Dan Mihalopoulos | WBEZ
Investigative reporter, WBEZ Government & Politics Team
Inspector General Deborah Witzburg said officers tied to extremist groups “are dishonoring the badge.”
Board of Review Commissioner Samantha Steele hired Jon Snyder, who testified against his brother. But on Tuesday, Steele placed Snyder on leave.
The document includes 675 gang factions department members are forbidden from joining – but no hate or extremist groups. A police spokesperson indicated such groups will be identified on a case-by-case basis.
Rogers’ half brother, attorney Frederic Everly, specializes in tax appeals, and Rogers’ aides have facilitated property tax breaks for some of Everly’s clients, according to documents obtained by WBEZ.
The officer continued to work for the state university despite acknowledging he signed up years ago with the anti-government Oath Keepers, which played a key role in the riot at the U.S. Capitol in 2021.
The law, which took effect Jan. 1, is amends another law passed in 2003 and is intended to hold employers accountable for failing to act on complaints of alleged misconduct.
We wanted to find out what records these officers are leaving. And we wanted to hear from civilians about their own experiences with these sworn law-enforcement officers on the streets of Chicago and in other parts of Illinois.
“I find it offensive he’s actually running for judge,” said a lawyer for the mother of one of the men who was killed.
Evanston, Wilmette homeowners claim the city acted unlawfully, blast “commercialization” of the new football field the university plans to build.