the greatest dangers posed by the fear of violence is that we will lose sight of our true resources for being safe and secure: the care and solidarity of human beings acting together," he writes. Read the essay in the Chicago Tribune → https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/073e0b05-cfe1-48e7-a8dd-55bee5d0a993/6e4b5847-ae4e-136c-21de-1568dd54d138.png Volume III Archive 2022 - Vol 3. Issue 17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/e004f963-a072-46a3-a6b6-4c2045099373/bf412735-51a1-863d-863b-e911bd9def1e.png Volume III Archive 2022 - Vol 3. Issue 17 As we collect police disciplinary data throughout the state of Illinois, we’ve partnered with local journalists at C-U Citizen Access on a series of stories about police in Champaign-Urbana. The latest piece is a deep dive into the ways police in Champaign County respond to mental health crises, and the possibilities and limitations of current alternative-responder models, by Kelsey Turner, with data and editing from Sam Stecklow and our team. Read more in C-U Citizen Access→ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/ef34aed0-04aa-477a-825c-d46cef99f372/2ce494e5-58d2-4ff6-1962-430c9b1bd356.jpg Volume III Archive 2022 - Vol 3. Issue 17 Following our investigation of the police killing of Cortez Bufford in The Intercept and forensic follow-up in The Riverfront Times, a new St. Louis ordinance went into effect last month creating a new civilian-led investigation agency of St. Louis police. On the heels of this ordinance, three police organizations are now trying to block the new oversight efforts, as reported by the Missouri Independent. The legal fight could have implications for police accountability across Missouri. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/12192c05-1d7f-4605-81ca-8f8dc5c78c0f/c4a6c369-65d9-451c-f650-e9fb48131456.jpg Volume III Archive 2022 - Vol 3. Issue 17 - Make it stand out On September 28, a consent decree—a judicial-enforced agreement resolving a legal dispute—was entered in state court that requires the Chicago Police Department to provide every person in custody with prompt access to an attorney. The CPD will now have to give every arrestee a phone call or meeting with an attorney within the first three hours of arrest, along with a 24-hour access line to the Public Defender in every interrogation room, and private space to meet with attorneys in every police station. CPD’s arrest records reveal that between August 2019 and July 2020, more than half of the people detained in murder cases—in which the stakes of a false confession are highest—never made or were offered a single phone call. At a time when Miranda rights are threatened by a hostile Supreme Court majority, the consent decree gives concrete meaning to those rights and, in so doing, provides a model for other cities and states. Read more by Jamie Kalven in The Atlantic → https://www.viewfromtheground.com/volume-iii-archive-2022/l9xsq381e97s37gap1chwctwzya038 monthly 0.5 2025-03-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/bec08afe-d8e8-4876-8145-ae374db95cfa/9f54d536-396e-453a-f313-eb4d5c98c486.png Volume III Archive 2022 - Vol. 3 Issue 16 Our Beneath the Surface team will host our second annual summer gathering to celebrate the volunteers, participants, and partners in our long-term investigations into gender based violence. Join us for snacks, drinks, music, and data visualization activities in Bessie Coleman Park (5445 S. Drexel Ave), on Saturday, August 27 from 2-6pm. RSVP here→ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/0e5d9f25-1b60-4060-a18f-d79ff5b70813/c14db891-ede1-100b-cf60-87a766913e72.jpg Volume III Archive 2022 - Vol. 3 Issue 16 The exhibit, Remaking the Exceptional: Tea, Torture, & Reparations, Chicago to Guantánamo, at DePaul Art Museum closed on August 7, 2022. Many of the materials are available for public use, including our installation on the connections between Chicago Police and the U.S. Military, a podcast of interviews with torture survivors, and a recording of the exhibition's book launch event. The accompanying book, featuring original research by Maira Khwaja and co-edited by our fellow Audrey Petty, is available for purchase here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/2e153c46-ec3f-43a6-bd7a-be6eb247c9f4/andrew.jpg Volume III Archive 2022 - Vol. 3 Issue 16 - Make it stand out The Board of Directors of the Invisible Institute has appointed Andrew Fan to the position of Interim Executive Director beginning on September 5, 2022, when Hilesh Patel departs from his current position as Executive Director. Read a letter from Andrew, below, and the statement from our board on our website. “It’s an honor to have served as director of this amazing organization and play a part in facilitating its evolution,” says outgoing director Hilesh Patel. “The Invisible Institute has attracted a group of experienced and committed professionals who will continue to grow and have a visible impact in Chicago.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/c2adb4d9-b0d2-44f0-93be-92f4c3c5ae82/0b1b28b3-fc09-5f3f-4960-58a4fa32edc8.jpg Volume III Archive 2022 - Vol. 3 Issue 16 New, unedited body camera footage has been released from the 2018 police killing of Harith Augustus – making it possible to examine police actions immediately after Officer Dillan Halley killed Augustus. Jamie Kalven returns to the investigation, Six Durations of a Split Second: The Killing of Harith Augustus, and analyzes how for the Chicago Police Department at every level, the question in the seconds after a police shooting is not: What happened? It is: How do we justify what happened? Read more in The Intercept→ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/24172494-2f39-4bc3-83d1-95264e709613/5a7ec807-c506-2174-3994-3912a5d8a641.jpg Volume III Archive 2022 - Vol. 3 Issue 16 We are welcoming Laurence Ralph, a professor at Princeton University, for a partnership with us this fall. We will co-host screenings of his New York Times opinion-documentary “The Torture Letters” and host a series of public discussions about police use-of-force practices with Chicagoans from all demographics and backgrounds. Ralph received his PhD in anthropology at the University of Chicago, focusing his research on community activism in the West Side of Chicago. Ralph later published The Torture Letters, a book of ethnographic letters addressed to Chicagoans–mayors, police superintendants, activists, school children, former cops–about how the the decades-long police practice of using torture methods to coerce confessions from largely Black and Brown men was possible. More details to come in future editions of VTFG–we hope to see you in person at his events in the coming months. https://www.viewfromtheground.com/volume-iii-archive-2022/86bbau2x22m3bzqt1tv18o4u0bt2ou monthly 0.5 2025-03-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/bf847c12-2725-4ae7-814d-5145eb87937d/9f54d536-396e-453a-f313-eb4d5c98c486.png Volume III Archive 2022 - Vol. 3 Issue 15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/c4b81af1-628d-4dde-86e1-d6da9bac589c/c2980377-822a-3115-66b9-c6741935f68e+%281%29.png Volume III Archive 2022 - Vol. 3 Issue 15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/d202c553-3205-474e-b9ec-d59511854daf/27069259-1540-f148-0738-a1f34042bbea.jpeg Volume III Archive 2022 - Vol. 3 Issue 15 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/01e36bdf-cbd2-4ba1-bc8e-6c34ee7268aa/bf412735-51a1-863d-863b-e911bd9def1e.png Volume III Archive 2022 - Vol. 3 Issue 15 - Make it stand out Drawing from the lessons we learned through the Citizens Police Data Project (CPDP), the Invisible Institute is expanding our open data work to several other cities in Illinois. This work is rooted in expanding the impact of the Kalven v. Chicago (2014) decision, which established that documents related to allegations of police misconduct are public records. In Chicago, our team has made nearly a quarter of a million misconduct files available to the public and supported reporting about police abuse and accountability. https://www.viewfromtheground.com/volume-iii-archive-2022/8i663gvy2sslz4b0yiv6nwstuwjkvi monthly 0.5 2025-03-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/4f5b5287-2513-4668-ac83-0225a6562339/360e9828-a466-cb25-e189-fab6f834511b.jpeg Volume III Archive 2022 - Vol. 3 Issue 14 Development director Anwulika Anigbo exhibited work alongside Jazmine Harris, Maria Gaspar, and SHENEQUA at EXPO CHICAGO this year. For Freedoms presented "Another Justice," an exhibition of four Chicago-based artists who exemplify the values of abolition. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1656a825-d70b-412e-8470-2dcc9d94cdd2/63ed72ac-6527-752f-bf20-3ccc44f54746.png Volume III Archive 2022 - Vol. 3 Issue 14 Development director Anwulika Anigbo exhibited work alongside Jazmine Harris, Maria Gaspar, and SHENEQUA at EXPO CHICAGO this year. For Freedoms presented "Another Justice," an exhibition of four Chicago-based artists who exemplify the values of abolition. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/da6c3588-1bff-4850-b801-be7faa8fca3a/535250fe-c8b2-5841-d44f-a0798f0c0e4d.jpeg Volume III Archive 2022 - Vol. 3 Issue 14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/8a48e5e4-4ee0-4723-b773-f5d80b60c8bf/e9da7ca8-66b9-e92a-9ea3-18b71fcacf42.jpeg Volume III Archive 2022 - Vol. 3 Issue 14 The Nieman Foundation at Harvard awarded Jamie Kalven the 2022 I.F. Stone Medal for Journalistic Independence, recognizing “his body of work that includes investigations and ventures that have documented police abuse and impunity, provided access to vital public records and have told the stories of many of the underserved and underrepresented residents in long-neglected public housing projects.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/6fe69842-2914-4cb5-a535-78b8aa2d2e8b/02bed899-b2ba-9dbd-28ec-beb71a3ac36b.jpg Volume III Archive 2022 - Vol. 3 Issue 14 61st Street, an 8-episode dramatic series on which Jamie Kalven worked as consultant, premiered on April 10 on AMC, AMC+ and ALLBLK. Block Club Chicago reported on the series, and it was reviewed in the Chicago Tribune and Chicago Sun Times. https://www.viewfromtheground.com/volume-iii-archive-2022/vewyalrkfucbihc1afri9etzki3xya monthly 0.5 2025-03-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/963818dd-cf9f-461c-966e-61779d1e1439/95f8a38b-e923-774c-a461-e6265c487deb.jpg Volume III Archive 2022 - Vol. 3 Issue 13 Join Dr. Thomas Fisher, in conversation with Jamie Kalven, for the launch of his new book, The Emergency: A Year of Healing and Heartbreak in a Chicago ER. 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Thus far, more than 100 individuals framed by Watts and his team have had their convictions overturned. 83 additional petitions for exoneration are pending and will be addressed in a series of hearings next month. Read more in the Chicago Tribune → (Download the PDF here) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/c2ea347a-441e-4d62-b1fa-9f662f0104b2/2f56ced7-45a1-4992-4c3f-21e80d5156a5.jpg Volume III Archive 2022 - Vol. 3 Issue 12 Jamie Kalven has an essay on the police murder of Laquan McDonald in Chicago Exposed: Defining Moments from the Chicago Sun-Times Photo Archive, edited by Richard Cahan and Michael Williams. The book was released in conjunction with the Chicago History Museum’s acquisition of the Sun-Times photo archive. 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Listen now on all streaming platforms → https://www.viewfromtheground.com/volume-iii-archive-2023/s75tfjm590ensofmx6ul86pvujh499 monthly 0.5 2025-05-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/da37314d-d3db-4187-bb3f-2838591aecf7/032b98bf-d49b-7925-6dea-74e648d08d2f.jpg Volume III Archive 2023 - Vol. 3 Issue Issue 27 Join Us: Supporters' Convening We invite you to join us for our annual supporters' convening in November. On November 28th, we will gather at the Chicago Athletic Association's Stagg Court from 6:00 - 8:00pm in celebration and reflection of our work over the last year and a preview of what's to come. Thank you for your support of our work. We hope to see you next month. 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On November 28th, we will gather at the Chicago Athletic Association's Stagg Court from 6:00 - 8:00pm in celebration and reflection of our work over the last year and a preview of what's to come. Thank you for your support of our work. We hope to see you next month. Register to attend → https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/f24b25e3-9b50-416c-9e1b-1d560e0a18da/c51f2896-6544-e230-788e-c8002182a74a.png Volume III Archive 2023 - Vol. 3 Issue 25 - Make it stand out Still from last month's Public Newsroom with City Bureau, moderated by trina reynolds-tyler https://www.viewfromtheground.com/volume-iii-archive-2023/4tv2piy5xrc64phygocgd8kiluynhe monthly 0.5 2025-03-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1867601f-e87f-4a7b-91c9-8ea0f09549f9/aea90916-cdc9-f854-3851-315094f79af6.png Volume III Archive 2023 - Vol. 3 Issue 24 Audio Storytelling Intensive Attention, South & West Side residents: tell your story in audio! Join the Invisible Institute, makers of the award-winning podcasts You Didn’t See Nothin and Somebody, for a 4-week intensive workshop exploring the possibilities of audio storytelling. Participants of all experience levels are welcome, and will leave with an understanding of audio recording, digital editing, and interviewing, and with a 4-6 minute polished piece to add to their portfolio. Apply Here→ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/6f169648-99d4-43fa-98c3-670c2ff86a76/d7136019-3056-67a7-773f-0a6f618f1087.jpeg Volume III Archive 2023 - Vol. 3 Issue 24 Beneath the Surface Short Documentary on View at Southside Community Arts Center We’re thrilled to share that a short documentary by cai thomas on Beneath the Surface will be on view at Southside Community Arts Center from July 7 - September 23rd as part of the Black Light Cinema Project exhibition. Make time to view the exhibit - while there, explore some of the work of Beneath the Surface including complaint records, a missing persons report & information about how we’ve obtained these records. Explore Beneath the Surface→ Plan your visit to SSCAC→ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/084075ba-f26e-4f0c-a81a-48210ebbf4b9/6599c3ec-c909-4a42-1e3c-ff2c5c24ee26.png Volume III Archive 2023 - Vol. 3 Issue 24 You Didn’t See Nothin - Featured on Snap Judgment Earlier this month, You Didn’t See Nothin host Yohance Lacour joined Snap Judgment for a conversation on the makings of You Didn’t See Nothin, race in America, and “the meat of the matter.” Prior to the interview with host Glynn Washington, Snap Judgment played the first episode of You Didn’t See Nothin. 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From left to right: Sarah Geis, Bill Healy, Dana Brozost-Kelleher, Erisa Apantaku, Yohance Lacour, Alison Flowers, Jamie Kalven. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/ac8e6cc5-ed84-4ae8-b811-8ac4717cafd8/ecffb9cb-57d4-2d05-c54f-e8b0acc895d5.png Volume III Archive 2023 - Vol. 3 Issue 23 Jamie Kalven: Mayor Brandon Johnson must make explicit commitments to transparency Jamie Kalven writes in the Chicago Tribune Opinions Column on the need for transparency from the City of Chicago and three of the priority items Mayor Johnson can engage to maintain a commitment to transparency. 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Chicago Tribune spoke with Yohance about the Clark case and You Didn’t See Nothin, which is part memoir, part investigation. Read in full→ Listen toYou Didn't See Nothin→ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/e96a2afe-4c96-47c3-8fa1-c7a7f2b4dc5a/70b74522-5165-d15d-9c96-05703841f280.png Volume III Archive 2023 - Vol. 3 Issue 23 Potluck at the Point We want to invite you to join us on Friday, July 7th at our Potluck at the Point event. This will be a casual gathering intended to create and deepen community relationships and partnerships. Learn more and register here. Please feel free to share the invitation with friends and family as well as organizations you would like us to connect with. The Point is dear to our heart so we look forward to sharing the view. 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Attendees will get the most out of the session if they’ve listened to at least the first episode of the podcast. All episodes of You Didn’t See Nothin are now available for listeners and has been described by one critic as “one of the best podcasts I’ve ever heard.” This event will be held at Experimental Station in the main room and is sponsored by the Digital Storytelling Initiative at the Logan Center for the Arts. Learn more and register on our website→ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/7099194e-bd31-4e98-b551-b68e4dad32d9/72b11fbb-580d-3567-8b9a-7ac772855f59.png Volume III Archive 2023 - Vol. 3 Issue 21 - Make it stand out The Chicago Police Torture Archive is a human rights documentation of former Commander Jon Burge’s violence against more than 100 Black men, from the 1970s-1990s. Explore the archive to learn more about each of the men pictured above (Curtis Milsap, Darrell Cannon, L.C. 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Issue 30 - Make it stand out Launching champaign.cpdp.co, February 2023. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/ff9fd5d5-6244-405d-8c13-0aeed4e244aa/633f3ac6-0a8e-4c86-2b37-aa0295f2609c.png Volume III Archive 2023 - Vol 3. Issue 30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/fa047878-6f18-4b5d-8a04-7033688dd801/1a0d369f-4dcf-f022-3720-0bee3367fe24+%281%29.png Volume III Archive 2023 - Vol 3. Issue 30 - Make it stand out Your support helps our team produce work like the reporting outlined in this newsletter. Please consider giving a gift now. Your support is vital to sustaining our work and we deeply appreciate your support. Donate Now → https://www.viewfromtheground.com/volume-iii-archive-2023/fajhm3df2xl62msx1tzq4qcg3xw1lk monthly 0.5 2025-05-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/d4d22948-7f3a-42b3-9851-17914cb07f4a/53384eea-ed9c-3c66-3b34-2f500e51fabf.jpeg Volume III Archive 2023 - Vol 3. Issue 20 trina on (DIS) Proportionate Impacts of Policing in Chicago Data Director trina reynolds-tyler presented at Stanford’s Women in Data Science conference earlier this month. trina’s presentation, titled (DIS) Proportionate Impacts of Policing in Chicago, centered on Beneath the Surface, our work to uncover patterns of gender based violence at the hands of police, and the community volunteer team that helped to train an algorithm that parsed through narratives of complaints in more than 27,000 misconduct records between 2011 and 2015. Watch trina’s presentation (beginning at 59:56) → https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/d65e4111-8557-4696-9c38-93dd4a5585e2/61b7e345-d658-4f25-e1c1-7b2c3d50a7a8.png Volume III Archive 2023 - Vol 3. Issue 20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/cf076cda-778e-45b8-b4ab-3b22635885f1/9d0fff3e-2de7-034b-68e0-c5c9e1564e9b.jpg Volume III Archive 2023 - Vol 3. Issue 20 - Make it stand out In February, our team traveled to Urbana-Champaign to launch the beta version of champaign.cpdp.co, our first police data tool outside of Chicago. We gathered with community members and partners in Urbana-Champaign at the Independent Media Center to discuss policing data from Champaign, how to use the tool, and our continued efforts toward data transparency. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/5092652d-60c7-460c-a187-c95b44a54238/02f9c560-a7e0-32f9-6e67-0d4cff597feb.png Volume III Archive 2023 - Vol 3. Issue 20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/3f0d9bdc-a2a5-4b99-bfcb-024a4bac5b92/57a93be6-bcaf-b4b3-9316-6018b97e8abf.jpg Volume III Archive 2023 - Vol 3. Issue 20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/57f808c3-b03a-421f-8ee7-70da89ead876/73c2604f-9088-0866-8d1f-75ee3b58998f.png Volume III Archive 2023 - Vol 3. 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The suit is the latest in a years-long fight to open these records and track Colorado's "second-chance cops". Read the full article from the Chicago Freedom of Information Coalition → https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/cc243a41-c35b-472b-b89d-ed21ccf2dc41/ed1c3f9f-19fe-248e-4548-8c58b1f27115.png Volume III Archive 2023 - Vol. 3 Issue 29 https://www.viewfromtheground.com/volume-iii-archive-2023/a9u3u8w0xxaykatykt5nxzne7cwhmc monthly 0.5 2025-03-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/5d302561-b52f-4771-863d-1baa279be8b2/fcfdbbd2-12e6-e132-2ef3-6559873aa7e9.jpeg Volume III Archive 2023 - Vol. 3 Issue 19 On February 1, our team traveled to Champaign-Urbana to launch the beta version of champaign.cpdp.co that presents our findings on use of force and other police data in Champaign. Currently the site has nearly 3,000 complaints and use of force records related to officers in the Champaign and Urbana police departments. We are still adding to the site and plan to include more search functions and data from additional police departments in Champaign County. Together with community members who attended the beta launch, we examined incidents in which officers used force against a person in Champaign and got feedback on ways the site can better help people in Champaign County. The data on the site was obtained through a series of Freedom of Information act requests coordinated by investigative reporter Sam Stecklow. We’ll continue to update the site with more records and underlying documents. In the meantime, we hope you are able to use the tool and share it with others. Explore the tool → https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/fd3d1c4b-1e09-4097-a5d7-a181af251875/30eeaf79-42a0-7039-3fb8-3f6702c2e20b.jpeg Volume III Archive 2023 - Vol. 3 Issue 19 Courtney Copeland Memorial Gala The Courtney Copeland Memorial Foundation will host its annual gala on March 3, 2023. This year’s gala will honor Jamie Kalven. The Courtney Copeland Memorial Foundation is a 501(c)3 charitable organization that was started May 2018 by Shapearl Wells, host of the Somebody podcast, after the death of her son, Courtney Copeland to gun violence. Purchase tickets to this year’s gala. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/ea3e2607-d7ed-4c75-92d3-8e43d4c2f8f5/aa1e94f7-58e3-d30f-087d-8d19f7731543.jpeg Volume III Archive 2023 - Vol. 3 Issue 19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/8c99dadc-8e6c-4d03-be8b-49eb4ab9edfc/fb950197-b03e-c5cb-3938-5451468057f0.jpg Volume III Archive 2023 - Vol. 3 Issue 19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/3c07744f-d3ed-42d7-aed2-95b2decdd39d/b7ae1be7-ad4e-6c60-f3e6-88b62a413cc0.jpeg Volume III Archive 2023 - Vol. 3 Issue 19 - Make it stand out Yohance Lacour stands outside Bronzeville Convenience recording for You Didn't See Nothin. Part investigation and part memoir, You Didn't See Nothin follows Lacour as he revisits the story of that introduced him to the world of investigative journalism, and examines how its ripple effects have shaped his life over the past quarter-century. Listen on Apple Podcasts or anywhere you download your podcasts. 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On June 6, the court granted the motion. The theory of the amended complaint is that the City had a de facto policy of “failing to properly supervise, monitor, discipline, counsel, and otherwise control its police officers,” and further that top police officials were aware “these practices would result in preventable police abuse.” As a result, Futterman argues, members of the skullcap crew knew they could act with impunity. The City and the high officials named in the suit were thus complicit in their abuses. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1634753236248-T0APM2VXXSKUXLPK8PZK/LogicOfImpunity.jpg Kicking The Pigeon - Make it stand out The administrative headquarters of the Chicago Police Department seen from a vacant unit at Stateway Gardens. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1634748419327-4H112MVLNXXQSYB6OSP8/SeptOf2002.jpg Kicking The Pigeon In September of 2002, 3544 S. State was closed in preparation for demolition. Residents were given the choice of taking a housing voucher and moving into the private housing market or remaining on site. Bond opted to move to 3651 S. Federal. When the day came, the CHA provided moving vans for Bond and other residents relocating on site. At the end of the day, I encountered her, in a characteristically ebullient mood, ferrying the last of her possessions across the development in a shopping cart. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1634752175205-5XQUS914JNCTL6XF0L3P/CHAPlan.jpeg Kicking The Pigeon - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1634751083990-9O7XHSW00KBUQBTKEBL9/ItIsThus.jpg Kicking The Pigeon - Make it stand out 3542-44 S. State Street being demolished with police headquarters in the background https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1634751154321-DINANVUME92OEY0CUYAR/OldWounds.jpeg Kicking The Pigeon - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1634752860987-MKDAJP42SQDV9Z7IYNKH/FindingBond.jpeg Kicking The Pigeon - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1634752697797-W46BLHEL6D78XLI2PCM5/March29And30.jpg Kicking The Pigeon - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1634751688636-FNH2GD42B3ISGDS0GSU4/UntilRecently.jpg Kicking The Pigeon Until recently, the primary visible economic activity at Stateway, conducted openly, in the shadow of the headquarters of the Chicago Police Department, was the drug trade. An endless parade of customers passed through the drug markets in the open-air lobbies of the Stateway high-rises. Black and white, well-heeled and down-and-out, they came to buy “rock” (crack) and “blow” (heroin) from the young men in the drug trade. At various locations around the perimeters of the buildings, solitary figures stood watch for 12-hour shifts “doing security.” Most were older men and women. Almost all were drug users who supported their habits by doing this work. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1634662414711-ZD4HEH0HJMQXXJ4F7PU9/InaDisplay.jpg Kicking The Pigeon In a display that was part of an exhibition on the Plan for Transformation at the Chicago Historical Society last year—more an exercise in public relations for the CHA than historical inquiry—Stateway Gardens was described as "isolated." This characterization is consistent with the prevailing social scientific discourse on urban poverty. It is not, however, consistent with geography. It would be more accurate to say that Stateway, like most of the CHA archipelago, is not isolated but abandoned. Now that the rest of the Stateway buildings have been razed, Diane Bond looks out from her eighth-floor apartment, over the https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/1634748567969-CA0SJMXTQTILSNCB23VV/HerApt.jpeg Kicking The Pigeon Her apartment in 3651 S. Federal is deeply inhabited. Two large, comfortable sofas, arrayed around a coffee table, dominate the living room. The top of the television cabinet functions as a sort of household altar for religious objects and family photos, among them pictures of her three sons: Delfonzo, now 30 years old, Larry, 29, and Willie, 21. Working as a janitor, Bond raised her boys as a single mother. She expresses pride in the fact that they have largely managed to stay clear of trouble in an environment where that is no small achievement. 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Essay CHA Developments Served: 19 (plus scattered sites); Breakfast sites: 158; Lunch sites: 163 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/eb81920a-4e38-433d-a270-e2741976c336/lunchroompeeringgirl.jpeg Summer Food Program Photo Essay Breakfasts served daily (average): 11,392; Lunches served daily (average): 14,647 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/86354efb-e71b-4584-bff6-65860ad1c839/atwall.jpeg Summer Food Program Photo Essay Total breakfasts served: 535,410; Total lunches served: 688,425; Total meals served: 1,223,835 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/49ee7891-1f2e-4d7e-af0b-0a7cc6b418ba/montage1.jpeg Summer Food Program Photo Essay Paid staff: 27; Volunteers: 980 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/573882fe-6116-4220-9603-2a3041b59cb4/openkitchen.jpeg Summer Food Program Photo Essay Photographs Copyright © Patricia Evans, 2002 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https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/fed80844-3f2b-4391-9842-666844be5b1a/Red+Boy%2C+Stateway+Gardens+2000.png Photo Archive Red Boy, Stateway Gardens, 2000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/cef41e8f-cd1b-4e11-9121-5f3c79a50ab0/Boy+with+basketball%2C+Stateway+Gardens+2000.jpg Photo Archive Boy with basketball, Stateway Gardens, 2000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/18138adc-869f-4873-b21c-d2ed67d7d345/Boy+with+Sunglasses%2C+Ida+B.+Wells+1993.jpg Photo Archive Boy with Sunglasses, Ida B. Wells, 1993 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/4e0ddf80-ac12-41b4-a8eb-ab3855e4cf05/Boys+Jumping%2C+Stateway+Gardens+1998.png Photo Archive Boys Jumping, Stateway Gardens, 1998 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/c975c0c9-db18-4c32-97a1-1544e1b97fca/Bunkbeds%2C+Stateway+Gardens%2C+2000.jpg Photo Archive Bunkbeds, Stateway Gardens, 2000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/ce81307c-594b-4f4f-92c5-37d38d293d70/Cocoa%2C+Stateway+Gardens+2000.jpg Photo Archive Cocoa, Stateway Gardens, 2000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/3f9429d6-ef87-482a-b5bb-35e72fe01ee6/Demolition+Crane%2C+Stateway+Gardens+2003.jpg Photo Archive Demolition Crane, Stateway Gardens, 2003 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/561195a9-5f01-40fa-916a-41df205d30df/Diane+Bond%2C+Stateway+Gardens+2005+copy.jpg Photo Archive Diane Bond, Stateway Gardens, 2005 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/af18feef-bebe-43a3-a813-4e59f5605c5a/Double+Dutch%2C+Stateway+Gardens+2001.jpg Photo Archive Double Dutch, Stateway Gardens, 2001 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/bea4c5d9-a167-4133-a1d6-60b425561e4b/Dre%2C+Stateway+Picnic+2000.jpg Photo Archive Dre, Stateway Picnic, 2000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/ae8e5c2c-44db-4359-b0e6-5d61624b7fdb/Elote%2C+Stateway+Gardens+2000.jpg Photo Archive Elote, Stateway Gardens, 2000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/73649644-d5f2-4259-ad2c-32544943e025/Fellas%2C+Stateway+Gardens%2C+2002.jpg Photo Archive Fellas, Stateway Gardens, 2002 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/a8978b84-a791-44bd-ac02-d1c31995e85a/Francine+and+Family%2C+Stateway+Gardens+1997.jpeg Photo Archive Francine and Family, Stateway Gardens, 1997 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/dff32f46-9ca8-4392-962d-4c6e4ee749de/Fred%2C+Stateway+Gardens+2002.jpg Photo Archive Fred, Stateway Gardens, 2002 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/ae7a5802-a9e8-4340-933e-da3eb29c227c/Girl+on+a+Swing%2C+Ida+B.+Wells+1993+%281%29.jpg Photo Archive Girl on a Swing, Ida B. Wells, 1993 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/bb44134e-edfd-4c5c-88ae-828510e2f86e/Hats%2C+Stateway+Gardens+1997.jpg Photo Archive Hats, Stateway Gardens, 1997 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/c11d6395-3cda-49fe-a3ff-6bd95c413290/Ironing%2C+Stateway+Gardens+2000.jpg Photo Archive Ironing, Stateway Gardens, 2000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/ef0b8901-8a0f-4b59-b05a-a6530b96d7ad/Jackie+and+son%2C+Stateway+Gardens+2000+.jpg Photo Archive Jackie and son, Stateway Gardens, 2000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/ee13836a-18e4-4eed-9a87-8c749da95972/Jill%2C+Stateway+Gardens+2000.jpg Photo Archive Jill, Stateway Gardens, 2000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/f0f0b66d-a4f4-4643-86dc-63955e71a4a1/Kenya%2C+State+Street%2C+1997.jpeg Photo Archive Kenya, State Street, 1997 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Photo Archive In Front of their Building, Stateway Gardens, 2000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/0cd2c1c0-a647-43d6-bc41-327c80213a44/Pete+on+the+Porches%2C+Stateway+Gardens+2004.jpeg Photo Archive Pete on the Porches, Stateway Gardens, 2004 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/e0afd040-18b9-4e07-b39d-c10e87804670/Stateway+Gardens%2C+Haircut+in+the+Lobby+2000.jpg Photo Archive Haircut in the Lobby, Stateway Gardens, 2000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/bb910cfe-9e0b-46b9-9312-a13a7fbbc4cc/Stateway+Gardens%2C+Baseball+2001.jpg Photo Archive Baseball, Stateway Gardens, 2001 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/7eaf8b1c-72de-4281-a5ff-77a299bf1c8e/Stateway+Gardens%2C+Drug+Dealers+Office+2000.jpg Photo Archive Drug Dealer's Office, Stateway Gardens, 2000 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Photo Archive Tree Planting, Stateway Gardens, 1997 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/f604ee97-4e4a-4e24-b42a-8fa4486cc5b2/Stateway+Gardens%2C+Treyball+2000.jpg Photo Archive Treyball, Stateway Gardens, 2000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/e3c31763-6e60-4915-9b49-8fc9704fef29/Stateway+Gardens%2C+Vigils+Against+Violence%2C+1994.jpeg Photo Archive Vigil Against Violence, Stateway Gardens, 1994 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/82005959-3ee5-425f-8698-2c528f8c6436/Tree+at+Stateway+Gardens+1997.png Photo Archive Tree, Stateway Gardens, 1997 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/616dd5380f4ccc0ec250f3b3/498eee96-9b34-410b-a80e-b955b59ca116/Vanish+and+mother%2C+Stateway+Gardens+2001.jpg Photo Archive Vanish and mother, Stateway Gardens, 2001 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