Episode 1: The Blind Spot
Men in an Illinois prison said they were beaten in a spot with no security cameras. But no one took action, until someone died.
Men in an Illinois prison said they were beaten in a spot with no security cameras. But no one took action, until someone died.
But the state’s attorney won’t say how these cases, all tied to ex-Sgt. Ronald Watts, differ from 169 convictions already thrown out.
Detectives in the north suburb who got a 15-year-old to confess to a shooting he didn’t commit may yet face discipline, Mayor Ann B. Taylor announced Monday night.
The Chicago officer was filmed swinging at Miracle Boyd, 18, during a 2020 protest against a Christopher Columbus statue in Grant Park.
The move comes as violence surges and Foxx is criticized for going easy on criminals. She expects a backlash.
Ricardo Munoz pleaded guilty in September to wire fraud and money laundering, admitting he took nearly $38,000.
An appeals court agreed with Smollett’s lawyers that he should be released pending the appeal of his conviction for lying to police about a racist and homophobic attack.
Experts worry with new tech comes questions of privacy and discrimination.
Why are police officers rarely prosecuted for on-duty shootings or killings and even fewer convicted?
Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx said there was insufficient evidence to charge the officers in the two high-profile cases.