Chicago Justice Podcast

Chicago Justice Podcast


Latest Episodes

Horrible OpEd by Republicans Jim Durkin and John Curran
October 31, 2021

Republicans House Leader Jim Durkin and State Senator John Curran authored a horrific OpEd in the Chicago Tribune calling for a return to the good old days of law and order Cook County style. - You re

Superintendent Brown Tried to Prevent Firing of Bad Cop
October 26, 2021

Superintendent David Brown tried to prevent the city from moving forward with the firing of Sgt. William Spyker but ultimately a single Chicago Police Board member decided to allow the case against Sp

Democrats fold on Defunding Police
October 22, 2021

Democrats around the country are folding like cheap suits when it comes to defunding the police as mayors across the country move to restore funding for police departments or like in Chicago raising t

Tribune Editorial Board on Sanctity of the Male Body
October 20, 2021

The Chicago Tribune's editorial board has never been a bastion of progressive ideas centered on uplifting Chicago's under-served communities.  Instead the editorial board has been a home for criticism

Deborah Witzburg Extended Interview
October 18, 2021

Today's we sit down with Deborah Witzburg, the Deputy Inspector General for Public Safety. We discuss her report from June 2020 titled "Review of the CPD Management and production of records" and her

Ridiculous Chicago FOP COVID Stance
October 15, 2021

The Chicago Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) and their President John Catanzara are driving a bus filled with their membership right off the COVID cliff with their ridiculous stance on the city's vacci

Business Community Refuses to Give up TIF Grift
October 14, 2021

Crain's editorial jumped onboard hedge fund billionaire Ken Griffin's propaganda train to help him steer attention from the biggest grift in the city that also has the most detrimental impact on commu

FBI Pays a Visit to NYPD Union Office
October 11, 2021

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) raided the offices and home of the outspoken President of the New York Police Department's Sergeants Benevolent Association Ed Mullins last week. While the mo

Deep Dive in to LAPD Social Media Surveillance
October 09, 2021

Social media surveillance by police departments like the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) is growing steadily. In a poll conducted by the International Association of Police in 2017 70% of respond

Facts Elusive For Brown and Lightfoot in Austin Shootout
October 07, 2021

Facts all to often get in the way of political agendas, the exploitation of violence for political again, and just plain opportunism. Unfortunately in Chicago we have all of these in spades. The conti