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[Revised; the S-T broke the story, so credit’s due.] The Sun-Times reports that former CPD commander Jon Burge was just arrested on charges relating to 2003 written testimony about police torture in Chicago. Update: indictment, press release, and links to info on the prosecutors here. In a later post, I address the question of Mayor Daley’s role in his position as state’s attorney during the scandal.
The Meter’s Still Running and the Mayor’s Still Mum July 6, 2007Since 2003 the city has paid some $7 million in legal fees to fight five police torture lawsuits it probably can’t win. The latest turn in this saga involves a secret settlement agreement designed to protect Daley.
The Persistence of Andrew Wilson November 29, 2007A cop killer who fought to expose torture in the Chicago Police Department has died, but his testimony from beyond the grave could still help bring down its perpetrators.
