Cop Who Shot Black Teen 16 Times Found Guilty of Second Degree Murder
A jury found a white Chicago police officer guilty of second degree murder and several counts of aggravated battery in the 2014 shooting death of black teen Laquan McDonald.
Three Chicago Cops Charged With Conspiring to Cover Up Shooting Death of Laquan McDonald
On Tuesday, three current or former Chicago cops were indicted on charges of conspiring to cover up the fatal shooting of black teenager Laquan McDonald by a fellow officer nearly three years ago. The indictment reads that the cops attempted to, “conceal the true facts of the events surrounding the killing of Laquan…
Task Force Investigating Chicago Police Finds They're Racist, Ineffective at Their JobsÂ
In 2015, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel assembled an independent task force to investigate city police when protestors demanded he resign around his mishandling—cover-up?—of Lauan McDonald’s fatal shooting by cops, which was captured on video. Now their scathing report is here, detailing how racism led to rampant police…
The Prosecutors in Laquan McDonald and Tamir Rice's Cases Lost Their Jobs Last Night
On Tuesday, prosecutors Anita Alvarez and Tim McGinty, who worked the cases of Laquan McDonald and Tamir Rice in Chicago and Cleveland, respectively, were voted out in their primaries. Their losses are a victory for Black Lives Matter, a movement whose cultural reach will continue to be tested—and hopefully proven—at…
Anita Alvarez, State's Attorney Who Lagged On Charging Laquan McDonald's Killer, Ousted By Opponent Kim Foxx
Anita Alvarez—the State’s Attorney for Cook County, Illinois who has grown nationally famous for her reluctance to charge 68 police officers involved in fatal shootings—has lost her race to keep her job tonight to Kim Foxx, an opponent from Cabrini Green whose express goal was to “bring back integrity to our criminal…
Anita Alvarez Didn't Charge 68 Cops in Fatal Shootings, Still Wants Your VoteÂ
In Chicago, the Laquan McDonald fallout continues as election day comes for Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez on Tuesday. She’s under fire for waiting over a year to charge McDonald’s killer, and now The Daily Beast reports that Alvarez has failed to file charges against police officers in 68 fatal shootings,…
Civil Rights Attorneys Ask for Anyone But Anita Alvarez for the Laquan McDonald Case
In Chicago, civil rights lawyers have called for Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez’s replacement in the case of Laquan McDonald’s fatal shooting by Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke. Of course, Alvarez doesn’t think she should be replaced, despite taking a year to charge Van Dyke.
Cook County State's Attorney Thinks Laquan McDonald's Shooting Was Handled Just FineÂ
Following Rahm Emanuel’s fumbling around the fatal shooting of LaQuan McDonald by Chicago police in 2014 and the year it took to release the incident’s footage, Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez says everything was handled just fine.
Steely Black Lives Matter Activist Disrupts Press Conference to Call For Rahm Emanuel's Resignation
A Black Lives Matter protester named April Goggans disrupted the United States Conference of Mayors on Wednesday in Washington D.C. to call for Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s resignation. Goggans waded onstage with a “Resign Rahm” sign and calmly stood there as a variety of people in suits tried awkwardly to get her to…
Mayor Rahm Emanuel to Give Chicago PD Tasers in 2016
In Chicago, Mayor Rahm Emanuel wants Chicago police to carry tasers and become trained to defuse non-lethal situations with non-lethal weapons and force. What a concept!
Chicago Cop Pleads Not Guilty in Laquan McDonald's Death
Just one day after an Ohio grand jury declined to bring charges against two officers who fatally shot 12-year-old Tamir Rice, Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder and misconduct in the fatal shooting of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald.
Rahm Emanuel Won't Step Down But a New Proposal Might Force His Hand
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel says he won’t relinquish his post, but an Illinois State Representative is calling his bluff amid widespread city protests this week surrounding the fatal shooting of Laquan McDonald and its fallout.
Rahm Emanuel Gives a 'Healing' Speech, as Chicago Residents Protest Outside
On Wednesday, embattled Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel spoke publicly about the fatal police shooting of Laquan McDonald inside the Chicago City Hall Chambers, while locals protested outside its doors, some of whom were reportedly frustrated that the speech—which was intended to be open to the public—was overcrowded due…
After Laquan McDonald Killing, DOJ to Launch Civil Rights Investigation into CPD
U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch announced Monday morning that the Department of Justice is launching a broad investigation into the Chicago Police Department. Lynch said the DOJ will specifically investigate any “racial, ethnic or other disparities” in how the department uses deadly force, and determine if they…
Rahm Emanuel Fires Chicago Police Superintendent, Keeps HimselfÂ
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel has fired the city’s police superintendent, Garry F. McCarthy, following a botched handling of the shooting of 17 year-old Laquan McDonald by a Chicago police officer.
Cop Charged With the Murder Of Laquan McDonald Walks Out of Jail Thanks to Police Fundraising
Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke, imprisoned for fatally shooting 17-year-old Laquan McDonald, left jail on Monday night. Although charged with first degree murder for McDonald’s death, Van Dyke was released after less than a week of incarceration because, according to his lawyer, he “[doesn’t] pose a flight…
Reporter Who Sued for Laquan McDonald's Video Release Banned from Presser About the Shooting
On Tuesday, the journalist whose lawsuit forced Chicago police to release video of the fatal shooting of Laquan McDonald was banned from a press conference that he inspired. Petty is as petty does.
