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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.

Van Dyke taken into custody after jury convicts him of 2nd-degree murder, aggravated battery for each of 16 shots

May 23, 2019 at 1:20 a.m.

Minutes after being convicted of murder, Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke rose in the packed Cook County courtroom to be taken into custody. He had already said his goodbyes...

The verdict, the protests, a family’s relief: How day of Officer Jason Van Dyke’s conviction unfolded

May 23, 2019 at 1:21 a.m.

Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke was convicted Friday of second-degree murder in the death of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald, marking a stunning end to a racially tinged case that roiled...

6 takeaways from closing arguments in the Jason Van Dyke trial

May 23, 2019 at 1:21 a.m.

A Cook County jury has begun deliberating the fate of Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke for shooting Laquan McDonald after hearing arguments by the prosecution and defense over the...

With testimony done, jury likely to begin deliberating Chicago cop Van Dyke’s fate Thursday afternoon

May 23, 2019 at 1:20 a.m.

With testimony completed in Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke’s murder trial, both sides will return to the courthouse Thursday to make their final arguments in a high-profile case that...

The defense rested its case in the Jason Van Dyke trial. Here are 5 takeaways from the final day of testimony.

May 23, 2019 at 1:20 a.m.

Testimony concluded Wednesday morning in Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke's murder trial for shooting Laquan McDonald in a case that has sparked protests and upheaval across the city for...

Van Dyke has momentous decision to make: Do I testify in my own defense?

May 23, 2019 at 1:19 a.m.

After nearly three years at the center of a legal and political firestorm, Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke faces a crucial decision. The attorneys representing him on murder charges...

The strongest moments for both sides during the Van Dyke trial’s second week of testimony

May 23, 2019 at 1:20 a.m.

Officer Jason Van Dyke’s legal team put on the bulk of its evidence last week in his murder trial for the 2014 shooting of Laquan McDonald. It has been decades...

The Rev. Ed Cronin sits with Tiffany Van Dyke, wife of Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke, during the trial for the shooting death of Laquan McDonald, at the Leighton Criminal Court Building on Sept. 26, 2018.

Parish priest reports threats because of his public support of Officer Van Dyke

May 23, 2019 at 1:19 a.m.

Students at a Catholic elementary school on Chicago’s Southwest Side came to class Friday amid a police presence after the parish pastor reported receiving threats after he went public with...

McDonald’s behavior the focus of 4th day of defense testimony at Van Dyke’s trial

May 23, 2019 at 1:19 a.m.

In a murder trial that has questioned Laquan McDonald’s actions as much as those of Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke, the defense Thursday resumed its efforts to show the...

911 caller testifies attacker tried to stab him minutes before Van Dyke fatally shot McDonald

May 23, 2019 at 1:19 a.m.

Prosecutors in the murder trial of Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke have argued that 17-year-old Laquan McDonald was no threat to officers or civilians on the night Van Dyke...

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