Injustice Watch (https://www.injusticewatch.org/)
Two women have turned to federal court, alleging that former Chicago police officers, awaiting sentencing after federal convictions of conspiracy, theft and obstruction of justice, wrongly searched their homes and arrested them without cause.
Cook County Circuit Judge Carolyn Gallagher is competing for a seat on the Illinois appellate court. But in the lead up to the race last summer she launched a different sort of campaign against well-connected political consultant Mary Kay Dawson.
A review of the Facebook accounts of thousands of officers around the US — the largest database of its kind — found officers endorsing violence against Muslims, women, and criminal defendants.
Commentary
It’s obvious who killed Paola Rodriguez — and Kane County has it wrong
A decade ago, a gang member Tony Rosalez was convicted of an Elgin drive-by murder after two other gang members gave statements to police that Rosalez had pulled the trigger. Both have now recanted and said Rosalez is innocent, leaving Rob Warden to question what Rosalez is still doing behind bars.