Lake County Man Arrested After Fingerprints Reveal True Identity
Hundreds of times a day, police all around the state of Illinois detain arrestees for criminal and traffic cases ranging from speeding tickets to DUI to retail theft offenses. It's obviously important for police to determine with certainty whom they have in custody. Sometimes, the arrestee will give another person’s name, birth date, and personal...
Read MoreThreat to Execute Chicago Students and Police Leads to Arrest
The fatal Chicago Police shooting of Laquan McDonald made national headlines after he was shot 16 times while walking down the street with a knife. When police squad car video and audio was released, public outrage reached a boiling point in Chicago. Some took to the streets to protest, but for the most part, the...
Read MorePrisoner Dies in Chicago Police Custody
Only hours after it was announced that the U.S. Department of Justice was initiating a sweeping examination of police practices in Chicago, video was released showing a prisoner being tased while in police lock-up and then dragged from his cell. The 38 year old man later died from an adverse reaction to an antipsychotic drug...
Read MoreChicago Police Commander Found Not Guilty of Aggravated Battery
Chicago police commander Glenn Evans was recently found not guilty after a criminal court bench trial. The case was prosecuted by the Cook County State’s Attorney. It had been alleged that the commander shoved a gun down the throat of a suspect while questioning him about a criminal case. This finding of not guilty occurred...
Read MoreChicago Diner Flips Out Over Pancakes - Gets Arrested
According to a server at a Chicago Denny’s restaurant, a customer became irate when she was told that she couldn't share in the $4 “all-you-can-eat” pancake special that her friend had ordered. When the server told her that this was not how store policy intended this meal deal to work, the customer began to swear...
Read MoreAccused Chicago Child Killer Released on $1,000,000 Bail Bond
In a crime that shocked even long-time observers of Chicago criminal cases, a 9 year old fourth grade boy was lured into an alley near his grandmother’s home and then shot multiple times at close range with a .40 caliber weapon. According to Chicago Police, they believe that the boy was targeted for murder because...
Read MoreMore Body Cameras Coming to Chicago PD
To say that the credibility of the Chicago Police Department and city government has been compromised is a bit of an understatement. Like so many other police departments, Chicago PD has a long road ahead of it. Regaining the public trust after such a flagrant abuse of power will take years, not months. There have been...
Read MoreIllinois Domestic Violence Shelters Struggle with an Uncertain Future
Most state-run domestic violence shelters receive over half of their annual budget from the Illinois legislature. Federal funding provides a smaller amount, with the rest coming from private donors. In some regions in the state, shelters aren't able to get the resources they need through private donation. So, they depend on those government allocations. When the state fails to provide...
Read MoreIllinois Attorney General Requests Department of Justice Help
Historically speaking, police officers in the United States have always had complicated relationships with the communities they serve. It seems for every step forward, many departments take a step back. Despite countless reforms and vast improvements in enforcement technology, some officers still abuse their position. 2015 was particularly brutal. As a country, we saw police officers...
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