Was Anthony Porter guilty all along? Anita Alvarez says she’ll look into it.
Tag: Andrew Wilson
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A former investigator of police misconduct on the questions she never asked
A former investigator of police misconduct tackles the questions she never asked.
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Gregory Miskiw — Brit tab vet plays roles in scandals in London, Chicago
Gregory Miskiw has turned up in scandals in London and Chicago
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Conroy on Burge
The reporter who’s spent 20 years investigating the police torture kingpin on why the perjury verdict surprised even him.
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Alton Logan declared innocent
Alton Logan, convicted of a murder the real killer’s lawyers knew he hadn’t done, is formally declared innocent after 26 years in prison.
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John Kass on the Burge indictment
John Kass calls out Mayor Daley on his role in the Burge torture scandal.
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Mayor Daley: “I wasn’t the mayor. I wasn’t the police chief.”
Did Mayor Daley, in his role as state’s attorney during the CPD torture scandal, turn a blind eye to the issue? Or was it the system?
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Jon Burge arrested by feds
This morning Jon Burge was charged with perjury and obstruction of justice over his Area 2 police-torture testimony.
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60 Minutes on Alton Logan
“60 Minutes” tells the story, but only part, of Alton Logan and the lawyers who let him go to jail knowing he was innocent.
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Grading the Special Prosecutor’s Report: Incomplete
They seem to have decided that if they couldn’t indict, they shouldn’t bother to accuse.
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Rostenkowski Rules/Royko’s Tortured Reasoning
The Rostenkowski Rules If Donald Barlett worked in Chicago, Dan Rostenkowski would be running even more scared than he is. One of America’s great investigative reporters, Barlett and his partner James Steele have portrayed the congressman in damning terms. But Barlett and Steele don’t write for Rostenkowski’s constituents on the northwest side of Chicago. Their […]
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House of Screams
Torture by Electroshock: Could it happen in a Chicago police station? Did it happen at Area 2?