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Former Band of Bohemia executive chef Ian Davis, shown in March 2018, denies any misconduct against co-workers.

Former Band of Bohemia chef ‘allowed to resign’ from new job amid controversy over treatment of women

May 23, 2019 at 1:46 a.m.

On Monday, celebrated Chicago chef Ian Davis went to court to fend off accusations of improper behavior toward women. Seeking protective orders against two women, Davis described being labeled a...

Two views of an animated video portraying Officer Jason Van Dyke and Laquan McDonald is shown to the jury during the trial for the shooting death of McDonald at the Leighton Criminal Court Building on Sept. 25, 2018.

Tiffany Van Dyke speaks out after husband, Jason Van Dyke, beaten in Connecticut prison: ‘The worst has happened’

February 14, 2019 at 2:28 p.m.

At turns tearful and defiant, the wife of former Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke told reporters Thursday morning how her husband was beaten in his prison cell shortly after...

DCFS Director Beverly Walker speaks at the Thompson Center in Chicago, on Oct. 3, 2017.

Illinois child welfare agency chief to step down; Gov. Pritzker conducting national search for replacement

May 23, 2019 at 1:43 a.m.

Illinois child welfare chief Beverly “B.J.” Walker told the Tribune late Friday she will step down next month. Gov. J.B. Pritzker is conducting a national search for a replacement, Walker...

Special prosecutor in Jason Van Dyke’s trial to review sentence but raises caution about appeal

May 23, 2019 at 1:43 a.m.

The special prosecutor who won the historic conviction of former Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke said Friday he is reviewing the relatively lenient prison sentence handed down for the...

Rulings in Laquan McDonald cases leave police reformers questioning if progress has been made

May 23, 2019 at 1:41 a.m.

By any definition, the criminal cases connected to Laquan McDonald’s murder have been watershed moments for a city with a decadeslong history of police abuses. Yet on back-to-back days last...

Jason Van Dyke given relatively lenient sentence of under 7 years in prison for Laquan McDonald shooting

June 16, 2019 at 6:26 p.m.

Former Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke was sentenced Friday to nearly seven years in prison for the fatal on-duty shooting of Laquan McDonald, bringing to a close one of...

How the day unfolded: Inside the courtroom for former Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke’s sentencing

May 23, 2019 at 1:41 a.m.

Former Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke was sentenced to 6 ¾ years in prison Friday for the fatal shooting of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald, closing one of the most racially...

Ex-Officer Joseph Walsh, from left, former Detective David March and Chicago police Officer Thomas Gaffney arrive in court on the first day of their trial at the Leighton Criminal Court Building in Chicago on Nov. 27, 2018. Special prosecutor Patricia Brown Holmes stands at right.

5 takeaways from judge’s searing takedown of prosecution evidence in Laquan McDonald cover-up trial

June 16, 2019 at 6:27 p.m.

Cook County Judge Domenica Stephenson on Thursday acquitted Chicago police Officer Thomas Gaffney, former Officer Joseph Walsh and retired Detective David March on charges they conspired to shield patrolman Jason...

Judge acquits 3 Chicago cops of covering up Laquan McDonald’s killing, backing police on each disputed point

May 23, 2019 at 1:33 a.m.

In a staunch and unequivocal defense of how Chicago police handled Laquan McDonald’s murder, a Cook County judge acquitted three officers Thursday of charges alleging they conspired to justify the...

El ex detective David March (izquierda a derecha), y el ex oficial Joseph Walsh se acercan a la banca con sus abogados en una audiencia posterior a su juicio.

Policías de Chicago absueltos de encubrir el asesinato de Laquan McDonald

January 17, 2019 at 3:31 p.m.

En una decisión sorprendente, el jueves, una juez del Condado de Cook absolvió a tres policías de Chicago de todos los cargos, que argumentaban que mintieron en informes policiales y...

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