This interrogation video shows how Waukegan police led a teen into a false confession
In footage obtained by WBEZ, a detective steers the 15-year-old to implicate himself in the 2022 shooting of a dollar-store clerk.
In footage obtained by WBEZ, a detective steers the 15-year-old to implicate himself in the 2022 shooting of a dollar-store clerk.
The landmark decision clears the way for unprecedented criminal justice reform. Here’s how politicians, prosecutors and advocates responded.
Andrea Kersten said “an unprecedented amount of media attention and public scrutiny” prompted her to take the unusual step of briefing the media on the ongoing investigation.
Landmark criminal justice reform isn’t unconstitutional, should take effect in September, justices rule Tuesday.
The provision is part of the SAFE-T Act, which state Gov. JB Pritzker signed into law in 2021.
A civilian commission narrowed the field to Angel Novalez, Shon Barnes and Larry Snelling. Mayor Brandon Johnson now has 30 days to either choose one or reject them all and order the panel to launch another search.
This comes after a monthslong investigation following a complaint in November of 2022.
More than 16 hundred people have been shot this year in Chicago. Increasingly, the city is leaning on anti-violence workers to try and bring that number down.
The Civilian Office of Police Accountability said it learned of the alleged misconduct on Thursday and notified the police department’s Bureau of Internal Affairs, which formally opened an investigation.
Lawyer Michael Shakman sued 54 years ago to end the practice of political patronage in hiring by government agencies in Illinois.