CHICAGO (CBS) -- Chicago alderman are pushing the city to finally fund the memorial to victims of disgraced commander Jon Burge. Burge oversaw the torture and coerced confessions of at least 125 ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Sean Tyler and his brother Reginald Henderson have been out of prison for three years, but still have a lot of catching up to do. Both spent the better part of their lives in prison ...

CHICAGO (CBS) --Local leaders will call on the city to make good on its promise to fund a memorial to the victims of disgraced Chicago Police Commander Jon Burge. Burge oversaw the torture and coerced ...

With a renewed focus on reparations for slavery, what lessons can be drawn from payments to victims of other historical injustices in America? By Adeel Hassan and Jack Healy His reported torture of ...

Two former Cook County prosecutors pleaded not guilty Friday to charges accusing them of misconduct in the prosecution of a man who said he was tortured by detectives working under notorious former ...

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The testimony was part of the trial of former Chicago Police Commander Jon Burge. Burge is charged with perjury and obstruction of justice. An attorney who once represented a man who says he was ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Jon Burge, a former Chicago police commander who's serving a sentence for lying about the torture of dozens of men by officers, is getting out of prison. Burge is scheduled to be ...

Chicago aldermen Monday are set to consider another $14 million taxpayer payout to victims connected to Jon Burge, this time for two men who say detectives with ties to the disgraced late police ...

The settlements will go to the full city council on Wednesday for final action. One point eight million dollars will go to a man whose double murder charges were dropped three years ago. The larger of ...