Nation Nov 13 Death of black security guard by white police officer draws call for investigation Footage from surveillance or body cameras could explain whether Roberson was clearly identifiable as a security guard. Audio could determine what, if anything, was said to the officer before the shooting.
Nation Oct 05 Jury convicts Chicago officer of 2nd-degree murder in shooting of Laquan McDonald A jury on Friday convicted white Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke of second-degree murder in the 2014 shooting of black teenager Laquan McDonald.
Nation Oct 03 Testimony ends in Chicago officer’s murder trial for fatal shooting of Laquan McDonald Testimony in the murder trial of a Chicago police officer in the 2014 shooting of Laquan McDonald concluded Wednesday morning, a quiet ending to a trial just a day after the officer himself provided sometimes emotional and sometimes defiant testimony…
Nation Sep 27 Defense for Chicago police officer puts slain teen on trial After days of prosecutors making their case to jurors that Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke committed first-degree murder in 2014 when he shot Laquan McDonald 16 times, attorneys for the white officer are presenting their own evidence and contenting…
Nation Sep 21 Race central to Chicago case, even if jury doesn’t hear it The issue of race permeates the Laquan McDonald case, from concerns that releasing video of the shooting would ignite racial tensions in a city with a long history of troubled police relationships with minority communities, to protests after it was…
Nation Sep 19 Doctor testifies that the order of Laquan McDonald’s 16 gunshot wounds cannot be determined Dr. Ponni Arunkumar, Cook County's chief medical examiner, testified about each gunshot wound as jurors viewed autopsy photos of them.
Nation Jul 16 Chicago activists demand all footage from Saturday fatal police shooting Chicago officers fatally shot 37-year-old Harith Augustus on Saturday afternoon. Activists want to see complete footage of the encounter.
Politics Sep 15 Judge: Sessions can’t deny grant money for sanctuary cities Attorney General Jeff Sessions can't follow through — at least for now — with his threat to withhold public safety grant money to Chicago and other so-called sanctuary cities for refusing to impose new tough immigration policies, a judge ruled…