Anita Alvarez
CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago area’s likely next top prosecutor handily unseated an incumbent on a wave of frustration over police shooting investigations, but even with that support she’d take over the job facing immense challenges. First-time candidate Kim Foxx ousted Anita Alvarez in this week’s Democratic primary, as the re-election bid of the two-term […]
CHICAGO (AP) — Voters ousted the Chicago area’s top prosecutor Tuesday, backing Democratic primary challenger Kim Foxx in a campaign dominated by questions about Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez’s handling of the shooting death of a black teenager at the hands of a white police officer. Foxx, a onetime chief of staff to the […]
The video of Ronald Johnson's shooting was released by Alvarez's office during a press conference explaining key details of the video on Monday. The shooting happened eight days before Laquan McDonald was also fatally shot by officer Jason Van Dyke in October 2014.
Protesters say the firing of Garry McCarthy does not go far enough to address corruption in the city.
Images surfaced of Chicago police officers viewing Burger King footage, which reportedly shows the moments before Laquan McDonald's death.
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