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Suit accuses Chicago police of rule violations in Paul O’Neal shooting

May 22, 2019 at 10:23 p.m.

Lawyers for the family of a teen shot to death by Chicago police last month have expanded their lawsuit to accuse police of violating departmental policies on shooting at civilians....

2 cops in O’Neal shooting had never fired gun at citizen before, records show

May 22, 2019 at 10:21 p.m.

Two of the Chicago police officers who were stripped of their police powers over the controversial killing of Paul O'Neal last month each have less than four years on the...

The site where Laquan McDonald, 17, was killed on the 4100 block of South Pulaski Road in Chicago. McDonald was shot 16 times by Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke in October 2014.

Cop who signed off on McDonald shooting report retires

May 23, 2019 at 7:57 p.m.

A high-ranking Chicago police officer who played a key role in the department's controversial response to the fatal shooting of Laquan McDonald has retired, the department said Monday. Meanwhile, city...

Illinois lawyer disciplinary panel seeks to punish former city attorney

May 22, 2019 at 10:14 p.m.

The Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission has begun disciplinary proceedings against a former city of Chicago lawyer accused of concealing evidence in a fatal police shooting case. The commission...

Report recommends dozens of reforms at Chicago’s Law Department

May 22, 2019 at 10:13 p.m.

Former U.S. Attorney Dan Webb has recommended more than 50 reforms to address problems in the city of Chicago's Law Department, which has come under fire in recent months for...

Donations to Emanuel-allied PAC precede OK of controversial Old Town hotel plan

May 15, 2019 at 3:44 p.m.

A well-known Chicago businessman with a stake in a controversial, recently approved hotel plan in the Old Town neighborhood is connected to $30,000 in campaign giving to a super political...

Judge threatens city of Chicago over failure to turn over documents

May 22, 2019 at 10:06 p.m.

A federal judge said Thursday that sanctions against the city of Chicago could be in order after its attorneys failed to disclose that a police officer being sued for using...

Irene Dymkar, a Chicago attorney who represented Jonathan Hadnott in his civil rights lawsuit against the city.

City Hall often fights to keep files secret in police abuse suits

June 14, 2024 at 6:46 p.m.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel's administration routinely fights turning over information in federal civil rights lawsuits against Chicago police officers, often leaving a judge to step in and order the city to...

Chicago police officer Gildardo Sierra, left, and Darius Pinex.

City settles suit in fatal shooting of Darius Pinex by police

May 22, 2019 at 9:56 p.m.

A wrongful death lawsuit that helped spark an ongoing review of how the city's Law Department handles cases involving allegations of serious police misconduct has been settled before a scheduled...

U.S. Attorney Zachary Fardon speaks to the news media after the Dennis Hastert's sentencing on April 27, 2016, at the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse.

Where will Hastert serve his sentence?

May 22, 2019 at 9:45 p.m.

In handing down a 15-month sentence to former House Speaker Dennis Hastert, a federal judge on Wednesday said the once-powerful elected leader, now 74 and in declining health, should go...

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