Press Coverage
2026
Memorial to Burge torture victims is about acknowledging pain, healing
Chicago Sun-Times
July 24, 2026
Chicago Torture Justice Memorial designed by John Gay, of JAQ Corp International, breaks ground
The Architect's Newspaper
July 23, 2026
Chicago Breaks Ground on Memorial Exposing Decades of Police Torture
The Vanguard
July 17, 2026
‘We have waited too long’: Chicago Torture Justice Memorial breaks ground
Hyde Park Herald
July 9, 2026
[INTERVIEW] Today on The Matt McGill Show
WVON Radio
July 9, 2026
Johnson breaks ground on long-awaited memorial to Burge torture victims
Chicago Sun-Times
July 8, 2026
[VIDEO] Chicago Torture Justice Memorial Groundbreaking 7.8.26
Mayor Brandon Johnson YouTube
July 8, 2026
Chicago Police Torture Survivors Break Ground On Monument: ‘More Work To Do’
Block Club Chicago
July 8, 2026
[VIDEO] Mayor Johnson attends Chicago Torture Justice Memorial
ABC7 Chicago
July 8, 2026
City leaders break ground on monument honoring police torture survivors
WGN Chicago
July 8, 2026
Chicago breaks ground on monument to survivors of torture
Axios
July 8, 2026
Chicago officials break ground for memorial honoring police torture survivors
ABC7 Chicago
July 8, 2026
[VIDEO] Chicago breaks ground on Torture Justice Memorial
FOX 32 Chicago
July 8, 2026
South Side Torture Memorial Finally Breaks Ground after Years of Waiting
Hoodline
July 8, 2026
Illinois Quick Hits: Chicago breaks ground on $4.7M torture memorial
The Center Square
July 8, 2026
Chicago Torture Justice Memorial to Be Built in Washington Park
Chicago Crusader
January 1, 2026
2025
Chicago Torture Justice Memorial to be built in Washington Park
The TRiiBE
December 15, 2025
City Council Approves Land Sale To Support Chicago Torture Justice Memorial
City of Chicago
December 10, 2025
2024
Why are there so many wrongful conviction lawsuits in Chicago?, WBEZ
WBEZ talks to Mark Clements, community organizer at the Chicago Torture Justice Center, and Joey Mogul, board president of the Chicago Torture Justice Memorial Foundation, counsel at People’s Law Office.
September 16, 2024
Remembering histories of violence to chart a path toward repair, Prism
The executive director of the Chicago Torture Justice Memorial Foundation discusses the importance of creating a memorial for the survivors of Chicago Police Commander Jon Burge.
August 28, 2024
U. of C. talks Washington Park development plans, Hyde Park Herald
The University of Chicago presented plans Wednesday to turn a corridor of Washington Park into a thrumming hub for health care, science, arts and culture.
June 28, 2024
One year after election, Mayor Johnson discusses his investments in Black Chicago, The TRiiBE
On Juneteenth 2023, Johnson pledged an additional $1 million in funding from the city to support the long-awaited memorial, which will be the first reparations monument of its kind in the US that will memorialize survivors and victims of police torture.
April 5, 2024
Community reacts to building monument to honor survivors of Chicago police torture, WGN News
Neighbors in the Washington Park community had the opportunity on Monday to vote on if a memorial to honor victims tortured by Chicago police should be built.
January 29, 2024
Torture Survivor Memorial Organizers Want Community Input On Washington Park Site, Block Club Chicago
Neighbors of the proposed Chicago Torture Justice Survivor memorial will have a chance to weigh in on the project at a community meeting Monday.
January 26, 2024
2023
Engaging Physical History and Mending Community Wounds in Chicago, Mellon Foundation
Collectively, the eight projects represent the nexus of hyperlocal Chicago history and the ongoing struggle to overcome the shortcomings of the past.
August 10, 2023
Chicago police torture memorial finally moves forward, but police violence continues, Prism
The Chicago City Council approved a reparations package in 2015 for police torture victims, and after public pressure a memorial will finally be built.
June 30, 2023
Additional funding for Chicago police torture memorial brings hope to organizers fighting against racist state violence, The TRiiBE
After years of delays, the Chicago Torture Justice Memorial (CTJM) is one step closer to coming to fruition, thanks to funding made possible by the Mellon Foundation.
June 28, 2023
Police Torture Survivor on Chicago Monument Funding: ‘The Memorial Stands for All of Us,’ WTTW News
A long-awaited monument to the Black people tortured by officers under the orders of disgraced former Chicago Police Cmdr. Jon Burge.
June 24, 2023
Chicago gets funding for monument honoring victims of police torture, WBEZ
The city of Chicago will be receiving nearly $7 million dollars to fund eight new monuments, including a memorial dedicated to police torture survivors.
June 21, 2023
Chicago Officials To Dedicate $6.8M To Build Monuments, Including One To Honor Police Torture Victims, BLACK ENTERPRISE
The city of Chicago has been awarded a $6.8 million grant to build eight new monuments, including a memorial for police torture victims.
June 21, 2023
Chicago is erecting a memorial to people abused by police, Scripps News
The story of Chicago's Anthony Holmes and dozens of others will be memorialized with a new monument dedicated to survivors of torture at the hands of the Chicago Police.
June 20, 2023
Chicago to Use $6.8M Grant to Build 8 New Monuments, Chicago Tonight
Eight years after it was promised, city officials say a memorial honoring the Black men tortured by former Chicago Police Commander Jon Burge will be built.
June 20, 2023
City Promises To Finally Build Chicago Torture Justice Memorial, With Help From Private Donors, Block Club Chicago
The memorial — to be located on the South Side — will honor survivors of torture carried out by former Chicago Police Commander Jon Burge and his “Midnight Crew.”
June 20, 2023
New Chicago monuments will honor police torture victims, labor leader Mother Jones, and gospel singer Mahalia Jackson, among others, Chicago Tribune
The city of Chicago will spend $6.8 million in grant money on eight new monuments.
June 19, 2023
Monument to victims of Chicago Police Department torture receives $6.8 million in private funding, Chicago Sun-Times
A grant from the Mellon Foundation will pay for several new monuments, including one to survivors of former Cmdr. Jon Burge and his infamous ‘Midnight Crew.’
June 19, 2023
Chicago receives private grant to help build memorial for victims of police torture, Crain’s Chicago Business
Johnson said the memorial will ensure city residents are exposed to "how systems perpetuate oppression."
June 19, 2023
On the 8th Anniversary of the Burge Torture Reparations Legislation, Chicago Defender
Chicago Torture Justice Center and Chicago Torture Justice Memorials are fully committed to the hundreds of individuals tortured and abused by officers trained by Jon Burge.
May 6, 2023
Build the memorial to victims of Burge-era police torture
Cities and nations around the world have installed monuments that acknowledge horrific abuses of the past and call on newer generations to stand up against them in the future. It’s time for Chicago to get this done.
November 7, 2022
The Nation’s First Reparations Package to Survivors of Police Torture Included a Public Memorial. Survivors Are Still Waiting., ProPublica
Survivors Are Still Waiting. Five years ago, Chicago approved historic reparations for survivors of torture under former police Cmdr. Jon Burge.
July 3, 2020