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Academia, Bizarre, Criminal law August 3, 2017August 3, 2017

Chicago Police Issue Warrant To Arrest Northwestern Professor For Murder

An arrest warrant was issued Monday for Northwestern Prof. Wyndham Lathem, 42, in connection with the stabbing death of Trenton Cornell-Duranleau,…

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Bizarre, Criminal law, Media, Society November 30, 2015November 28, 2015

Chicago Police Arrest Alleged Killer Of Nine-Year-Old Tyshawn Lee

Chicago police believe that they have arrested the man who they believe executed a 9-year-old boy, Tyshawn Lee.  Police believe…

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Criminal law November 25, 2015November 24, 2015

Chicago Police Officer Charged With Murder In 2014 Shooting Of Black Teenager

Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke has been charged with first-degree murder in his shooting of Laquan McDonald, 17, on…

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Criminal law February 24, 2014February 24, 2014

Chicago Police Arrest 13-Year-Old Boy For Allegedly Hitting Officer With Snowball

The Chicago police have bagged a desperado in my home city. A 13-year-old boy was arrested for allegedly hitting a…

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Animals, Bizarre, Criminal law, Society, Torts December 27, 2012December 28, 2012

Chicago Police Let Dog Out Of Backyard and Then Shoot The Family Dog On Christmas Eve

We have yet another case of a police shooting of a family dog. This case involved a particularly tragic occurrence…

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Criminal law, Society, Torts November 21, 2012November 21, 2012

Chicago Police Officers Facing Dismissal After Video Shows Their Taking Gang Member To Be Threatened By Rival Gang Members

There is an interesting case out of Chicago where a gang member has reached a settlement with the Chicago Police…

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Bizarre, Society July 16, 2012July 16, 2012

Chicago Police Cadet Collapses With Heat Stroke 10 Days Into Academy . . . Given Disability Payments for 15 Years

The Chicago Sun Time is reporting a fascinating case involving a police cadet who collapsed from heat stroke after just…

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Criminal law, Free Speech, Media March 20, 2012March 20, 2012

Chicago Police Arrest Two Journalists For Willful Commission of “Whatever”

The same week that a video showed a Chicago police officer choking a young man on St. Patrick’s Day, this…

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Criminal law, Society March 20, 2012March 20, 2012

Video: Chicago Police Officer Chokes Young Man Mouthing Off At St. Patrick’s Day

The video below is from St. Patrick’s day in my hometown Chicago. A young man, who may be drunk, is…

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Criminal law, Society November 23, 2011

Chicago Police Arrest Alleged Attacker in YouTube Video

We previously followed the horrific story of an elderly man knocked unconscious by a teenager while his friends laughed and…

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Academia, Constitutional Law, Courts, Criminal law, Free Speech, Media, Politics November 15, 2011November 18, 2011

Chicago Journalism Professor: Chicago Police Department Detained Him and Deleted Video of Arrest

EXCLUSIVE. Loyola University Professor Ralph Braseth in Chicago has shared with me a complaint alleging another incident of police ordering…

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Bizarre, Constitutional Law, Criminal law, Free Speech September 13, 2011

Chicago Police Allegedly Beat Up Man Who Videotaped Them Dragging Man Outside of Squad Car

Brad Williams has filed a lawsuit against the Chicago police department after he said he was beaten by police in…

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Bizarre, Criminal law, Society April 28, 2010April 28, 2010

Charges Against Chicago Police Officer for DUI and Killing Two People Are Dropped — Police Then Arrest Upset Members of Victim’s Family

When off-duty Chicago Police Officer John Ardelean, 36, was involved in a suspected DUI accident on Thanksgiving that killed two…

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Bizarre, Criminal law, Politics, Society January 6, 2010January 6, 2010

Chicago Police Considers Dropping Entrance Exam To Increase the Number of Minority Officers

A police officer in the Chicago Police Department sent this story to me. It appears that the CPD is moving…

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Bizarre, Media, Politics, Society October 23, 2009October 23, 2009

FOP FLOP: Chicago Police Throw Benefit for Officer Who Allegedly Drove Drunk, Killed Two People, and Fled the Scene of the Accident

The Chicago Fraternal Order of Police union is being hit with complaints over a benefit planned this week at the…

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