By Sheryl Estrada Tuesday’s presidential primary resulted in both Cook County, Illinois, prosecutor Anita Alvarez and Cuyahoga County, Ohio, prosecutor Timothy McGinty losing their seats. Citizens dissatisfied with their handling of police-related deaths of young Black males used their ballots to protest. Laquan McDonald #ByeAnita was trending on Twitter Tuesday…
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Trust Broken: State's Attorney Says No Mistakes Made in Laquan McDonald Investigation
“I don’t believe any mistakes were made,” Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez said regarding the investigation of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald’s police-related shooting death in Chicago. Alvarez has been in office since 2008. She made the comment last week during a debate with Donna More and Kim Foxx. More and…
Chicago Police Chief Fired in Face of Mounting Pressure
Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy was fired Tuesday amid growing calls for his ouster after a video released last week after more than a year showed the brutal killing of a Black teen by one of his officers. The video, which the city of Chicago resisted releasing for more than…