The Grassroots Alliance for Police Accountability (GAPA) held a March 22 press conference at City Hall releasing its Community Conversations Report after listening to the concerns of approximately 1,700 Chicago residents about police misconduct and community relations voiced in meetings held across…
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The evidence is compelling: The Chicago Police Department is in urgent need of reform. While the problems are clear, the path to solutions is filled with controversy. Please join us for a frank and insightful discussion of what it will take…
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One impediment to developing affordable housing in Chicago has been the City’s antiquated building code, portions of which haven’t kept pace with improvements in building techniques and materials. As a result, it is more expensive to renovate housing in Chicago…
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In the last nine months, two reports have been issued detailing far-reaching problems within the Chicago Police Department (CPD) and the police oversight system. In April, the Police Accountability Task Force, in which BPI played an active role, released its unsparingly critical report….
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Some two years after CHA and BPI reached a legal agreement, CHA is poised to begin more significant development of new and renovated community facilities in Altgeld Gardens. In addition to the rehabilitation of 218 Altgeld public housing apartments, the…
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Attention law and policy students: Make a difference this summer! BPI is looking for summer interns to work on projects related to criminal justice reform, housing, and education. While there are no more PILI-funded positions available, we welcome applicants who…
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Each month, first, second, and third graders from Aldridge Elementary in the Altgeld-Riverdale community board a bus bound for Kids Science Labs in the South Loop for an hour of discovery and fun. This science enrichment program is just one…
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The Chicago Housing Authority and BPI reached an agreement in federal court Thursday that calls for CHA to develop on Chicago’s North Side 525 family public housing units that will not be replaced on site as part of the proposed…
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As the construction start date for mixed income redevelopment of Lathrop Homes approaches, most likely in early 2017, BPI is involved in activities to ensure that public housing units not being replaced on the site itself are replaced instead in…
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BPI Director of Justice Reform Adam Gross is featured in a documentary released this week by Al Jazeera English examining Chicago police accountability in the aftermath of the Laquan McDonald shooting. The Contract: Chicago’s Police Union, part of a series called…
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