THE WATCHDOGS: Chicago police monitored black protesters post-Ferguson
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Last fall, as a grand jury investigated the shooting death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, the Chicago Police Department began monitoring African-American groups and activists in Chicago, records obtained by the Chicago Sun-Times show. The police tracked protesters’ posts on social media and kept a log of demonstrations around Chicago, some with no connection […]