Chicago Justice Podcast

Chicago Justice Podcast


Latest Episodes

Deborah Witzburg Interview on ShotSpotter
September 09, 2021

Today's show features our discussion with Deborah Witzburg who is the Deputy Public Safety Inspector General in the Office of the Inspector General for the City of Chicago. Witzburg recently published

Supt. Brown’s Hidden Suspension – Podcast
September 02, 2021

On this episode we sit down with Lauren Cole to discuss her two recent reports about Chicago Police Department Superintendent David Brown's hidden suspension for lying in internal misconduct investiga

FOP President Catanzara Nazi Comparison
August 31, 2021

Chicago Fraternal Order of Police President John Catanzara responded to Mayor Lightfoot's announcement of a vaccine mandate for all city employees in the worst way imaginable. He compared the mandate

Jennifer Vollen-Katz Interview
August 05, 2021

In today's show we sit down with Jennifer Vollen-Katz who is the Executive Director of the John Howard Association. We discuss issues around the accountability and transparency of the Illinois Departm

BGA’s David Greising on Chicago Lacking a Crime Plan
August 03, 2021

The Better Government Association's David Greising sits down with the Chicago Justice Show to discuss a recent post he authored on the BGA's website. Greising's post was titled "Finger Pointing Isn't

Sharon Fairly on Routing Out Proud Boy Cops
July 27, 2021

Today we speak with Sharon Fairly, former Chief Administrator of the Independent Police Review Authority and Citizen Office of Police Accountability, about what if any possibilities exist to use the p

Gang Members Outnumber Cops in Chicago
July 24, 2021

According to a recent Fox 32 report that cited Geraldo Rivera gang members in Chicago outnumber police officers by a ratio of 10-1. You can tell this was a very serious report as it cited one of the m

Community Commission Passes
July 22, 2021

After five years of pushing from activists and communities of color the community commission has finally passed the City Council. Its passing has been hailed by many on the left as the transformative

Mayor Lightfoot’s Snitch Fund
July 20, 2021

Mayor Lightfoot established a fund to incentivize people from the community to come forward and provide tips on people that possess guns illegally. At initial blush the fund doesn't seem like the horr

Catanzara: A 23 Year History of Misconduct
July 15, 2021

Chicago police officer John Catanzara has a history with the police accountability system in Chicago that is exhibit number one in why the system is broken. The failure of the system to remove him fro