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Two men who fought a 12-year battle for exoneration after they were accused of killing a Chicago police officer filed sweeping lawsuits against the city, Cook County prosecutors, police officers ...
A Cook County judge on Thursday ruled that Chicago police officers accused of serious misconduct will have the right to have their cases decided by a third-party arbitrator, but those hearings ...
The Chicago Tribune sought a copy of the letter but the Tribune was repeatedly denied access by the administration of Mayor Lori Lightfoot, who became a political ally of Conyears-Ervin and her ...
Operation Greylord was an investigation conducted jointly by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the IRS Criminal Investigation Division, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, the Chicago Police Department Internal Affairs Division and the Illinois State Police into corruption in the judiciary of Cook County, Illinois (the Chicago jurisdiction).
Attempting to extort the owners of the Tribune Company to fire Chicago Tribune editors who criticized the governor's handling of state affairs. Abuse of power concerning release of US$8 million of state funds to Children's Memorial Hospital expecting to obtain a $50,000 campaign contribution. [10] [13]
But many complaints dismissed by investigators later resulted in settlements after the accusers pursued lawsuits, according to a Chicago Tribune investigation. Between 2004 and 2014, the city paid out over $520 million in settlements, legal fees and other costs related to police misconduct, according to the Better Government Association.
The Chicago double-murder case is still unsolved. [2] Anthony Porter filed a civil suit against the city, but a jury trial in 2005 found in favor of the city, the original police investigation, and prosecution. Alstory Simon filed suit in 2015 against Northwestern University's Innocence Project, and was awarded an undisclosed settlement in June ...
Crimo video confession admissible A judge has ruled that a video confession given by the man accused of shooting and killing seven people at an Independence Day parade in Highland Park two years ...