Chicago Wrongful Convictions

Daley To Answer Questions During Police Torture Trial

AP | Posted 04.10.2012

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CHICAGO -- Former Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley has agreed to answer questions under oath about allegations that he was part of a conspiracy to cover...

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Wrongfully Convicted Man Could Get $3.6 Million From City

Posted 03.14.2012

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Chicago's City Council Finance Committee on Monday approved a $3.6 million settlement for a man who served nearly a decade behind bars on an attempted...

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Wrongfully Convicted Man Awarded $25 Million In Damages

Posted 01.25.2012

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In what is believed to be one of the most substantial verdicts in the city's history, a federal jury on Tuesday awarded $25 million in damages to a ma...

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Alleged Victim Sues City, Burge Over Police Torture, Wrongful Convict

Posted 12.21.2011

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An alleged victim of torture at the hands of former Chicago police head Jon Burge filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday against both the city and Burge over...

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