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Tomorrow, the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press will honor Invisible Institute Data Director trina reynolds tyler with the 2026 Local Champion Award.
Watch live at 6 PM CT. trina’s presentation is expected between 6:18–6:30 PM CT.
rcfp.org/awards2026
Law professor Bennett Gershman examines New York’s “wandering cops” and highlights Invisible Institute’s National Police Index as a tool for tracking officers across departments and jurisdictions.
We’re looking for volunteers to join upcoming Beneath the Surface investigative sessions this September. Help review police misconduct records and identify patterns of gender-based violence.
Sign up and learn more: airtable.com/appjP6lNZ6daAcf…
New reporting from Unraveled Press examines Chicago’s Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability and the tensions within the city’s system of civilian police oversight.
unraveledpress.com/civilian-…
New reporting from Unraveled Press examines Chicago’s civilian police oversight system and the police ties within it.
Read “Civilian Oversight Blues: Inside Chicago’s Ongoing Police Accountability Meltdown” here unraveledpress.com/civilian-…
Beneath the Surface is back. Volunteer with us to review police misconduct records, identify patterns of gender-based violence, and explore how AI can support human-led accountability.
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Illinois' "top DUI cop" led the state in DUI arrests from 2022–2024 and made more than 500 arrests during that period. A new investigation examines allegations that some arrests relied on fabricated evidence.
Read more in Block Club Chicago.
blockclubchicago.org/2026/05…
Recommended reading: A new analysis found no evidence that removing ShotSpotter slowed police response times or increased violent crime.
Read more from WTTW News: news.wttw.com/2026/05/27/cpd…
Invisible Institute reporter Yohance Lacour and former investigations editor Alison Flowers have joined a lawsuit alleging major tech companies used their voices without consent to train AI systems.
Read more via Capitol News Illinois: capitolnewsillinois.com/news…
Check out this major legal update out of Chicago from @wttw. The family of Adam Toledo has refiled their wrongful death lawsuit against the city, this time moving the case to federal court.
The family of Adam Toledo, the 13-year-old who was shot and killed by a Chicago police officer after a brief foot chase in March 2021, is suing the city again, refiling the wrongful death lawsuit against Chicago and its police department in federal court. to.wttw.com/4vlBtrn
A new essay by Jamie Kalven examines the delayed release of body camera footage in the 2025 shooting death of Officer Krystal Rivera and what it reveals about transparency in Chicago.
Read more: invisible.institute/latestbl…
Eighteen Chicago residents have filed legal claims following a 2025 immigration raid in South Shore. The claims cite reporting by Invisible Institute’s Maira Khwaja and South Side Weekly documenting the operation and its aftermath.
Read more here: invisible.institute/all-inve…
Recently, several Invisible Institute investigations received national and regional journalism honors, including Policing The Vulnerable, Accusation Dismissed, and the Robert Johnson investigation.
Nearly eight years after Chicago police killed Harith “Snoop” Augustus in South Shore, an appellate court has ordered a new trial in a case brought by Augustus’ family. The decision overturns the 2023 verdict that ruled in favor of the officers.
