Three Chicago police officers were found not guilty on Thursday, January 17, 2019, of conspiring to cover up events related to the shooting of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald. The officers were accused of coordinating and submitting false reports after officer Jason Van Dyke shot the 16 times in 2014. Thomas Gaffney, Joseph Walsh, and David March stood […]
Laavion Goings, 19 years old, attempted to rob a woman in Chicago on Jan. 8, 2019. During the robbery, his victim pulled out her gun and fatally shot him. The altercation was recorded on a nearby surveillance camera. Goings is seen walking up to her a little after 6 a.m. CT. He was armed with a […]
On Friday, Jan. 4, 2019, one day after Ed Burke was facing charges for alleged extortion, he resigned as chairman of the City’s Committee on Finance. The Mayor of Chicago Rahm Emanuel in a statement on Friday that he had talked to Alderman Ed Burke, who agreed that it would be best for everybody if […]