NEW and IMPORTANT: Chicago Police Fail to Investigate Officers Repeatedly Accused of Sexual Assault, from our partners at @invisible.institute @mizamudio.bsky.social and Dana Brozost-Kelleher

A team of my colleagues at @invisible.institute have been working hard on this reporting for months, and I’m excited to see it out in the world today. Please read below, and congratulations to @mizamudio.bsky.social and Dana Brozost-Kelleher, among many others, on this story.

Some of y’all noticed I’ve been uncharacteristically offline. This is why, and I remain on leave for a few weeks to handle a PTSD relapse. CJR was dogged in its pursuit of my story. Because of what I do and who I am, I felt that I had to answer their questions honestly. www.cjr.org/feature-2/we...

After fatal police shootings in Illinois, investigating agencies are required to publicly release a report if no charges are brought against the officers. Three large counties fail to meet this requirement: Will, Madison, and St. Clair. thetimesweekly.com/2024/12/illi...

NEW: The words “excited delirium” came up multiple times during the trial over the in-custody death of an Indianapolis man having a mental health emergency. But experts say it’s a rejected medical diagnosis used by police to justify excessive force. www.sideeffectspublicmedia.org/mental-healt...

The debunked medical "diagnosis" of "excited delirium" is still invoked in Indiana courts, including in the recent trial of two Indianapolis officers for their killing of Herman Whitfield III — which ended in an acquittal. New from @farrahsoa.bsky.social:

it’s 2024. i should not have to go to the daley center and take pics of a computer screen to get court docs

NEW w/ @samstecklow.bsky.social Chelsey Lowe sounded the alarm about Sean Grayson long before he shot and killed Sonya Massey. Her arrest by Grayson led to a two-year-long case and felony conviction. But right before sentencing, her case was suddenly dropped. ipmnewsroom.org/sean-grayson...

NEW w/ @farrahsoa.bsky.social: Sean Grayson, charged with murdering Sonya Massey, committed misconduct at prior jobs that could have stopped him from being rehired. In one case, drug charges were just dropped—after the defendant, Chelsey Lowe, was already convicted. ipmnewsroom.org/sean-grayson...

NEW from @samstecklow.bsky.social, @farrahsoa.bsky.social & Dean Olsen: In 2021, while working for Kincaid PD, Sean Grayson pulled over Kyle Adkins, saying there was a warrant for his arrest. Our investigation reveals that the warrant never existed. ipmnewsroom.org/sean-grayson...

NEW: In 2023, Rantoul, IL had its first 2 fatal police shootings in its history — both of young Black men. A review cleared officers, but recommended more training. Instead, RPD just sent 1 officer to the gun range. @farrahsoa.bsky.social for @invisibleinstitute.bsky.social+Illinois Public Media

Thanks to @theappeal.bsky.social for republishing our investigation for a national audience!

NEW: When Champaign, IL hired its new police chief in 2022, residents & City Council were told about his long record of policing. Left undisclosed was his history of misconduct allegations & discipline. From Farrah Anderson and me for @invisibleinstitute.bsky.social & Illinois Public Media: