Top 10 Worst Police Departments: Unveiling the Dark Side of Law Enforcement In every profession, there are those who excel and those who fall short. The field of law enforcement is no except… Read More

On Tuesday, the United States Senate confirmed Lindsay Jenkins to the federal bench in Chicago. A former federal prosecutor, Jenkins helped convict the city’s public schools chief… Read More

By MITCH SMITH, JULIE BOSMAN AND CHELSIA ROSE MARCIUS / New York Times CHICAGO — It took 13 months and an order from a judge for authorities in Chicago to release video showing a polic… Read More

Prosecutors announced Friday that two Chicago police officers lied to claim they were shot at after they gunned out an unarmed man in late Jul. Kimberly Foxx State Attorney states that a nea… Read More

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CHICAGO (AP) — The white Chicago police officer whose fatal shooting of Black teen Laquan McDonald put the city at The post Chicago Police Officer Jason Van Dyke Shot Laquan McDonald 1… Read More

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Jason Van Dyke given relatively lenient sentence of under 7 years in prison for Laquan McDonald shooting  Chicago TribuneEx-Chicago officer sentenced in shooting death of Laquan Mc… Read More

Several false statements served to "mischaracterize the events leading up to the McDonald shooting, and to thereby bolster a false narrative which might offer justification for the shooting… Read More

Chicago TribuneThe Chicago Police Board on Monday plans to discuss whether to delay disciplinary proceedings for five police officers facing firing for their roles in the Laquan McDonald sho… Read More

Washington (AP) – Former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel said Wednesday he did nothing improper but still fell short in his handling of the fatal police shooting of a Black teenager in the… Read More

Chicago TribuneA landmark conspiracy trial resumed Tuesday with a key ruling from the Cook County judge deciding the fate of three Chicago cops accused of Read More

Defamation trial could have ramifications far beyond this specific case. Sarah Palin is suing The New York Times for alleged defamation. The case—which wen… Read More

CHICAGO (AP) — Four years after he fired 16 bullets into a black teenager, three years after dashcam video of the shooting was released and three weeks after his murder trial began, Ja… Read More