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Chicago to Pay $2 Million to Police Whistle-Blowers After “Few Bad Apples” Destroyed Their Careers

November 4, 2016November 4, 2016 Kelly W. Patterson 460 Views A Few Bad Apples, Accountability, aldermen, chicago, Chicago City Council, chicago police department, Chief Juan Rivera, Civil rights, civil trial, code of silence, copblock, copblock.org, Corruption, cpd, crossing the thin blue line, Daniel Echeverria, David Koschman, Dishonesty, double-standards, evidence of criminal wrongdoing, extortion, FBI, federal bureau of investigation, felony perjury, Finance Committee, First Deputy Corporation Counsel Jenny Notz, Harassment, IL, Illinois, internal affairs, Justice System, kelly patterson, lawsuit, Mayor rahm emanuel, narcotics unit, Operation Brass Tax, police, police abuse, police accountability, Police State, Police Whistleblower, rat motherfucker, retaliation, settlement, Sgt Ronald Watts, shaking down drug dealers, Shannon Spalding, strike the root, video

On Monday, Chicago’s City Council Finance Committee approved a settlement of $2 million to two police officers that were the

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Justice Dept Launches Probe Into Chicago PD As Unions Attempt To Destroy Records

December 16, 2015December 16, 2015 Asa J 376 Views Accountability, Attorney Anita Alvarez, Attorney General Loretta Lynch, chicago, Chicago City Council, chicago police department, Chicago Sun-Times, Chicago Tribune, commander Jon Burge, Cook County, copblock, copblock.org, Corruption, craig futterman, Department of Justice, Dishonesty, double-standards, Fraternal Order of Police, Freedom of Information Act requests, Harassment, Illinois, Illinois Appellate Court, Illinois Circuit Court, Illinois Torture Inquiry and Relief Commission, Jamie Kalven, Judge Franklin Valderrama, Judge Peter Flynn, Justice System, Laquan McDonald, Mayor rahm emanuel, New York Times, Obstruction, officer George Hernandez, Officer Jason Van Dyke, Police Benevolent and Protective Association, Police State, police Torture, President Dean Angelo, Torture, uperintendent Garry McCarthy

The Chicago police department has been mired in controversy after footage was released late last month showing officer Jason Van

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No Charges For Chicago Cop Filmed Shooting Ronald Johnson In The Back – Family Allege “Cover-Up”

December 8, 2015December 8, 2015 Asa J 470 Views #JusticeForRonnieman, Anita Alvarez, attorney Michael Oppenheimer, Chicago City Council, Chicago mafia, chicago police, chicago police department, conspiracy, Cook County, copblock, copblock.org, cover up, dash cam video, Dorothy Holmes, federal lawsuit, film the police, garry mccarthy, independent police review authority, Judge Franklin Valderrama, Justice for Ronnieman, Laquan McDonald, Mayor rahm emanuel, New York Times, officer George Hernandez, Officer Jason Van Dyke, Organized crime, police execution, police shoot man in back, police shot man running away in the back, press conference, rahm emanuel, Ronald Johnson, Ronnieman, running away, San Bernardino shooting, shot in the back, superintendent Garry McCarthy, video, wrongful death

The Chicago police department is in the spotlight again after Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez said during a press

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Chicago Police Release Burger King Video of Laquan McDonald Shooting – Minus 80 Minutes

December 4, 2015December 4, 2015 Kelly W. Patterson 521 Views #16Times, 16 times, Accountability, assault, Brutality, chicago, Chicago City Council, chicago police, Chicago Police brutality, chicago police department, Chicago’s Southwest Side, Civil rights, cop block, copblock, copblock.org, Corruption, dash cam, dash cam video, dash camera, dash-cam footage, dashcam footage, dashcams, Dishonesty, double-standards, excessive force, Featured, film the police, first-degree murder, foia, foia request, Freedom of Information Act, Homicide, Illegal search/entry, Illinois, Jason Van Dyke, Judge Franklin Valderrama, Justice System, kelly patterson, Laquan McDonald, officer invloved shooting, Officer Jason Van Dyke, police, police abuse, police accountability, Police brutality, police murder, Police State, police terror, prosecutorial, rights, Surveillance, systematic police abuse, Update, video

After the Chicago Tribune filed a Freedom of Information Act request, the Chicago police released surveillance footage from a Burger

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Video Released In Chicago Police Killing Of Laquan McDonald – Shot 16 Times

November 24, 2015March 1, 2016 Asa J 673 Views #16Times, 16 times, 41st and Kildare Street, Accountability, Anita Alvarez, Archer Heights trucking yard, Brutality, chicago, Chicago activists, Chicago City Council, chicago police, chicago police department, Chicago’s Southwest Side, Civil rights, civil unrest, copblock, copblock.org, demonstrations, film the police, first-degree murder, Illinois, Judge Franklin Valderrama, Laquan McDonald, Medical Examiner’s, Mount Sinai Hospital, Officer Jason Van Dyke, police abuse, police murder, Police State, riots, University of Illinois Chicago

The city of Chicago is bracing for civil unrest after the release of a dash-cam video showing the police killing

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Chicago City Council OKs 700,000 Dollar Settlement for 2 Police Abuses

November 18, 2015November 18, 2015 Brian Sumner 359 Views Accountability, chicago, Chicago City Council, chicago police, Civil rights, cop block, copblock, copblock.org, edward burke, excessive force, Jane Notz, Joe Moreno, Justice System, lawsuits, police accountability

Yesterday a Chicago city council put the green light on a $700,000 payout in two cases of police brutality. Regardless

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Police Refuse To Release Video Of Teen Shot 16 Times Amid ‘Protest Concerns’

April 20, 2015February 28, 2016 Asa J 489 Views 41st and Kildare, Alderman Danny Solis, Alderman Howard Brookins, Archer Heights, assault, Brutality, chicago, Chicago City Council, Chicago’s Southwest Side, Cook County Medical Examiner, Dishonesty, excessive force, FBI, federal investiation, Homicide, Illinois, Laquan McDonald, Mount Sinai Hospital, police, police abuse, Police brutality, police shooting, teen shot by police

Months after a teenager was shot 16 times by a Chicago police officer, the city is still refusing to release

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