Dare to Struggle Chicago
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2026 Dare to Struggle National Conference
ALBUQUERQUE, NM JUNE 12-14 What are we up against? This summer, we are holding our third annual national conference to gather all people who want to dedicate themselves to fighting oppression and injustice. Join family members of people who have been killed by police,…
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“I just wanted him to stop” Chicago State’s Attorney pursuing charges against survivor of domestic violence for ending her abuse
On October 22, 2022, 33-year-old Keshia Golden was 8 months pregnant celebrating her baby shower with friends and family. The celebration of life took a drastic turn when Golden’s abuser (the father of her unborn child) attacked her, slamming her head against a kitchen…
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The Pigs of the 1863 Tactical Team
5 CPD officers stripped of police powers, 2 reassigned The biggest gang in Chicago are at it again, exposing themselves as the racist criminals they truly are. This time, it’s the Chicago Police Department’s precious 1863 tactical team, tasked with “guarding“ some of Chicago’s…
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Stand with Sandra! Drop The Charges! It Is Right to Rebel Against ICE!
Sandra Infante was unjustly arrested by Chicago Police on October 23rd, 2025 while confronting and protesting ICE gestapo in the Little Village neighborhood where she’s from. While trying to protect her neighbors from being kidnapped, CPD quickly swooped in on the crowd of protesters…
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CPD pig nearly kills a 13-year-old kid and paralyzes him, and the best “accountability” COPA and Snelling can cough up is to fire him
On March 3, Superintendent Larry Snelling agreed with the decision of the Civilian Office of Police Accountability (COPA) to fire CPD Officer Noah Ball for the 2022 shooting of an unarmed 13-year-old boy known as A.G., leaving him permanently paralyzed. Ball and four other…
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November 2025 death in CCJ ruled a homicide
In November, inmates reported to Dare to Struggle about a fire at Cook County Jail (CCJ) that led to the death of an inmate later identified as Martinez Duncan, 24, and the removal of 5 Correction Officers (COs) from the deck. Just last week,…
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State’s Attorney’s office finally grew a spine & charged an ICE agent, but it’s far from enough
Last week, off-duty ICE agent Adam Saracco was charged with assaulting 68-year-old Robert Held outside of a Brookfield gas station last December. Held, who is a civilian attorney, had been protesting the ICE detention facility in Broadview, Illinois, where people have been detained by ICE…
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Dare to Struggle Chicago x Cook County Jail
A summation of the struggle at CCJ – Nov 2024 to Dec 2025 Why Cook County Jail? Cook County Jail (CCJ) is the largest single site jail in the country (96 acres spanning eight city blocks). Holding anywhere between 5,000-6,000 inmates on any given…
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“The First Amendment Would’ve Swallowed This”
Why does Brandon Johnson continue to prosecute protesters? For the last year and a half, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and Chicago Police Superintendent Larry Snelling have taken every opportunity to brag in the media about CPD’s “enhanced” training techniques when it comes to protests,…
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Burke and Snelling celebrate gun felony program, while people are forced to arm themselves for their own protection
On November 21st, Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen Burke gleefully announced the city-wide expansion of the Felony Review bypass program. Originally a pilot program launched in the predominantly Black Englewood and Calumet districts, the program allows CPD to directly file felony gun possession charges…
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