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Harold Richardson, from left, Vincent Thames, Terrill Swift and Michael Saunders were convicted of a 1994 rape and murder but later were cleared.

Ex-prosecutor: Chicago police, prosecutors colluded in Englewood 4 wrongful conviction

May 22, 2019 at 11:42 p.m.

A former Cook County prosecutor at the center of the notorious Englewood Four wrongful conviction case described for federal investigators systemic collusion between Chicago police detectives and assistant state's attorneys...

Three Chicago cops indicted in alleged cover-up of Laquan McDonald shooting details

August 21, 2019 at 11:55 p.m.

The Chicago police investigation of the 2014 shooting death of Laquan McDonald unfolded like hundreds of others had before it, with an officer who claimed he fired in fear of...

Court filing: Chicago agrees to pay $9.5 million to man tased by officer

May 22, 2019 at 11:35 p.m.

The city of Chicago has agreed to pay $9.5 million to settle a federal lawsuit filed by a man who was severely injured when a police officer jolted him with...

Lt. Nakia Fenner, center, passes Chicago police interim Superintendent Eddie Johnson, left, at the Chicago Police Department's graduation and promotion ceremony at Navy Pier on April 8, 2016. Johnson, now the full-time police chief, and Fenner are engaged.

Watchdog: No proof of cheating on Chicago police lieutenants exam

May 22, 2019 at 11:35 p.m.

Chicago's top watchdog has found no evidence that several well-connected police command officers — including Superintendent Eddie Johnson's fiancee — cheated on a promotion exam, but he also recommended that...

Tambrasha Hudson, left, mother of Pierre Loury, who was killed by Chicago policelast year, is held by her aunt Arewa Karen Winter after civil rights lawyers announced a federal class-action lawsuit seeking to force sweeping reforms in the Chicago Police Department, at the McArthur Justice Center on June 14, 2017.

Federal lawsuit seeks to force court oversight of Chicago police reform

May 22, 2019 at 11:32 p.m.

Days after Mayor Rahm Emanuel backed away from a pledge to have a judge monitor efforts to reform the Chicago Police Department, a host of civil rights organizations filed a...

Mayor Rahm Emanuel, shown at a police recognition ceremony on May 19, 2017, is pushing for a deal with the federal government to hire a monitor to oversee changes in the Police Department without mandatory court oversight.

Other cities’ approach to police reform without judge’s oversight may color Chicago’s

May 15, 2019 at 4:20 p.m.

In the days since Mayor Rahm Emanuel backed away from his commitment to have a federal judge oversee police reform in Chicago, he and his staff have defended his new...

Emanuel backs off from commitment to court oversight of Chicago police reform

May 22, 2019 at 11:30 p.m.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel has backed off his commitment to enter a court-enforced agreement with the federal government to reform the Chicago Police Department, his administration confirmed late Friday. Instead, Emanuel's...

Chicago Inspector General Joseph Ferguson meeting with the baiduhai Editorial Board in April 2016.

City watchdog offers Emanuel cost-saving ideas as dozens of union contracts to expire

May 15, 2019 at 4:19 p.m.

With dozens of city worker union contracts about to expire for the first time in a decade, Chicago should consider a host of changes that could save taxpayer money, streamline...

Chicago police finalize tighter rules on when to shoot, other uses of force

May 22, 2019 at 11:26 p.m.

Chicago police officials on Wednesday announced policy changes intended to cut back on questionable shootings and other uses of force that have haunted the department for years. The changes, made...

Court’s delays threaten city policy on prompt release of police shooting videos

May 22, 2019 at 11:24 p.m.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel enacted a policy last year requiring that videos of shootings by Chicago police be released within 90 days, a key reform made in the fallout over the...

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