Stories about policing, wrongful convictions, and prosecutorial misconduct.
Corzell Cole went away for “a first-degree murder that never occurred,” argued Will County’s prosecutor in a rare motion, citing a new Illinois law allowing prosecutors to push for resentencing in “the interests of justice.”
Anger about Van Dyke’s release and renewed scrutiny of Judge Vincent Gaughan’s sentencing in his case comes as the judge faces a retention election this fall.
George Gutiérrez dijo que la policía de Aurora intensificó la detención de abril de 2020 después de enterarse de una condena penal de décadas. Los defensores dijeron que su caso ilustra el maltrato del Departamento de Policía de Aurora a los residentes negros y latinos.
George Gutierrez said Aurora police escalated the April 2020 stop after learning about a decades-old criminal conviction. Advocates said his case illustrates the Aurora Police Department’s mistreatment of Black and Latinx residents.
Illinois recently made changes to narrow the scope of the law, which disproportionately impacts young people of color and women. But advocates say the reforms don’t go far enough.
El oficial David Brian ha acumulado al menos 74 quejas durante una carrera de 26 años en el Departamento de Policía de Aurora, incluidas dos denuncias recientes de acoso sexual sostenidas por investigadores del departamento.
Officer David Brian has racked up at least 74 complaints over a 26-year career in the Aurora Police Department, including two recent allegations of sexual harassment that were sustained by department investigators.
We broke down the data on specific charges and asked experts to explain why racial disparities are increasing in Cook County criminal court.
The Illinois Appellate Court ordered Chicago to pay nearly $1 million to the estate of David Strong. He was killed in a 2012 police shooting after cops fired 75 shots at a stolen van he and two accomplices used trying to flee the scene of an attempted burglary.
James Allen, convicted of three murders on scant evidence, remains a long way from freedom.