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Two views of an animated video portraying Officer Jason Van Dyke and Laquan McDonald is shown to the jury during the trial for the shooting death of McDonald at the Leighton Criminal Court Building on Sept. 25, 2018.

The prosecution rested its case in the Van Dyke trial. Here are 5 takeaways from Day 4.

May 23, 2019 at 7:59 p.m.

Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke's murder trial for shooting Laquan McDonald has finished for the week with expert testimony from prosecution witnesses in the case that has sparked protests...

Van Dyke’s partner, testifying under immunity, says shooting video doesn’t accurately depict what he saw

May 23, 2019 at 1:17 a.m.

Toward the end of his testimony at Jason Van Dyke’s murder trial Tuesday, indicted former Chicago police Officer Joseph Walsh stepped off the witness stand and walked in front of...

5 takeaways from the second day of the Jason Van Dyke trial

May 23, 2019 at 1:17 a.m.

The long-awaited murder trial of Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke continued Tuesday with key testimony from Van Dyke’s partner and other eyewitnesses in a racially fraught case that has...

Two officers at scene of Laquan McDonald’s shooting offer crucial testimony on first day of Van Dyke’s trial

May 23, 2019 at 1:17 a.m.

Chicago police officers trailed 17-year-old Laquan McDonald for more than half a mile, keeping their distance and buying time. Even after McDonald punctured the tire of a squad car with...

5 takeaways from the first day of the Jason Van Dyke trial

August 18, 2019 at 5:07 p.m.

The long-awaited murder trial of Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke began in earnest Monday with opening statements and testimony in a racially fraught case that has roiled the city...

The courtroom of Judge Vincent Gaughan at the Leighton Criminal Court Building, pictured on Sept. 4, 2018, is readied for the trial of Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke concerning the shooting death of Laquan McDonald.

How to get a courtroom seat for the Van Dyke murder trial

May 23, 2019 at 7:59 p.m.

There will be public seats available for the Jason Van Dyke murder trial — but securing a spot won’t be easy. In response to the intense interest in the case,...

Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke, left, is escorted out of the Leighton Criminal Court Building after jury selection Sept. 12, 2018.

Jury picked in Van Dyke trial; defense must now decide if it will opt for bench trial instead

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

The jurors who could decide one of the biggest murder cases in Cook County history have been selected, with instructions to come back Monday for opening statements. But a crucial...

Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke leaves the Leighton Criminal Court Building after jury selection Sept. 12, 2018.

Prosecutors accuse Van Dyke lawyers of striking blacks from jury because of their race

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

Racial tensions in the trial of Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke surfaced during jury selection Wednesday when prosecutors twice accused the defense of systematically removing black people from the...

Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke, second from left, arrives Sept. 10, 2018, at the Leighton Criminal Court Building. His father, Owen, is at right.

Five people picked in first day of jury selection at Jason Van Dyke’s murder trial

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

Lawyers for Jason Van Dyke have insisted for months that it would be impossible to find impartial Cook County jurors to try the Chicago police officer for the 2014 slaying...

Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke arrives at the Leighton Criminal Court Building on Sept. 10, 2018, for jury selection in his murder trial for the shooting of Laquan McDonald.

Defense clashes with judge during jury selection at Van Dyke’s trial

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

Attorneys for Jason Van Dyke are off to a rocky start with Judge Vincent Gaughan during jury selection for the Chicago police officer’s murder trial, with the judge threatening to...

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