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The grant announced by Attorney General Jeff Sessions revives an anti-gang and gun violence program.

Attorney General Lisa Madigan sued the city Tuesday to ensure a judge would oversee police reform.

Federal investigators criticized how police were trained to use stun guns and help the mentally ill.

The city's new lawyer is Edward Siskel, a nephew of the late film critic Gene Siskel.

"CPD engages in a pattern or practice of unconstitutional use of force," the report concluded.

Chicago police training sets up new officers to get hurt and hurt others, the federal report says. 

Though unsurprising, the federal findings on Chicago police misconduct are still emboldening activists.

The federal probe began after the release of the Laquan McDonald police shooting video in 2015.

The forum is slated for 6:30 p.m. on Oct. 24 at Malcolm X College, 1900 W. Jackson Blvd.

The funds will go toward new equipment and overtime patrols. 

The Department of Justice held a public forum as part of its civil rights investigation Tuesday.

A U.S. probe would reveal a "microcosm of everything that's wrong" with the Police Department, he said.

Nine of the 15 Dyett hunger strikers occupied the Chicago Public Schools lobby for more than an hour.

Eight people were charged in the four-year-old investigation.