World & Nation
Dozens of wrongful conviction lawsuits still are pending against the city of Chicago, a high-level city attorney told aldermen Tuesday, even after a yearslong parade of settlements of such cases have already drained tens of millions of dollars from the pockets of taxpayers.
Jan. 24, 2017
The city of Chicago on Tuesday sought to put to rest one of its most persistent scandals, proposing a $5.5 million reparations fund for dozens of torture victims connected to former Chicago police Cmdr.
April 14, 2015
The Chicago City Council on Wednesday unanimously voted to approve a historic $5.5-million reparations fund for torture victims of the notorious Chicago police Cmdr.
May 6, 2015
Aaron Patterson is a death row inmate who claims police officers punched him and suffocated him with a plastic typewriter cover 15 years ago to extract a false confession in the killings of an elderly couple.
Dec. 16, 2001
For years, the Chicago Police Department has been trying to move past a shameful chapter characterized by coercion and brutality, shelling out multimillion-dollar settlements to men who were tortured into confessing to serious crimes they didn’t commit.
June 3, 2018
Opinion L.A.
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April 19, 2010
Prosecutors say there is credible evidence that officers beat suspects to gain confessions. But they add that it’s too late to file any charges.
July 20, 2006
California
It’s December already.
Dec. 1, 1991
High School Sports
The winning coach thought the pass was intercepted, but Henry Burge’s spiral darted through the hands of defender Jonathan Dawson and into the grasp of receiver Brian Clark.
Oct. 15, 2005
Business
Douglas Emmett Inc. has developed an extremely specific taste in properties: office and residential high-rises in Los Angeles and Honolulu.
June 8, 2014