Posts Tagged ‘Government’
New Leaders for New Schools, an Innovations in American Government Finalist, presented before the National Selection Committee in May 2009. The program ensures high academic achievement for every Chicago Public School student by attracting and preparing outstanding leaders and supporting the performance of the urban public schools they lead.
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On January 9, 2008, the chicago city council approved a nearly $20 million legal settlement to four African American men who were tortured into confessions by former police Cmdr. John Burge and his subordinates. The four allegedly were subjected to electric shocks, beatings and other brutality by Burge and his men. Though the settlement in the Burge cases is a victory, we must push for continued justice and accountability in these cases:
Join us in calling for the federal prosecution of John Burge and other Area 2 and 3 Chicago Police officers!
Join us in calling for new hearings for the 26 African American torture victims who remain convicted and incarcerated!
Join us in calling for reparations and psychological counseling on behalf of all of the torture victims!
For more information on the Chicago Police Torture Cases, and to see how you can get involved, visit www.MidwestHumanRights.org!
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Citizen and Law Enforcement Analysis and Reporting (CLEAR) is the enterprise information system for the entire Chicago Police Department and one of the most sophisticated information systems in the nation. The program won a 2007 Innovations in American Government Award.
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Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley goes off on a rant against certain city council members who are not voting the way he wants them to. The vote is a for real estate tax increase to fund Chicago’s chronically underfunded CTA Mass Transit System (the El). But who cares what it’s for – this is some good TV. Democracy at work with Da Mayor! Note the laughing in the background.
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