City attorneys recommend $12.7M settlement for man cleared of 1982 cop killings
Wilson spent 36 years in prison before a judge determined he was tortured into a false confession by disgraced former CPD Cmdr. Jon Burge and his detectives.
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Wilson spent 36 years in prison before a judge determined he was tortured into a false confession by disgraced former CPD Cmdr. Jon Burge and his detectives.
Roberto Almodovar spent 23 years in prison before he was cleared of a 1994 double murder.
Alds. Brendan Reilly and Scott Waguespack said they've been pushing for an ordinance for more than a decade that they believe could have prevented the shooting.
"Defendant's health is progressively declining, she can do nothing to stop it, and the measures that could be implemented to reduce those risks are inadequate," U.S. District Judge John Kness ruled.
Members of the Chicago Police Department brass were on the hot seat Tuesday for what some in the City Council called a "first-of-its-kind test of the Chicago’s sanctuary city status. Political Reporter Chris Tye reports.
CPD has said police did not assist ICE at all during an operation when federal agents arrested 10 people at a South Loop immigration facility.
Did Chicago police violate the city's sanctuary city policies last month by assisting ICE during a federal immigration enforcement operation in the South Loop? CPD said they did not assist ICE at all, but some members of City Council are calling for a closer look.
The City Council Committee on Immigrant and Refugee Rights is holding a hearing Tuesday on the matter.
City Council members are calling for answers about the Chicago Police Department's involvement in an ICE operation last month in the South Loop.
City Council members are calling for answers about the Chicago Police Department's involvement in ICE operation earlier this month in the South Loop.
The City Council Committee on Immigrant and Refugee Rights is holding a hearing Tuesday on the matter. Jermont Terry reports.
On Tuesday, July 1, the city's minimum wage will go up, along with wages for tipped workers, as part of Chicago's One Fair Wage Ordinance.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has officially vetoed the "snap curfew" ordinance narrowly passed by the city council earlier this week.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has officially vetoed the controversial "snap curfew" ordinance narrowly passed by the city council earlier this week.
Security experts said the anchored-down cylinders planned for outside Wrigley Field are used at public event spaces across the country to prevent vehicular attacks.
Security experts said the anchored-down cylinders planned for outside Wrigley Field are used at public event spaces across the country to prevent vehicular attacks. Marissa Sulek reports.
Supporters of the measure would need 34 votes to override the mayor's promised veto. The ordinance passed by a 27-22 vote.
The ordinance, which the City Council passed Wednesday, would give police the power to enact a curfew anywhere in the city — giving young people 30 minutes to clear out. Shardaa Gray reports.
Mayor Brandon Johnson on Wednesday said he would veto a controversial ordinance that would allow Chicago police to declare so-called "snap curfews" on as little as 30 minutes' notice in an effort to curb teen takeovers, shortly after the measure was narrowly approved by the City Council.
The Chicago City Council on Wednesday narrowly approved a controversial ordinance that would allow Chicago police to declare so-called "snap curfews" on as little as 30 minutes' notice in an effort to curb teen takeovers.
"We're debating something that doesn't work. Why are we even debating it?" Johnson said.
Instead of granting landmark status to the historic Pilsen church's entire campus, the City Council is moving forward with landmarking only the main church building.
The package backed by the Finance Committee on Monday would call for "anti-terrorism rated security bollards" to be installed around the ballpark, and for sidewalks on Addison Street to be widened by four feet.
A key City Council committee advanced a $32.1 million plan to upgrade security at and around Wrigley Field.
Robinson and his team are under fire for mailers and texts during the campaign for the 2023 election.
