Democratic gubernatorial candidate Chris Kennedy lifted the campaign contribution limit by donating more than $250,000 to his own campaign.
Tag: Jason Van Dyke
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Jason Van Dyke indicted on 16 new charges—one for each bullet that hit Laquan McDonald, and other Chicago news
Also, a Jurassic World dinosaur park exhibit is coming to the Field Museum in May.
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Dan Herbert lives to serve and protect cops—even Laquan McDonald’s killer
The Chicago defense attorney sees police officers accused of misconduct as “the ultimate underdog.”
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No Obama commutation for former governor Rod Blagojevich, and other Chicago news
Also, the opening site of the Chicago Women’s March, now expecting around 50,000 participants, has been moved again.
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DOJ blasts Chicago police for constitutional violations in the use of force
But any possible consent decree to bring federal court oversight of CPD could take months more to negotiate.
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Obama’s making a ‘last-minute push’ to reform Chicago police before Trump’s inauguration, and other news
Also, Showtime has picked up a new scripted show about the lives of young black men on the south side.
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Blagojevich is appealing his prison sentence again, and other Chicago news
Also, a few police officers have reportedly received subpoenas from the Laquan McDonald investigation grand jury.
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2016 was the year Chicago finally got serious about police reform
But it was also the year many citizens became convinced that reform is impossible.
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Examining what’s changed a year after the Laquan McDonald video, and other Chicago news
Also, the Cubs will have to pay nearly $400,000 to repair Grant Park after the massive World Series victory rally.
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How Rauner’s millions of dollars in campaign contributions are being spent in legislative races, and other Chicago news
Also, 26 Chicago restaurants earned stars in the new Michelin guide.
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Whatever happened to Kim Foxx?
The vocal reformer has been oddly quiet since sweeping the Democratic primary for Cook County state’s attorney.
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How do you defend a killing caught on video? Lawyers talk shop on possible tactics for defending Jason Van Dyke.
The whole world saw Van Dyke shoot Laquan McDonald. Now the lawyers of R. Kelly, Rod Blagojevich, and countless murder suspects consider what’s left to argue.
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A federal indictment of a Chicago cop adds a new pressure point for police reform
The U.S. attorney’s suit against Officer Marco Proano is just one of a host of legal challenges facing CPD.
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Chicago ranked as the best city for biking in the U.S., and other news
Also, former CPD superintendent Garry McCarthy thinks releasing the Laquan McDonald video was a mistake.
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Grand jury will decide whether to indict cops for roles in alleged Laquan McDonald cover-up, and other Chicago news
Also, Rauner is spending millions to fund Republicans running for the Illinois General Assembly.