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Police Officer's Libel Case Against Newsweek May Proceed

From Wolinski v. Newsweek Digital, LLC, decided yesterday by Judge Jeremy Daniel (N.D. Ill.): According to the amended complaint, in February 2019, Plaintiff Alex Wolinski, a sergeant in the Chicago Police Department, supervised a tactical team of twelve Chicago Police Department officers in the execution of a search warrant at…

Reason · Jan 17, 2024

After Anjanette Young search warrant reforms, a massive drop in number of Chicago Police Department raids on homes

In 2021, after the reforms, the number of residential searches dropped to 172, with 183 last year, down from 509 in 2020. A former police commander says that means criminals will “feel more free to do their illegal business.”

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 23, 2023

Chicago police sergeant fired for role in botched raid where Black woman was handcuffed nude

A Chicago police sergeant has been fired for his role in a botched 2019 raid at the home of a Black woman who was handcuffed while naked after police officers were sent to the wrong address

The Independent UK · Jun 16, 2023