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U.S. v. Haldorson, No. 18-2279 (October 23, 2019) N.D. Ill., E. Div. Affirmed In prosecution on drug and possession of explosive charges, Dist. Ct. did not err in denying defendant's motion to supnews evidence seized from his car and from his apartment, even though defendant argued that police la...

BY TONYA FRANCISCO CHICAGO — The family of a 9-year-old boy filed a lawsuit Tuesday and accused Chicago Public School officials of dragging the boy onto the street in cold weather with no coat. The incident in question started with a fight during recess in March. School officials claimed as one o...

Defendant was charged with several firearm offenses after officers found a firearm under driver's seat while conducting an inventory search upon impounding his car. Court granted Defendant's motion to supnews, and found that officers improperly impounded the car. Interaction was not an ordinary t...

Video: Amanda Vinicky reports on the high court's decision to uphold Jason Van Dyke's prison sentence. The highest court in Illinois has rejected a petition filed by special prosecutors and state Attorney General Kwame Raoul that sought to contest the nearly seven-year prison sentence handed down...

Former Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke and his attorney Daniel Herbert listen to the proceedings during Van Dyke's sentencing hearing at the Leighton Criminal Court Building Friday, Jan. 18, 2019 in Chicago. (Antonio Perez/Chicago (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune/Pool) ORG XMIT: 3067691 01/24...

Police work has always been a popular subject of television and movies. There have literally been hundreds, if not thousands of productions based upon the daily workings of police officers. Most police officers I know usually have difficulty watching these creations because they are so loosely ba...

Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke was tried and convicted in 2018 in the 2014 shooting death of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald. (Chicago Tribune) By Megan Crepeau, Christy Gutowski, Jason Meisner and Stacy St. ClairContact Reporters Chicago Tribune January 19, 2019 By any definition, the crimi...

Anytime you feel as though you are having a bad day or month for that matter, all you need to do is look to Harvey Weinstein and you will immediately realize that all troubles are relative. I must admit that I had no idea who Weinstein was until the avalanche of allegations surfaced about the app...

Ex-Chicago Police Officer Jason Van Dyke, center, and his attorney Daniel Herbert, right, listen to proceedings during Van Dyke's sentencing hearing at the Leighton Criminal Court Building on Friday. | Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune pool photo By Andy Grimm, Jon Seidel and Nader Issa The slaying o...

By Megan Crepeau, Dan Hinkel, Jason Meisner and Jeremy GornerContact Reporters The Chicago police investigation of the 2014 shooting death of Laquan McDonald unfolded like hundreds of others had before it, with an officer who claimed he fired in fear of his life, fellow cops who backed up his sto...

By Michelle Relerford and Alex Maragos An attorney for the Chicago police officer charged with murder in the shooting death of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald plans to seek a change of venue in the case, saying he believes it will be difficult to find an unbiased jury in Cook County. “We think that a...

When you're injured in a car accident, you may be offered significantly less than what your claim is worth. Car accident attorneys perform in-depth investigations of crashes, interview witnesses, gather evidence to support your claim, ensure that all injuries and medical treatment are documented,...

How refreshing would it be if we had politicians that said what they meant and actually meant what they said? This should not be an unreasonable expectation; however, in reality there is little accountability for the pol who goes back on their word. Perhaps we have been misled so often that we ar...

Paul Caine | October 9, 2018 4:42 pm In a post-verdict news conference Friday, Jason Van Dyke's defense attorney Daniel Herbert made an incendiary charge. “I think that anyone that is familiar with this city and familiar with the criminal court system in Cook County knows beyond any doubt that [V...

Police officers gathered in front of the Cook County criminal court building. A jury will soon decide whether Officer Jason Van Dyke is guilty of murdering Laquan McDonald. Whitten Sabbatini for The New York Times By Mitch Smith, Timothy Williams and Monica Davey Oct. 4, 2018 CHICAGO — Three year...

Tonya Francisco Image via WGN9 CHICAGO —   A Chicago mother is suing CPS and her son's school and claims they knew her son was being sexually abused at school and ignored it. Angela Wells said she did not know her 10-year-old son, who is a student at Marquette School of Excellence, was being sexu...

Attorneys for Jason Van Dyke are off to a rocky start with Judge Vincent Gaughan during jury selection for the Chicago police officer's murder trial, with the judge threatening to hold one lawyer in contempt for obstructing the administration of justice. Problems began before jury selection even ...

By: Dane Placko AUG 29 2018 09:14AM CDT CHICAGO (FOX 32 NEWS) – Chicago Police Officer Jason Van Dyke spoke with FOX 32 in his first TV interview since fatally shooting Laquan McDonald. Van Dyke was charged with first-degree murder after firing 16 shots into the 17-year-old on Oct. 20, 2014. On W...

Jason Van Dyke speaks with the Chicago Tribune on Aug. 28, 2018, at his lawyer's office. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune) By: Christy Gutowski and Stacy St. Clair | Contact Reporters Chicago Tribune In the hours after fatally shooting Laquan McDonald, Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke retur...

The elephant in the room continues to be ignored. Recent shootings by law enforcement have been roundly criticized and improperly analyzed by the detractors. Much of the reproach comes when biased and non-objective individuals view a shooting which is captured on video. The knee-jerk response is ...

Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke walks to the judge's bench at the start of the hearing on the shooting death of Laquan McDonald at the Leighton Criminal Court Building on Aug. 20, 2018. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune) By: Stacy St. Clair | Contact Reporter Chicago Tribune Special prosecutor...

Special prosecutor Joseph McMahon, from left, attorney Daniel Herbert and Herbert's client Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke during a hearing on the shooting death of Laquan McDonald at the Leighton Criminal Court Building on Aug. 17, 2018. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune) By: Megan Crepeau an...

Jason Van Dyke at his lawyer's office on Aug. 28, 2018. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune) By: Megan Crepeau | Contact Reporter Chicago Tribune In a dramatic move, prosecutors want Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke held in contempt of court and taken into custody for giving the Chicago Tribun...

I published an article last year in this magazine warning of the likelihood that going forward courts will apply a narrow view of Garrity rights for police officers. In the July 2017 edition I pointed out: “There is some very good language for police officers with respect to Garrity rights. Howev...

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