15-Yr-Old Wrongly Accused of Shooting Says Police Offered Him McDonalds if He Confessed
On Thursday, Waukegan, Ill. Waukegan Interim Police Chief Keith Zupec made a public apology to a 15-year-old who police wrongfully accused of a shooting and...
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Man Who Spent 20 Years in Jail Released After Twin Confesses to Murder
Chicago, Ill – A Chicago man who spent nearly twenty years in jail for a 2003 murder has been released years after his identical twin brother...
Ex-Cop Who Fatally Shot Unarmed Teen 16 Times to be Released from Prison Early
Chicago, Ill – After serving only about 39 months of an 81-month sentence for the fatal shooting of17-year-old Laquan McDonald, former Chicago Police Officer Jason...
Chicago Approves $2.9M Settlement to Black Woman Who Was Handcuffed Naked During Wrong Raid
On Monday, the Chicago City Council unanimously agreed to pay Anjanette Young $2.9 million for her encounter with police in 2019. Young, a 49-year-old, licensed...
Michael Craig Called 911 Pleading for Help; When Police Arrived They Shot And Killed Him
Chicago, Ill – Building custodian Michael Craig called 911 on October 4 pleading for help. He told the 911 operator his wife had a knife...
Black Woman Pinned Down and Stripped Naked While Male Officers Watched Faces 7 Years In Jail
In October 2019, 30-year-old Ariel Harrison was pulled over by police in Macomb County, Illinois for allegedly driving reckless. Although Harrison insisted she had not...
Surviving Waukegan Police Shooting Victim Says Cops Let Her Boyfriend Die
The surviving victim of a police shooting in Waukegan, Illinois gave her version of the events that took place the night she was shot and...
Police Say Shooting of Marcellis Stinnette was Self-Defense, Witnesses Say Otherwise
Waukegan, Illinois – A pair of families are demanding answers after a 19-year-old was killed and a woman was seriously hurt after they were shot...
No Charges for Cop Who Fatally Shot Hero Security Guard
Almost two years after an Illinois police officer shot and killed a Black security guard, the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office has concluded that no...
55-Year-Old Christine Johnson-Robinson Has Been Missing Since April 12, 2020
Christine Johnson-Robinson, 55Chicago, IlLast seen April 12, 2020 CHICAGO, Il – A 55-year-old woman reported missing from Lawndale on the West Side may need medical...
14-Year-Old Lativia “Tivi” Johnson Has Been Missing Since Jan 14, 2020
Lativia “Tivi” Johnson, 14Englewood area of Chicago, Illinois Last seen January 14, 2020 Chicago police are asking for help locating a 14-year-old girl reported missing...
16-Year-Old Ashanti Guerrero Has Been Missing Since Fri, Dec 27th
Ashanti Guerrero, 16Chicago, Illinois December 27, 2019 Ashanti has been reported missing from Little Village on the Southwest Side. She is described as a 5’3″,...