Chicago Police Promised To ‘Fix’ Secret Traffic Stops. A Year Later, The Problem Has Only Gotten Worse

Chicago Police Promised To ‘Fix’ Secret Traffic Stops. A Year Later, The Problem Has Only Gotten Worse – Block Club Chicago

Chicago Police Promised To ‘Fix’ Secret Traffic Stops. A Year Later, The Problem Has Only Gotten Worse

As Chicago’s top cop steps down, police are making fewer traffic stops. But our new investigation finds most stops are still not being reported to oversight agencies, despite a state law mandating disclosure.

Chicago Police promised to ‘fix’ secret traffic stops. A year later, the problem has only gotten worse.

This story was produced in partnership with Bolts, a nonprofit publication that covers criminal justice and voting rights in local governments. In March 2024, a traffic stop for an alleged seat belt violation quickly spiraled into a hail of exchanged gunfire that resulted in 26-year-old Dexter Reed being killed by plainclothes police officers. In response to the ensuing outcry, Chicago police leadership promised to finally confront the enormous …