Chicago Police

CHICAGO (AP) — The last moments of Laquan McDonald‘s life played over and over again for the jury. An officer pulls up, gets out of a squad car and opens fire as the black teenager walks away from police, a small knife in one hand. McDonald crumples to the ground. More bullets are fired into […]

  Over 100 protesters gathered to protest the death of 15-year-old Steven Rosenthal, who police say took his own life after a brief chase. The Chicago Tribune reports that the crowd marched and shut down traffic while chanting “no justice, no peace,” and “let us see Steve.” According to the Tribune, Rosenthal died August 17 at […]

Despite Michael Thomas Jr. being innocent of any wrongdoing, Police Supt. Eddie Johnson said the officers involved “followed all of the rules and protocols.”

Four men, dubbed the "Englewood Four," reached a $31 million settlement with Chicago for their wrongful conviction.

CHICAGO (AP) — One by one, the men told the same story: A Chicago police officer would demand money from them. And if they didn’t pay, they would find themselves in handcuffs with drugs stuffed in their pockets. A Cook County judge on Thursday threw out the felony drug convictions of 15 black men who […]

Chicago Police Sgt. George Granias, who was accused of beating Patassa Johnson, reportedly owned racist domain names.

The Chicago Police Department has made a tour of the DuSable Museum of African American History part of the training requirements for new recruits. A class of 56 officers visited the venue Monday. “The one thing I can tell you after 29 years [is] if you don’t know a culture, you tend to fear it,” […]

Police officers will get de-escalation training.

CHICAGO (AP) — Four Chicago police officers who were at the scene of the 2014 fatal shooting of Laquan McDonald have been suspended for failing to ensure the dashboard cameras in their squad cars were operating properly. Chicago’s Office of Inspector General recommended the firing of 11 police officers in connection with the shooting. And […]

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago’s police department will add 970 new positions over the next two years, its superintendent announced Wednesday, saying the move will help combat the dramatic increase in shootings and homicides that has left thousands injured and hundreds dead this year. But Mayor Rahm Emanuel didn’t explain how the city, which is grappling […]

A 41-year-old White Chicago police officer was indicted last week on two counts of violating the federal civil rights of six Black teens in a stolen vehicle after he allegedly used unreasonable force during a 2013 traffic stop, writes The Huffington Post. The indictment of officer Marco Proano, who was captured on a squad car’s dashcam, was handed down Thursday. The […]

A 41-year-old White Chicago police officer was indicted last week on two counts of violating the federal civil rights of six Black teens in a stolen vehicle after he allegedly used unreasonable force during a 2013 traffic stop, writes The Huffington Post. The indictment of officer Marco Proano, who was captured on a squad car’s dashcam, was handed down Thursday. The […]