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A draft of the consent decree for the Chicago Police Department is seen at a news conference on Sept. 13, 2018. Attorney General Jeff Sessions submitted an 11-page statement Oct. 12 that paints the proposal as an overly restrictive measure that could lead to increased crime.

U.S. attorney general says Chicago police consent decree should be tossed, while activists seek tighter rules

May 23, 2019 at 1:22 a.m.

On the last day to submit written comments on a proposed court order to reform the Chicago Police Department, activist groups sought changes forcing officers to be more accommodating to...

Attorney General Jeff Sessions, shown Oct. 2, 2018, at a news conference in Columbus, Ohio, said Oct. 9 that he would oppose a proposed consent degree that would mandate reforms in the Chicago Police Department.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions plans to weigh in against Chicago police consent decree

May 23, 2019 at 1:22 a.m.

Once again wading into the contentious battle over policing and violent crime in Chicago, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Tuesday announced he would file a statement in federal court...

Mayor Rahm Emanuel is flanked by Attorney General Lisa Madigan and Chicago police Superintendent Eddie Johnson during a news conference for the release of a draft consent decree on Sept. 13, 2018.

5 key aspects of Chicago’s police reform efforts

May 23, 2019 at 1:13 a.m.

Laquan McDonald’s life was brief and grim, but his death has made him one of the most consequential figures in the history of the Chicago Police Department. The video of...

Former Chicago police Officer Joseph Walsh, left, walks with attorney Thomas Breen in 2017. Walsh was Jason Van Dyke's partner on the night Van Dyke killed Laquan McDonald.

The Van Dyke trial is about 1 cop firing 16 shots. But broader issues of police cover-up and official silence loom large.

May 23, 2019 at 1:11 a.m.

Jurors in the murder trial of Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke watched this past week as his partner on the night of the shooting, Joseph Walsh, stepped down from...

Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson, center, alongside Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan at a news conference Sept. 13, 2018, announcing they had finalized a consent decree intended to bring sweeping change to the Chicago Police Department.

Rahm Emanuel, Lisa Madigan agree on proposed court order to overhaul Chicago Police Department

May 23, 2019 at 1:16 a.m.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan have introduced a proposed court order that would govern sweeping changes to the Chicago Police Department, marking a key milestone in...

Mayor Rahm Emanuel speaks on July 27, 2018, alongside Chicago police Superintendent Eddie Johnson and Attorney General Lisa Madigan during a news conference at the Thompson Center in Chicago about the release of the draft consent decree.

Chicago cops will radio in incidents when they point a gun at someone, after Emanuel and Madigan reach deal

May 23, 2019 at 1:15 a.m.

By July 2019, any Chicago police officer who points a gun at someone during an arrest or street stop would have to inform dispatchers by radio of the incident under...

Rahm Emanuel’s announcement comes on eve of trial over police shooting that plagued his second term

May 23, 2019 at 1:14 a.m.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s announcement Tuesday that he would not seek re-election came on the eve of a trial expected to serve as a prolonged examination of a case that has...

Attorney General Lisa Madigan and Mayor Rahm Emanuel announce a proposed consent decree to reform the Chicago Police Department on July 27, 2018, in Chicago.

AG Madigan, Emanuel still at odds over Chicago cops documenting every time they point guns at people

May 31, 2019 at 4:06 p.m.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s administration and Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan’s office still have not reached agreement on whether the consent decree that will govern reforms in the Chicago Police Department...

Tambrasha Hudson, whose son Pierre Loury was killed by Chicago police in 2016, cries as she stands with activists from the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois and Black Lives Matter Chicago at City Hall on Aug. 14, 2018.

ACLU, Black Lives Matter say plans to reform the Chicago police don’t go far enough

May 23, 2019 at 1:10 a.m.

Chicago police officers would be encouraged to avoid arresting people over minor offenses and would need permission from supervisors to make arrests related to certain infractions under a proposal by...

U.S. Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein speaks at the American Bar Association conference at the Hyatt Regency Chicago on Aug. 2, 2018.

The rule of law must prevail over politics, Deputy AG Rod Rosenstein says amid Mueller probe furor

May 23, 2019 at 1:08 a.m.

In a speech to a group of lawyers in Chicago, embattled Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein said Thursday that the rule of law must win out over partisan passions. Rosenstein,...

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