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    May 13, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  1. 'My Kind of Town' picks at still-raw wound

    THEATER REVIEW: "My Kind of Town" ★★★½ ... This fine new play by John Conroy begins with a faux promotional video about the beauties of Chicago, circa 1990. From there, we are led directly down, down into the basement of Area 2 police headquarters.
    "My Kind of Town," the fine new play by John Conroy with the titular nod to Frank Sinatra, begins with a faux promotional video about the beauties of Chicago, circa 1990. Narrated by the Tribune's Rick Kogan, it's a shot-from-the-air celebration of the...

    Tags: Andrew Wilson, Health, Journalism, Arts and Culture, Broken Nose

    2. Feb 5, 2013 | Chicago Tribune

  2. Tribune archive: The Daniel Taylor case

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    Here is an archive, in reverse chronological order, of the Tribune's coverage of the Daniel Taylor case: News story: Criminal justice: Jail alibi doesn't outweigh confession -- Records show Daniel Taylor in jail when double murder occurred, but...
    3. Jul 29, 2012 | Chicago Tribune

  3. Weeks in review

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    A roundup of state and local news-review and weekly political chat shows. Descriptions provided by the broadcast outlets in most cases: Chicago Newsroom CAN TV: Ken Davis is joined by Tim Novak (Chicago Sun-Times) and Hal Dardick (Chicago Tribune). They.....
    4. Mar 2, 2011 | Chicago Tribune

  4. Plain text: George Ryan's deposition

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    I'm not a fan of .pdf files for many things, so, once again, I've taken a .pdf in the news -- The deposition upon oral examination of George Ryan -- and cut and pasted the plain text. This always results......
    5. May 17, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  5. State panel to back hearings into 7 claims of police torture

    Three decades after Jackie Wilson was first convicted with his brother of gunning down two Chicago police officers during a traffic stop, a state commission has found credible evidence that Wilson was tortured into confessing by then-Lt. Jon Burge and detectives under his command.
    Three decades after Jackie Wilson was first convicted with his brother of gunning down two Chicago police officers during a traffic stop, a state commission has found credible evidence that Wilson was tortured into confessing by then-Lt. Jon Burge and...

    Tags: Crimes, Harvey, Shootings, Prisons, Crime, Law and Justice

    6. Apr 21, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  6. Review: 'First Son: The Biography of Richard M. Daley'

    Readers who don't know much about Chicago's longest-serving mayor will learn a lot from Keith Koeneman's new book, "First Son: The Biography of Richard M. Daley."
    Readers who don't know much about Chicago's longest-serving mayor will learn a lot from Keith Koeneman's new book, "First Son: The Biography of Richard M. Daley." But readers already familiar with the Daley years may be disappointed if they expect new...

    Tags: Bill Daley, Chicago Mayor, Tribune Company, University of Chicago, Forrest Claypool

    7. Feb 13, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  7. City Council approves $4.1 million settlement of Chicago police misconduct case

    The Chicago City Council today voted to pay more than $5.4 million to settle three legal cases, including two involving alleged police misconduct.
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    The Chicago City Council today voted to pay more than $5.4 million to settle three legal cases, including two involving alleged police misconduct. In the most high-profile case, $4.1 million will be paid to the family of Flint Farmer, an unarmed man who...

    Tags: Rahm Emanuel, Richard F. Mell, Chicago City Council, Shootings, Bipolar Disorder

    8. Feb 6, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  8. Worthy questions grow in 'Leaves, Trees, Forest'

    "Political theater" as a rubric covers a range of narrative tropes, but two current productions provide very different lenses for looking at the corrosive effects of achieving — and hanging onto — power at any cost.
    "Political theater" as a rubric covers a range of narrative tropes, but two current productions provide very different lenses for looking at the corrosive effects of achieving — and hanging onto — power at any cost. "Leaves, Trees, Forest"...

    Tags: Accidental Death, Minority Groups, Richard M. Daley, Religious Conflicts, Fiona Apple

    9. Jan 31, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  9. Lawyers in Burge torture case seek Daley's deposition

    Lawyers for a man who spent more than two decades in prison after Chicago police allegedly used torture to extract a false confession are asking a federal judge to force former Mayor Richard Daley to provide testimony in the lawsuit he has filed against former Cmdr. Jon Burge and the city.
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    Lawyers for a man who spent more than two decades in prison after Chicago police allegedly used torture to extract a false confession are asking a federal judge to force former Mayor Richard Daley to provide testimony in the lawsuit he has filed against...

    Tags: Richard M. Daley, Judges, Chicago Mayor, Prisons, Lawyers

    10. Dec 3, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  10. Last-minute postponement of federal trial involving Burge

    A federal trial over allegations that former Chicago police Cmdr. Jon Burge and other detectives covered up information that would have exonerated a man who spent 26 years in prison for a murder he didn’t commit was postponed today at the last minute.
    Tribune reporter
    A federal trial over allegations that former Chicago police Cmdr. Jon Burge and other detectives covered up information that would have exonerated a man who spent 26 years in prison for a murder he didn’t commit was postponed today at the last...

    Tags: Judges, Prisons, Lawyers, Crime, Law and Justice, Trials

    11. Jan 15, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  11. Chicago aldermen endorse $33 million settlements in two police cases

    The City Council Finance Committee today endorsed spending $32.7 million to settle two police misconduct cases, including what may be the single largest payment of its kind in city history.
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    The City Council Finance Committee today endorsed spending $32.7 million to settle two police misconduct cases, including what may be the single largest payment of its kind in city history. The larger settlement, now set for a Thursday vote of the...

    Tags: Andrew Wilson, Sex Crimes, Rahm Emanuel, Behavioral Conditions, Chicago Mayor

    12. Jan 8, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  12. McCarthy may turn to celebrities to remove snitching stigma

    Gun violence on Chicago streets has become such a concern that Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy said today he's considering turning to celebrity mouthpieces like Bulls star Derrick Rose to try to convince residents to break the "no-snitch" code of silence that often impedes investigations into shootings in Chicago neighborhoods.
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    Gun violence on Chicago streets has become such a concern that Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy said today he's considering turning to celebrity mouthpieces like Bulls star Derrick Rose to try to convince residents to break the "no-snitch" code of...

    Tags: Derrick Rose, Rahm Emanuel, Celebrities, Chicago Mayor, National Basketball Association

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