NEW: Former Chicago Cop Pleads Guilty to Aggravated Battery of Two Female Colleagues. The cases reveal how the department failed to vigorously investigate such allegations involving police. propublica.org/article/chicag… Invisible Institute

VFTG Issue 44: Celebrating Juneteenth. - mailchi.mp/invisibleinsti…

It’s a beautiful day to organize your workplace😎 Excited to share that  journalists, program staff and operations workers at City Bureau are unionizing! Sign our petition and follow us on IG & Bl*s*y @/cbworkersguild Linktr.ee/cbworkersguild

Congratulations to City Bureau, whose journalists are organizing for a union! Our team is excited about the possibility of our longtime partners recognizing their newly announced Union, and what it means for Chicago's local journalism landscape to mature in this way.

New: Chicago police officers face little oversight when applying for promotions under the department’s “merit”-based nomination process, Invisible Institute found. buff.ly/8mIYoZX

Our latest investigation explores how the Chicago Police Department’s “merit” promotion system has advanced officers with a history of misconduct—including fatal shootings and excessive force. bit.ly/4lHFmCa

Check out this story I worked on for the Invisible Institute!

The Invisible Institute’s investigation into former deputy Sean Grayson, who shot and killed Sonya Massey after she called police for help, has been awarded the Driehaus Prize for Investigative Journalism.

In October 2024, the Burroughs Legacy team's first reporting project—The unsung legacy of Margaret Burroughs: “We called her Mama”—was featured on WBEZ’s Curious City program. And this past May, this episode received two Peter Lisagor Awards for Journalism.

VFTG Issue 45: In Remembrance of Brandi Collins-Dexter - mailchi.mp/invisibleinsti…

A huge congrats to our audio team! You Didn't See Nothin has been named one of Time Magazine's 100 Best Podcasts of All Time. You can listen to all episodes of You Didn't See Nothin on any podcast platform!

Good news! Today, the Illinois Appellate Court ruled in favor of transparency, against closed hearings for police misconduct cases. We previously covered this issue for the Chicago Reader in November 2023.