Criminal Justice & Public Safety

Officers make arrests, then fail to appear in court, sometimes after defendants claim they were beaten or wrongly arrested.

Questioned years ago about the still-unsolved disappearance of a Chicago woman, a businessman with ties to reputed mob figures is now a campaign supporter of Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez.

Tipster told authorities in 2001 that a Chicago police detective was fixing murder cases, but there’s no evidence anything was done with that information.

Top Cook County Criminal Courts judge is asked to recuse himself because his brother once supervised Chicago police detective accused of railroading suspects.

State’s attorney’s office is reviewing case amid allegations that an ex-Chicago cop framed two suspects who have long proclaimed their innocence.

Arrest of detective on drug charges is just the latest problem with Melrose Park Police Department.

Internal affairs divisions from Chicago police and fire departments probe alleged altercation during riverfront rescue.

The Jon Burge torture scandal is a saga, now nearly 40 years old, of city, county, and federal government failure. BGA senior investigator John Conroy, who was instrumental in exposing the torture, reflects on the law enforcement officials who exceeded their authority, the prosecutors who did nothing about it, the elected officials who turned a deaf ear, and the costs incurred

BGA/WGN investigation shows that despite millions in security, imposter stole Chicago bus and got away

Saying a federal appeals court mistakenly created a “watershed moment” that could cost taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars, Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul sides with insurance titans that administer healthcare reimbursements