Cash bail’s end next week could spark an electronic monitoring surge, backers fear
The law, effective Monday, makes Illinois the first state to ban money bonds. Some supporters of the change worry that judges will turn to EM.
The law, effective Monday, makes Illinois the first state to ban money bonds. Some supporters of the change worry that judges will turn to EM.
Joseph DeRosa pleaded guilty to resisting and obstructing police. It’s supposed to bar him from being a cop in Illinois.
Police data show murders are continuing to fall, but the numbers through August remain elevated from what was typical just a few years ago.
Lawmakers are devising the measure after WBEZ obtained footage of a Waukegan cop leading a 15-year-old to falsely confess to a shooting.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson introduced his pick to lead the city’s police department Monday.
Her comeback in Hoffman Estates, two years since withdrawing from competitive gymnastics, made a deep impression on Chicago-area girls who packed the arena Saturday.
A South Side church service Tuesday celebrated the life of Renault Robinson, a former Chicago cop who organized against police racism in the ’60s and ’70s.
In footage obtained by WBEZ, a detective steers the 15-year-old to implicate himself in the 2022 shooting of a dollar-store clerk.
Migrants were being moved out of the North Lawndale station where allegations surfaced against police, officials said.
Mayor Lori Lightfoot vowed accountability for the officers, but the penalties have been softened or eliminated, mostly in arbitration.