Judge to Appoint Special Prosecutor in Laquan McDonald Case
*A Cook County judge has agreed to appoint a special prosecutor to handle the murder case against Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke, charged in the fatal shooting of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald,...
View ArticleLaquan McDonald Case Update: Chicago Police to Fire Jason Van Dyke, 4 Other...
*(Via NBC News) – Chicago Police Supt. Eddie Johnson has filed termination charges for five Chicago police officers involved in the Laquan McDonald shooting following a report from the Inspector...
View ArticleJustice Dept. Finds Chicago PD Engages in ‘Pattern of Excessive Force’
*The U.S. Justice Department has spoken. Wrapping its 13-month federal probe of the Chicago Police Department, US Attorney General Loretta Lynch said Friday that its offers have unconstitutionally...
View ArticleChicago Cop in Laquan McDonald Shooting Case Charged with 16 New Counts
*The white Chicago police officer accused of murder in the shooting death of a black teenager Laquan McDonald was charged on Thursday with 16 new counts of aggravated battery. Jason Van Dyke pleaded...
View Article3 Chicago Cops Charged With Obstruction in Alleged Cover-Up of Laquan...
*Three current and former Chicago police officers are indicted on charges of conspiring to cover up alleged misconduct by Officer Jason Van Dyke in the fatal shooting of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald....
View ArticleChicago PD Makes DuSable Museum of African American History Mandatory for New...
*The Chicago Police Department has made a tour of the DuSable Museum of African American History part of the training requirements for new recruits. A class of 56 officers visited the venue Monday....
View ArticleOfficer Sought Taser Before Laquan McDonald Shooting (Listen)
*Recordings of Chicago police radio traffic surrounding the shooting of black teen Laquan Mcdonald 16 times by a white officer show that at least one of the officers who was there asked for a Taser....
View ArticleChicago Cop Who Shot Laquan McDonald Pleads Not Guilty
*The white Chicago police officer charged with murder in the 2014 fatal shooting of black teenager Laquan McDonald pleaded not guilty Tuesday in Chicago. Jason Van Dyke faces six counts of...
View ArticleChicago Does 360, Decides to Release Cedrick Chatman Shooting Video
*Weeks after vowing to improve transparency regarding incidents involving police, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and his administration looks to be making good on that with allowing the release of a video...
View ArticleDNAChicago Reveals Cops Bust Dashcam Mics Intentionally
*Ever wonder why there was no audio to go along with the video dashcam that showed Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke shooting and killing 17-year-old Laquan McDonald on October 20, 2014? That’s...
View ArticleJudge to Appoint Special Prosecutor in Laquan McDonald Case
*A Cook County judge has agreed to appoint a special prosecutor to handle the murder case against Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke, charged in the fatal shooting of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald,...
View ArticleLaquan McDonald Case Update: Chicago Police to Fire Jason Van Dyke, 4 Other...
*(Via NBC News) – Chicago Police Supt. Eddie Johnson has filed termination charges for five Chicago police officers involved in the Laquan McDonald shooting following a report from the Inspector...
View ArticleJustice Dept. Finds Chicago PD Engages in ‘Pattern of Excessive Force’
*The U.S. Justice Department has spoken. Wrapping its 13-month federal probe of the Chicago Police Department, US Attorney General Loretta Lynch said Friday that its offers have unconstitutionally...
View ArticleChicago Cop in Laquan McDonald Shooting Case Charged with 16 New Counts
*The white Chicago police officer accused of murder in the shooting death of a black teenager Laquan McDonald was charged on Thursday with 16 new counts of aggravated battery. Jason Van Dyke pleaded...
View Article3 Chicago Cops Charged With Obstruction in Alleged Cover-Up of Laquan...
*Three current and former Chicago police officers are indicted on charges of conspiring to cover up alleged misconduct by Officer Jason Van Dyke in the fatal shooting of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald....
View ArticleChicago PD Makes DuSable Museum of African American History Mandatory for New...
*The Chicago Police Department has made a tour of the DuSable Museum of African American History part of the training requirements for new recruits. A class of 56 officers visited the venue Monday....
View ArticleVerdict reached in Murder Trial of Chicago Officer (Jason Van Dyke) Who...
*(Via NBC News) – The jury says it has reached a verdict in the murder trial of a white Chicago officer who shot a black teenager 16 times. Jason Van Dyke faces charges of first-degree murder,...
View ArticleJustice! Chicago Cop Who Killed Laquan McDonald Found Guilty – VIDEO
*Well damn! We’ve got some good news for folks looking for justice in the police killing of Laquan McDonald by a white police officer named Jason Van Dyke. Van Dyke was found guilty of second-degree...
View ArticleChicago Community Activist Speaks Out on Police Killing of Black 17-Year Old
*Nationwide — It has become apparent to the African American community that a subliminal biased message has been communicated from the ‘Trump White House’, into States Houses, City Political Houses...
View ArticleFormer Chicago Cop Who Shot Laquan McDonald Attacked in Prison; Wife Tiffany...
*Former Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke, 40, the white male who murdered Black teen Laquan McDonald, was reportedly beaten in his prison cell this week, and now wife is seeking sympathy from the...
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