World & Nation
Photos: Developments in the 2014 fatal shooting of Laquan McDonald by Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke.
Dec. 17, 2015
A judge held off on deciding whether he will jail Chicago Police Officer Jason Van Dyke for giving the Chicago Tribune an interview just days before the start of his murder trial.
Sept. 1, 2018
The white Chicago police officer who gunned down a black teenager in 2014 was sentenced on Friday to 6¾ years in prison, bringing an end to a historic case that was centered on a shocking dashboard-camera video and fueled national debates about race and policing and law enforcement’s “code of silence.”
Jan. 18, 2019
With an entire city watching, convicted murderer Jason Van Dyke was taken into sheriff’s custody Friday and escorted from the courtroom.
Oct. 6, 2018
Entertainment & Arts
Was Dick Van Dyke ‘rescued’ from car fire? Depends on who you ask
Aug. 22, 2013
While deadly shootings of African Americans by white police officers have become the target of protests across the nation, it’s rare for a cop to be charged with a crime.
Oct. 4, 2018
Dick Van Dyke and the guy who pulled him from his burning car on Monday seem to be on different pages about whether what happened was actually a rescue.
Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke has been formally indicted on six counts of first-degree murder and one count of official misconduct for fatally shooting 17-year-old Laquan McDonald, the Tribune has learned.
For more than a year, Chicago refused to release the grainy police video of the veteran white police officer shooting a black youth to death.
Oct. 5, 2018
A veteran Chicago police officer has been charged with first-degree murder in the killing of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald, who was shot 16 times in an on-duty incident on the Southwest Side in October 2014.
Nov. 24, 2015