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Invisible Institute @invisible.institute · 19/09/2026

Read the op-ed: www.amny.com/law/op-ed-ne...

Invisible Institute @invisible.institute · 19/09/2026

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.

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Invisible Institute @invisible.institute · 16/09/2026

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/appjP6lNZ6da...

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Invisible Institute @invisible.institute · 09/09/2026

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-ove...

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Invisible Institute @invisible.institute · 08/07/2026

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. airtable.com/appjP6lNZ6da...

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Invisible Institute @invisible.institute · 08/06/2026

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/2026/05/28/s...

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Invisible Institute @invisible.institute · 04/06/2026

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/c...

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Invisible Institute @invisible.institute · 03/06/2026

Invisible Institute reporter Yohance Lacour and former investigations editor Alison Flowers have joined a lawsuit alleging that major tech companies used their voices without consent to train AI systems. Read more via Capitol News Illinois: capitolnewsillinois.com/news/tech-gi...

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Invisible Institute @invisible.institute · 02/06/2026

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/latestblog/j...

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Invisible Institute @invisible.institute · 01/06/2026

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 reporting updates here: invisible.institute/all-investig...

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Invisible Institute @invisible.institute · 21/05/2026

Recently, several Invisible Institute investigations received national and regional journalism honors, including Policing The Vulnerable, Accusation Dismissed, and the Robert Johnson investigation.

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Invisible Institute @invisible.institute · 13/05/2026

Join us tomorrow for Invisible Institute’s Spring Opening at Experimental Station. Games, food, music, and free copies of the Chicago Reader and South Side Weekly. Thursday, May 14 · 5:30–8 PM 6100 S. Blackstone Ave Free and open to all. RSVP: link in bio.

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Invisible Institute @invisible.institute · 24/04/2026

Read more via Block Club Chicago bit.ly/495MWSY

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Invisible Institute @invisible.institute · 24/04/2026

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.

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Invisible Institute @invisible.institute · 23/04/2026

Access to this data is already available in over 25 states. national.cpdp.co

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Invisible Institute @invisible.institute · 23/04/2026

Invisible Institute and @thepulp.org filed a lawsuit in Montana seeking access to police employment data. The case challenges a policy that blocks information used to identify “wandering officers.”

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Invisible Institute @invisible.institute · 07/04/2026

We’re hiring a Part-Time Volunteer Coordinator @ Invisible Institute Support Beneath the Surface — a project connecting community knowledge + data journalism to investigate police abuse $45.40/hr · up to 20 hrs/week Apply: invisible.institute/jobs

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Invisible Institute @invisible.institute · 31/03/2026

Start searching here: national.cpdp.co/

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Invisible Institute @invisible.institute · 31/03/2026

The National Police Index is now live, bringing together police employment records from 24 states and makes it possible to track how officers move between departments, helping surface patterns of officers carrying misconduct across jurisdictions and strengthening public access to accountability.

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Invisible Institute @invisible.institute · 20/03/2026

Stateway Gardens sat at the center of Chicago, even as its residents were pushed to the margins. Reflect with us on what was lost when these buildings came down. Image by Patricia Evans (2002) — 3517–19 South Federal, Stateway Gardens Homes, Chicago, Illinois.

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Invisible Institute @invisible.institute · 20/03/2026

Originally published in 2002, On The Inside Looking Out documents the final days of Stateway Gardens before demolition. From the seventeenth floor of 3517–19 South Federal—known as “The Kingdom”—residents could see across the city.

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Invisible Institute @invisible.institute · 19/03/2026

The National Police Index lets you search officers in 24 states by name, agency, and more. It expands public access to track movement between departments, identify hiring patterns, and access misconduct records. Start searching here: national.cpdp.co/

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Invisible Institute @invisible.institute · 04/03/2026

This week, we officially launched a major update to the National Police Index — a tool built to help communities, journalists, attorneys, and researchers track officers as they move between agencies. Visit the new NPI website here: national.cpdp.co

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Invisible Institute @invisible.institute · 03/03/2026

Visit the new site here: national.cpdp.co/

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Invisible Institute @invisible.institute · 03/03/2026

The National Police Index’s brand new website provides unprecedented public access to police employment records from across the United States and allows users to track law enforcement employment records across 24 states — searchable by officer name, agency, and more. national.cpdp.co/

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Invisible Institute @invisible.institute · 24/02/2026

Join us and @investigatewest.bsky.social on March 12 to learn how to find police employment and misconduct data in Idaho, Oregon and Washington — and how to use it in real accountability reporting. Register here: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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Invisible Institute @invisible.institute · 04/02/2026

Join our team! The Invisible Institute is hiring an investigative reporter to join our team and work alongside our staff to report on police abuse, state violence, and official secrecy in Chicago and beyond. Apply by Feb. 15th! invisible.institute/jobs

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Invisible Institute @invisible.institute · 03/12/2025

Read the story here: www.chicagomag.com/chicago-magazine/november-2025/the-video-that-shook-chicago/

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Invisible Institute @invisible.institute · 03/12/2025

Ten years ago this month, dashcam footage was released showing Laquan McDonald being shot to death by a police officer. A decade after their historic victory, the key players recount how they helped bring the transformative video to light.

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Invisible Institute @invisible.institute · 19/11/2025

Read the story here: bit.ly/fedsteargas

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Invisible Institute @invisible.institute · 19/11/2025

An investigation by a group of Chicago-area newsrooms and found that federal agents used chemical weapons on protesters at least 49 times across 18 incidents across Chicago and the suburbs since Oct. 1. Read: bit.ly/fedsteargas

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Invisible Institute @invisible.institute · 17/11/2025

Join us on Thursday, November 20th from 6:30 - 8:30pm for our Annual Supporters Convening at the Chicago Athletic Association. The event is free and all are welcome! Register here: invisible.institute/events

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Invisible Institute @invisible.institute · 14/11/2025

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Invisible Institute @invisible.institute · 07/11/2025

nymag.com/intelligencer/article/chicago-resistance-against-trump-and-ice.html

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Invisible Institute @invisible.institute · 07/11/2025

Our longtime collaborator Sarah Conway covered Chicago’s ongoing resistance to ICE for @nymag.com. Read the story here: nymag.com/intelligencer/article/chicago-resistance-against-trump-and-ice.html

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Invisible Institute @invisible.institute · 31/10/2025

Join the Invisible Institute and South Side Weekly on November 2 for an arts showcase honoring the life and legacy of Dr. Margaret T.G. Burroughs, featuring a special performance of “Tuesday” by Mud Theatre. Register here: invisible.institute/events

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Invisible Institute @invisible.institute · 29/10/2025

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Invisible Institute @invisible.institute · 27/10/2025

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Invisible Institute @invisible.institute · 21/10/2025

Join the Invisible Institute and South Side Weekly on October 26th for a day of art making and community building in honor of the life and legacy of Dr. Margaret T.G. Burroughs. Register here: invisible.institute/events

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Invisible Institute @invisible.institute · 06/10/2025

Last week, residents of a South Shore apartment building were jolted awake late at night last week when nearly 300 federal agents, backed by helicopters and flashbang grenades, stormed their homes in a massive immigration raid.

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Invisible Institute @invisible.institute · 02/10/2025

It describes the incidents and underlying conditions that gave rise to Bond v. Utreras, a federal civil rights case that has figured centrally in the public conversation about police accountability in Chicago. Read the story here: viewfromtheground.com/kicking-the-pigeon

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Invisible Institute @invisible.institute · 02/10/2025

“Kicking the Pigeon” is a series of articles by Jamie Kalven published between July 6, 2005 and February 16, 2006 in the View From The Ground.

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Invisible Institute @invisible.institute · 28/09/2025

Last week, an agent snatched Steve Held’s reporter credentials and shot chemical weapons at him while he reported on the protests at Broadview. Tonight, federal agents detained him while he was reporting. We urge for his immediate release. @peoplesfabric.com @unraveledpress.com

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Invisible Institute @invisible.institute · 25/09/2025

In 2000, the CHA launched its “Plan for Transformation” to demolish high-rise public housing buildings and replace them with mixed-income housing. Twenty-five years later, many former residents remain displaced and affordable housing is still scarce.

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Invisible Institute @invisible.institute · 24/09/2025

Have a car? Our reporting team focused on sexual assault by the Chicago Police plans to distribute copies of our investigation and findings about assault within the department. If you’d like to volunteer at the end of September, sign up here: bit.ly/btsprintdistro

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Invisible Institute @invisible.institute · 22/09/2025

Presented here as a public collection for the first time are 80 scans of the original prints made by Evans in 1994-2007. View the archive here: viewfromtheground.com

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