City Lawyers Hid Evidence Of Police Misconduct
Municipal lawyers rarely attract public attention, but court records indicate they are often a weak link in exposing police misdeeds.
Patrick Smith
Reporter, Criminal Justice
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South Side Pastor Offers $10k Reward For Info On Shooting That Wounded Toddler
Pastor Corey Brooks’ New Beginnings Church is just two blocks from the site of the shooting.
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Jan Schakowsky: Sit-In Is ‘Just The Beginning’
“People are killed every weekend, really every day in the city of Chicago. Those every day massacres are calling out for some solution.“
Fatal Shooting Outside Of West Side Chicago School
Chicago police are investigating the shooting death of a Chicago Public Schools employee outside of an elementary school.
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Five Years Later IPRA Obtains Key Video In Police Shooting
The agency that investigates police shootings did not know of dash-cam footage from fatal 2011 shooting until WBEZ reported on it.
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Darius Pinex, CPD And The Case Of The Missing Dashcam Video
The family’s attorney says video directly contradicts officers’ version of fatal police shooting, but investigators never saw it.
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More Than 300 Videos, Still Many Unanswered Questions
WBEZ’s review of material released by Chicago’s Independent Police Review Authority shows missing info, audio and video.
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Settlement Reached In Police ‘Code Of Silence’ Case
City attorneys say the $2 million settlement has absolutely nothing to do with Mayor Emanuel having to testify.
Cook County Sheriff’s Office Receiving More Social Service Calls Amid State Budget Crisis
The Cook County Sheriff’s office says it’s taking more social service calls from families facing homelessness because of the budget impasse.
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CPD Officer Who Killed Unarmed Woman Resigns
The officer who shot and killed Rekia Boyd while off-duty in 2012 has resigned from the Chicago Police Department.
