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Chicago (CNN) Leaders in Chicago are calling for calm ahead of the expected release of a video that reportedly shows a white police officer shooting a black teenager 16 times. Laquan McDonald was walking down a Chicago street the night of October 20, 2014, carrying a 4-inch knife and behaving err...

Defendant was convicted of one count of possession without valid FOID card. Defendant's FOID car had been previously revoked due to entry of a plenary order of protection. Even though the order had expired at the time the gun was discovered, Defendant's FOID card was still revoked. The FOID Card ...

By Greg Botelho, CNN (CNN) Protesters on Wednesday took to the streets of Chicago for a second day in response to the release of graphic dashcam video that shows the final moments of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald's life. Demonstrators chanted and marched through The Loop, a major downtown business ...

CHICAGO NEWS 06/11/2015, 08:59pm Kim Janssen COURT FILE For more than a decade, Robert Smith talked about the night Chicago Police smashed their way into his home and arrested his teenage nephew, then forced him to pose in a series of degrading, racially charged photos. But when he told friends...

On May 15, 2014, the City of Chicago filed a Joint Motion in the original Shakman case (Case#69 C 2145) to set a hearing date to argue that the City has substantially complied with the Shakman decree and the Shakman decree should be dismissed against the City. The evidence obtained in a pending c...

The Laurie List is a version of a Brady List used by some jurisdictions in New Hampshire. Three officers of the Manchester Police Department were off duty and involved in an incident at a bar. An investigation followed and found that the officers had violated several department policies including...

In People v Coleman, the Illinois Appellate Court considers the definition of police custody in order for police to be required to provide Miranda Warnings. The court ruled that the determination of custody depends on the objective circumstances of the interrogation and not of the subjective view...

By Kathy Routliffe | Contact Reporter Prioneer Press After two nights of testimony, suspended Glenview police Officer James Horn awaits a ruling from the village Board of Fire and Police Commissioners on Police Chief William Fitzpatrick's request to fire Horn in connection with allegations he lie...

The embattled state's attorney of Cook County, Illinois, has asked to recuse herself from the murder prosecution of Officer Jason Van Dyke, the white Chicago police officer who shot a black teen 16 times. Anita Alvarez requested that the court appoint a special prosecutor to handle the case. Van ...

Police officers conducted a traffic stop after twice observing tires of Defendant's vehicle completely crossing over solid white traffic lines on the road. The police discovered a duffel bag containing 900 grams of heroin after conducting a dog sniff test. The court ruled that probable cause exis...

Ed Nance won damages from the city for excessive force in 2007 by the same police officer who shot a teen 16 times in October 2014. (Terrence Antonio James, Chicago Tribune) Jason Meisner and Jeremy Gorner | Contact Reporters Chicago Tribune April 25, 2015 It's been seven years since Ed Nance was...

Thanks to Mother Nature, roadways are especially dangerous this time of year; even more so than normal. Police Officers spend a great deal of their tour navigating the streets; therefore it is not unusual that many officers become involved in traffic accidents every year. We have all seen people ...

California has a statute that outlines the circumstances under which a county must provide an independent attorney to a sheriff. The statute states that the sheriff is entitled to counsel “in any case where the County counsel or the district attorney would have a conflict of interest in represent...

Nicholas Brais, a Corrections Officer, was terminated by Kankakee County and the FOP challenged his termination in arbitration.  The case stemmed from the County's Major Crimes Task Force discovering a text message conversation between Officer Brais and David Caban, a long-time career criminal wi...

As we all know by now, the Illinois Appellate Court recently issued a highly controversial ruling when it held that CR files were public record under the Illinois Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), Kalven v. City of Chicago 2014 Ill App (1st) 121846. Last week, a federal judge staked out the midd...

By Eric Horng CHICAGO (WLS) — The Showtime documentary “16 Shots” premiered in Chicago Tuesday night. A year ago, filmmaker Richard Rowley was able to sell a documentary to the cable network about the 2014 fatal shooting of Chicago teenager Laquan McDonald by police officer Jason Van Dyke. When t...

CHICAGO (STMW) — A fired Chicago cop caught up in a plan to plant drugs and a gun in a suburban woman's car got his job back after the city's police board this month took a second look at the case. The Chicago Police Board ruled Oct. 16 that Slawomir Plewa should be “reprimanded” for his miscondu...

(LtoR) Prosecutor Joseph McMahon, defense attorney Daniel Herbert and Jason Van Dyke approach the judge's bench at the start of Van Dyke's trial in the shooting death of Laquan McDonald at the Leighton Criminal Court Building on Oct. 4, 2018. | Antonio Perez/pool/Chicago Tribune By Andy Grimm The...

In July 2014, Darren Johnson and another man entered the Rock Falls Walmart, placing two backpacks on top of a coin counting machine in the vestibule on their way into the store. Inside, they gathered some items of clothing and then, without paying for the clothing, returned to the vestibule, ret...

It is generally accepted that departments are permitted to require its police officers to possess a valid Illinois driver's license as a condition of employment. What happens when a police officer has his license suspended for refusing a breathalyzer test while off-duty? In the past, the officer ...

Juan Vasquez, left, and Paul Clavijo each pleaded guilty Jan. 22 to a single felony count official misconduct. (Cook County Sheriff's Office photos) Allegations of sexual assaults dropped in deal February 16, 2014|By Steve Schmadeke, Tribune reporter Two Chicago police officers indicted for sexua...

By: Elaine Coorens Date: 11/09/2013 Chicago Police Department's 14th District Sergeant Gerald Breimon and Lieutenant Sara McDermott were named along with the City of Chicago in a 10-count federal civil rights lawsuit filed Thurs., Nov. 7, on behalf of Police Officer Kelly Hespe. The claims are fo...

Hiring plans for Police Departments throughout the country have instituted a Veteran's Preference for all veterans who served active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces. However, the reality is that some departments completely ignore this policy and actually institute a policy of disqualifying candidat...

Police officers throughout this country are subject to numerous rules and regulations relating to the performance of their job. Nowhere is this more recognizable than during criminal investigations. Federal law, state law, municipal ordinances and various department policies govern the conduct of...

DAYTON — Bill and Mary Grilliot have left Total Fire Group/Morning Pride Manufacturing, a provider of firefighter and first-responder gear, a spokesman with Honeywell Life Safety said Tuesday Aug. 25. The spokesman, Jim Green, would not give a reason for the Grilliots' departure, saying only they...