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Secretive appeals process quietly reducing punishment for cops after findings of misconduct

June 14, 2024 at 6:43 p.m.

A secretive appeals system has been knocking down the punishments of Chicago police officers no matter how serious their misconduct, undercutting the results of lengthy investigations and layers of review...

Nearly 80 investigators and attorneys are sworn in before Mayor Rahm Emanuel officially announces the creation of Civilian Office of Police Accountability (COPA), Chicago's new civilian oversight agency, at the South Shore Cultural Center, on Sept. 15, 2017.

Police oversight ordinance promised transparency but doesn’t fully deliver

June 14, 2024 at 6:43 p.m.

When Chicago's new police oversight agency opened in September, city officials pledged a different way of doing business: Misconduct investigations would be transparent and the public would learn the outcomes...

Sloppy record keeping allowed Chicago cops to avoid being punished for misconduct

June 14, 2024 at 6:43 p.m.

Brandon Whitehead dropped to his knees in the middle of the busy street, cars veering around him as an off-duty Chicago police officer aimed a handgun at him and his...

College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn, pictured here on Feb. 3, 2016.

Tribune wins decision in FOIA case against College of DuPage, foundation

June 14, 2024 at 6:43 p.m.

In a groundbreaking decision, an Illinois appellate court Tuesday ruled the College of DuPage Foundation is subject to the state's open records law and ordered that it turn over a...

Witnesses at a dog park confirmed that an off-duty police officer swore at Tangela Gatz and her husband and used a racial slur during an encounter in 2014. IPRA ended its inquiry in February 2015 and called for a 15-day suspension, which has yet to be served by the officer.

Lengthy grievance process allows Chicago cops to delay punishment for years

June 14, 2024 at 6:44 p.m.

Two Chicago police officers standing near their squad car, with two men handcuffed in the back seat, claimed to see nothing. But onlookers saw so much that they called 911...

Locke Bowman,executive director of the MacArthur Justice Center at Northwestern University's Pritzker School of Law.

More than a dozen Chicago cops escaped punishment after officials lost track of their cases

June 14, 2024 at 6:44 p.m.

In a stunning breakdown of the city's police disciplinary system, Chicago officers found at fault for misconduct have escaped punishment for years because authorities lost track of their cases, a...

Chicago State University to finally pay whistleblower $4.3 million

June 5, 2018 at 4:04 p.m.

Chicago State University agreed Thursday to pay a former school attorney $4.3 million, ending a long and expensive landmark whistleblower lawsuit. The unexpected agreement came after the cash-strapped public university,...

After delaying the payment of damages in a whistleblower lawsuit, Chicago State University has been ordered to pay former university attorney James Crowley nearly $4.3 million.

Chicago State must pay whistleblower $4.3 million after delaying payment

May 22, 2019 at 11:01 p.m.

After delaying paying damages in a whistleblower lawsuit, Chicago State University was ordered Tuesday to pay nearly $4.3 million — about $1 million more than a jury awarded — to...

Former state Sen. James DeLeo’s two-year lobbying contract with Chicago State University, which expires in June, is worth up to $180,000.

Chicago State spends money to lobby state — which isn’t giving out money

June 6, 2018 at 6:13 a.m.

Cash-strapped Chicago State University spent about $200,000 over the past two years to lobby state lawmakers, including contracts with consultants closely tied to legislative leaders whose inability to pass a...

In his lawsuit, former Chicago State CFO Glenn Meeks, left, allegedhe was fired after complaining about the conduct of former President Wayne Watson, right.

Ex-Chicago State finance chief settles whistleblower lawsuit for $1.3 million

June 6, 2018 at 11:10 a.m.

Already facing the prospect of owing nearly $5 million in an ongoing whistleblower case, Chicago State University has agreed to pay more than $1 million to end a separate lawsuit...

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