Case 12-CV-870

Stokes, age 66, was in her home when several police officers entered the residence without a warrant. An unknown officer pushed Stokes to the ground without reason to do so, causing physical and emotional injuries....Read More »

Officer Gaytan approached Swenie, who was on the sidewalk, in what appeared to be his own car. Upon exiting the car, Gaytan searched Swenie and took away the digital camera he was carrying, also removing the memory card...Read More »

Guzman was the victim of a series of unwarranted stops and searches in addition to threats, racial harassment and false allegations by officers in Garfield Ridge, where he and the officers live. The first incident...Read More »

Ford was in a public place when five officers seized him and used excessive force against him. Officers Chudy and Olvera tased him. There were no charges filed against Ford...Read More »

Harrison, an 82-year-old widow, was having breakfast one morning when officers burst into her home. The officers pointed their guns at Harrison and ordered her to put her hands up, causing Harrison to shake and...Read More »

Gomez was driving when Officer Dyker pulled him over. Dyker looked into Gomez's car and saw that he had a hatchet and a knife, which Gomez used for his work as a metal/junk collector. Gomez showed Dyker his license...Read More »

Jones was at home when the officers kicked down the front door of the apartment building. The officers searched the first floor of the building, damaging items there in the process, before moving on to the basement....Read More »

Hetzner was parked in a school parking lot, where she worked, when Officer Asdou arrived. Asdou broke into the vehicle, retrieved the registration, and drove around the parking lot several times, all of which was...Read More »

Love was visiting his cousin when the officers pulled up and detained him. The officers searched Love's car and arrested him, claiming they had found drugs. Love was taken to the police station where Officers Philbin...Read More »

Officer Strasanti used excessive force to arrest McCarter. Officers falsely charged her with parking/standing in a prohibited area, improper use of a horn, and parallel parking greater than 12 inches from the curb. A...Read More »

Officers Mandile and Navarro arrested Tate without justification or reason. The two officers filed false reports and made up evidence against Tate in order to charge him with felony offenses. Tate was found not guilty of...Read More »

Officers Borys and Kazarnowicz arrested Vargas and took him to the police station. At the station, officers beat Vargas and then denied him medical attention. Officer Wood did not provide Vargas medical attention despite...Read More »

Glasper and his family were at home one afternoon when officers entered the apartment, breaking down the front door. The officers, who were wearing military-style face masks, approached Glasper in the kitchen with their...Read More »

Vasquez was sleeping over at a friend's house when several officers barged into the residence at 6 a.m. The officers raided the building because Vasquez's friend was suspected of a drug crime. While Vasquez was...Read More »

Turner was at his home when the officers broke down the door of his basement. The officers were looking for a man who went by the nickname "Doe," as well as for heroin and paraphernalia that was used for weighing...Read More »

Andrews, who was employed as an armed security guard, was standing on private property when Officers Darko, Garibay and Whigham pulled up in an unmarked police vehicle. The officers, who were not in uniform, approached...Read More »

Moore and a friend were driving when the officers pulled them over. The officers asked Moore, who wasn't the driver, to identify himself. Moore complied and then protested against being detained. The angry officers...Read More »

Austin was in a supermarket when Officers Ramirez and Rios entered the store to investigate whether there were proper city tax stickers on the goods being sold. The officers threw Austin to the ground, beat him and left...Read More »

Officer Bruno and another unidentified police officer were responding to a call when they began chasing Kemp. The officers followed Kemp through an alley, where they shot him in the back. Kemp died the next day as a...Read More »

While riding his bike, Klippenstein observed a vehicle surrounded by several police vehicles at an intersection. From about half a block away, Klippenstein watched officers take two passengers into custody and leave....Read More »

In 2014, Owens was arrested, charged and sentenced for manufacture and delivery of heroin to Officer Herlehy, who was undercover. Officers Pratscher and Rosen arrested Owens on the basis of an investigative alert, which...Read More »

Thompson was walking to his mother's house when he saw officers conducting a search at the home. Thompson didn't live there, but the officers claimed they had a warrant in Thompson's name. The officers, who...Read More »

Flores was walking home when he was handcuffed and taken into custody. Officers Martinez, Smolek, and Bedoy stopped Flores without evidence to support that he was committing a crime. Flores was found not guilty at trial...Read More »

Several police officers broke into Bussie's apartment while she was away and searched it. The officers had a search warrant for a different building on Bussie's block. The officers flipped over mattresses and...Read More »

Corder was standing outside when Officers Stegmiller, Gallas, and O'Keefe pulled up in an unmarked police SUV. O'Keefe got out of the car and seized Corder while Stegmiller seized another black man and handcuffed...Read More »

Around 9:45 p.m., officers responded to a call of a man breaking into cars at 41st Street and Kildare Avenue. Two officers responded and reported that a man was walking through the street with a knife in his hand. They...Read More »

Strickland was lawfully inside a building when officers entered. An officer slammed Strickland to the ground, injuring his neck and back, and then arrested him despite having no probable cause...Read More »

The plaintiffs, a husband and wife, were headed home after visiting with their daughter. Claxton, the husband, worked in security for a construction company. He lived with Skipper, his wife, in the buildings that were...Read More »

Cook was driving when Officers Whitmer and Jagla pulled him over and arrested him. Cook, who had severe asthma, began to have an asthma attack. Whitmer and Jagla called for Sergeant Truhlar, and Cook tried to explain...Read More »

Patterson was walking from a store to his cousin's house when he saw a police car speed toward him through an empty parking lot. Patterson put his hands up to cooperate, but the officers slammed their vehicle into...Read More »

Patterson was driving his car when officers pulled him over. The officers used excessive force and damaged his car. They also filed false reports charging Patterson with aggravated battery to a police officer, possession...Read More »

Hardman was a guest at an apartment when police arrived and said they had received a noise complaint. Hardman was in a T-shirt and underwear and didn't want to open the door completely, but police came in the...Read More »

Smith, a Wisconsin resident, was visiting his aunt in Chicago when Officer Chudy arrived in a police vehicle. Chudy and other officers began chasing Smith, who ran into his aunt's building because he was scared....Read More »

Diaz and Garrett were riding their bicycles in the University Village neighborhood when they were stopped by two officers. When the two asked why the officers stopped them, they were not given a reason. Diaz called her...Read More »

Friends-Smiley and her family were at home at the same time officers were pursuing a suspected drug dealer. From the porch, R.S. and D.R., who were both minors, saw someone being chased by police. Jada Smiley went...Read More »

During an arrest, Officer Clay threw Lumpkins into a car and chipped her tooth. She was charged with resisting arrest and reckless conduct. The charges against Lumpkins were dismissed...Read More »

Franklin was at a retail store when the officers approached him and repeatedly tased him. Due to the severity of his injuries, Franklin was sent to the hospital, where he died 13 days later. The officers filed false...Read More »

Ashford and a friend were driving back from AutoZone when four officers in an unmarked police vehicle cut in front of them. The four officers ordered them out of the car, and searched the men and the car. The officers...Read More »

J.A. was walking with his mother, McGee, and her friend in the Chatham neighborhood when several officers came up, grabbed him and made repeated statements about a gun. McGee told the officers that her son was only 10...Read More »

Tapia and Hernandez were gathering signatures on a petition and passing out information for the Brighton Park Neighborhood Council and Grassroots Collaborative when Officers Ryan and Stark stopped them, searched them and...Read More »

Simmons, a 70-year-old who suffers from cerebral palsy, was in the kitchen of his brother's home eating lasagna when officers burst through the back door with a search warrant. One officer hit him in the head with...Read More »

Jackson and Everett had stopped to smoke a cigarette near a movie theater when Officer Clark approached them in a car. Shortly after Clark placed Jackson into the car, a second police car arrived to take Everett....Read More »

Stevens was stopped by Officer Kilroy without probable cause and used excessive force, injuring Stevens...Read More »

After A.Q.R.'s mother was killed by his stepfather, the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services placed A.Q.R., a minor child, with a relative. Two weeks later, Officers Bradford, Moore and Ortiz and...Read More »

Several police officers arrested Green without a warrant and pretended Green had confessed to several crimes in their presence. The officers filed false reports against Green, who remained in jail for more than a year...Read More »

Coleman was driving when an officer stopped him and pulled him out his car. Next, an officer repeatedly slammed Coleman onto the car and then searched his car. As Coleman's car was being searched, another officer...Read More »

J.S., a minor, was in the South Shore neighborhood when Officers Concialdi, MacFarlane and Piechocki stopped her without any legal justification and searched her. Officers then took J.S. to the 5th District station and...Read More »

Purnell was visiting a residence when the officers forcibly entered. The officers searched the residence after seizing Purnell and the other individuals inside, and discovered a shotgun in the bedroom and a handgun in a...Read More »

Van der Vant lives in the Forest Glen neighborhood and has several police officers as neighbors. Shortly after van der Vant moved into her home, she decided to erect a fence around the perimeter of her property. When...Read More »

Clark was driving when several police officers conducted a stop of the car directly in front of her. One officer arrived at the scene, got out of his car and shot about 16 rounds in Clark's direction. Clark put her...Read More »

Warren, who worked for the Chicago Park District and was in the process of applying to be a police officer, was driving to work in his girlfriend's car in the Calumet Heights neighborhood when Officers McGee and...Read More »

Erendida Tosado and her two adult children were at home in the 3900 block of West Barry Street, when officers wearing masks rammed their front door open. The officers had a warrant for a white male named "Tommy"...Read More »

Brown was near a fast-food restaurant when the officers approached him. The officers were working undercover in the area investigating drug purchases, and charged Brown with delivery of a controlled substance. The...Read More »

Robinson was on the street when police officers pulled up and shined a light on him, ordering him to lie down on the ground with his hands above his head. When Robinson obeyed, Officer Blomstrand kicked and stomped on...Read More »

Sergeant Paz and Officer Anderson seized Julian without legal cause. They charged him with resisting or obstructing an officer. The charges were dropped almost a month later...Read More »

Muniz was driving and Penny was a passenger when Muniz accidentally cut off Officer Ricken. Ricken began tailgating Muniz's car until it stopped at a red light at Chicago and Fullerton avenues. Ricken got out of his...Read More »

Evans was employed as a security guard at a convenience store. He received a call from his employer that the convenience store's alarm system had activated and to go see what had happened. When he arrived, he saw...Read More »

Riles was being driven by her son when one or more officers pulled them over for an alleged traffic violation. One or more officers approached the car and asked Riles and her son to produce their licenses. When they...Read More »

Arutinov and a friend, who is African-American, were stopped at a red light in Arutinov's car when Officers Strazzante and Vivanco approached them in a police vehicle. The officers moved behind Arutinov when the...Read More »

Hunt surrendered to Officer Desai and another officer after running away from them. The officers believed Hunt was carrying a gun and beat him after the surrendered...Read More »

Harris was at home when she learned that her niece was being arrested by the police down the block. When Harris left her home, she saw a police officer violently taking her niece into custody. Harris told the officers...Read More »

Miranda witnessed a shooting while out walking with a friend in the Belmont Cragin neighborhood. She rushed to assist multiple victims and reported the shooting to a 911 dispatcher. Later, when interviewed by police...Read More »

Whittington was sitting on the steps of a building with a friend with a drink in his hand, when Officer Maras approached them. Maras was not in uniform and didn't show them his badge. He grabbed Whittington's...Read More »

Jianqing Klyzek, a Chinese-American citizen, was working at tanning salon on North Milwaukee Avenue when officers entered the business to conduct a raid. Officer Messina and another officer pushed Klyzek face-first onto...Read More »

Thompson was walking to his cousin's apartment after visiting some friends from church when the officers approached him. Thompson had previous interactions with Detective Pasko, who as recently as three or four days...Read More »

Conner was walking when Officers Diaz and Cifuentes stopped him. During Conner's arrest and detention, the officers accused him of selling drugs and Diaz beat him while Cifuentes watched. The officers then filed...Read More »

Sperling was leaving his parents' home, where he lived at the time, in north suburban Glenview, when officers from the Chicago and Glenview police departments pulled him over. Unbeknownst to Sperling, he'd been...Read More »

Griffin was standing on a street corner when Officer Rodenberg nearly hit him with his car. Rodenberg walked away, and Griffin followed in his squad car. When he caught up to Griffin, Rodenberg accelerated and ran over...Read More »

Rashan, a bearded Muslim and son of Iraqi immigrants, was driving his car when Officers Gordon, Hardy, Buford and Pozulp, who were in unmarked police cars, pulled him over and approached his car with their guns drawn....Read More »

Maglaya brought her 5-year-old daughter, S.R., home from school one afternoon, and S.R. took their 19-week-old puppy, Max, outside to play. Max weighed about 45 pounds and had never attacked anyone. Max ran around to...Read More »

Johnson, McLaurin and D.L., a minor, were outside a health food store when officers seized them using excessive force. The officers charged Johnson and McLaurin with disorderly conduct. The charges were later dismissed...Read More »

Vanessa Sinclair, Jonathan Sinclair and Lundy were outside when Officers Carter and Harris arrived in response to an alleged incident nearby. The officers arrested the Sinclairs and Lundy without cause. While Lundy was...Read More »

Rogers and a friend were confronted by Officer Smith outside Rogers' apartment in East Hazel Crest, an area beyond Smith's jurisdiction. Rogers began to drive away when Smith shot and killed him...Read More »

K.A. and M.A. are minor children who live part-time with their father, who is estranged from their mother. They were with their father, who was helping them do their homework, when their mother arrived with two police...Read More »

Magazine was in his Austin apartment as police were executing a search warrant for another apartment in the complex. The officers also searched apartments that were not part of the warrant, including his. The officers...Read More »

Estes had pulled over to text his girlfriend when Officers Lopez and Strazzante pulled up next to him in a squad car. Strazzante tried to open the driver's side door of Estes' car, and both officers ordered...Read More »

Officers Frano and Celio directed other officers to arrest Warren even though they had no cause to do so. The officers then filed reports that resulted in Warren being held in custody for nearly a year, until he was...Read More »

Xie, a business owner, received a call from an employee saying a package was being delivered to his business that needed to be unloaded with a forklift. Xie approached a delivery truck outside his business on a forklift...Read More »

Watkins was at a gas station buying a bottle of water when Officer Pellerano handcuffed him to a stranger for no reason. As Pellerano pulled Watkins and the other man out of the station, Watkins fell to the ground...Read More »

While in their police car, two officers heard shots fired and spotted a black male with a shotgun on the roof of a building. The officers entered the rooftop and found Beard, who did not have a gun. Beard was arrested...Read More »

Nowack got into a fight with Officer Warner, who was off duty, at a bar in Wrigleyville. Warner, who was drunk, hit Nowack several times in the head and face. The officer dropped his gun on the floor during the...Read More »

Al Phillips was at home when a neighbor informed him that Officer Pettigrew was writing a parking ticket for his vehicle, which was parked outside of his house. Phillips walked out the back of his house, followed by his...Read More »

Officer Cannata stopped and arrested Griffin without probable cause. Griffin was detained for more than six months before the charges were dropped...Read More »

Jackson was walking into his home when he was stopped by Officer Papke, who allegedly was looking for another person in the neighborhood. Papke slammed Jackson into a fence and onto the ground...Read More »

Officers Bonnstetter and Garcia arrested Ellis and fabricated evidence leading to a false charge of drug possession. The officers falsely reported they had witnessed Ellis dealing drugs, and Ellis was held at Cook County...Read More »

Police were responding to a burglary call when they saw Neal near 44th Place and Princeton Avenue, pointed their guns at him and told him to surrender. Neal raised his hands, but Officer Carranza grabbed him, hit him on...Read More »

Howard was at work at a store when officers entered. He was handcuffed along with four patrons at the store, including Barnes and Gray. Before being handcuffed, Howard and another employee told the officers that Howard...Read More »

Moore was wrongly arrested twice in the Humboldt Park neighborhood. The first arrest happened in September 2012 as Moore was walking to a corner store and saw several men running ahead of him. Minutes later, two officers...Read More »

Weeks was at her home when officers entered. The officers were searching for Kevin Rogers and incorrectly thought he lived in Weeks' home and had her address on their search warrant. During their search, officers...Read More »

The officers arrested Resendiz for a murder that had occurred eight days earlier. These officers filed false reports against Resendiz, and bullied a witness into implicating Resendiz in the murder. The false report said...Read More »

After attending a benefit gathering for a close friend who had recently committed suicide, Roman was driving his car and hit a tree. He was rushed to the hospital, where he was treated for several injuries, including a...Read More »

Hernandez was walking when officers pulled up next to him in their police vehicle and directed him to remove his hands from his pockets. When he did not, the officers exited their unmarked sport-utility vehicle, shoved...Read More »

Willis was with her family at Rainbow Beach Park listening to music on her car radio when Officers Otten and Kasput demanded that she turn down the music. Willis declined their request to see her ID. Police then told her...Read More »

Bobbitt was walking toward his home when officers in an unmarked police vehicle pulled alongside him. The officers asked Bobbitt what he was doing and where his family was. Officer Stipanov ordered him to approach the...Read More »

Sanders was driving his car when Officers Prohaska and Rivas pulled him over. The officers arrested Sanders and took him to the police station, where they charged him with driving under the influence and operating a...Read More »

D.S., who was 17, was with a group of people in a vacant lot when Officers Bubacz and another officer arrived in a police vehicle. Bubacz exited the vehicle and began chasing D.S. and others. Bubacz caught up to D.S....Read More »

Harris was pulled over by Officers Sandoval and Verdin for a minor traffic violation. One of the officers approached Harris' car, opened the driver's side door and pulled Harris out. One of the officers put...Read More »

Edwards, a transgender female, was arrested and taken to the 11th District police station and put into a cell by herself. While there, Officer Stewart repeatedly made sexually suggestive comments towards her. Later he...Read More »

Mitchell, a 34-year-old African-American male and youth activist, was at home watching television when he heard a disturbance near his home. He went to his front porch to see what was happening. Mitchell saw three men...Read More »

Frazier was peacefully observing a protest of the NATO summit which involved veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars returning medals that had been awarded to them. Officers patrolling the protest mounted their...Read More »

Cafferata was working as a bartender at a Norwood Park establishment where off-duty Officer Schuler was a patron. Schuler had been drinking for some time and was severely intoxicated. He had been a regular at the bar for...Read More »

Lopez was driving when Officers Brown and Alexander pulled over her vehicle and approached her with their guns drawn. Once she was in custody, Lopez complained that her handcuffs were too tight. The officers ignored her...Read More »

Street was visiting a friend her house when they got into an argument. A third person there called the police. The officers arrived and searched the home. The officers allegedly found a gun in the oven and claimed that...Read More »

Maureedullah was in his car with his two daughters when a car drove into a store where his wife was supposed to be. When Maureedullah tried to check on his wife, Officers Carlson and Flynn stopped him and physically...Read More »

Cash was in his vehicle when Officers Derouin and Plebanski approached him. One of the officers yelled, "Freeze, don't move," and Cash complied. Derouin used a Taser on him three times without justification....Read More »

Edwards was sitting in his wheelchair at a store on East Adams Street, having food and a cup of coffee he had purchased from the store. He was recharging his motorized wheelchair, when store personnel called officers to...Read More »

Stovall was driving near Franklin Park when Officer Rodriguez stopped him and filed DUI and other traffic violations against him. Stovall spent 12 hours in jail and the charges against him were later dismissed. (Officer...Read More »

Michael and Marc Schade were passengers in their vehicle driven by a friend when officers stopped them. Officers Blair and Campbell arrived at the scene and arrested the driver. The officers searched Michael and Marc...Read More »

Dorsey was at a gas station when Officers Brown and Stacker, who were in plaincothes, stopped him. The officers asked Dorsey questions about marijuana possession. He denied having marijuana in his possession. After...Read More »

Thomas was a passenger in his brother's vehicle near 75th and Martin Luther King Drive when Officers Garcia and Garza pulled them over alleging that Thomas' brother was using his phone while driving. Officers...Read More »

Woods was walking with a friend on the sidewalk along North Central Avenue when Officers Seaberry and Jones approached the two of them, then stopped and seized Woods. Seaberry searched Woods, finding no contraband or...Read More »

Winters was walking when Officer Cifuentes came up behind him and grabbed his shoulder without announcing that he was a police officer. Thinking he was being robbed, Winters fled and Cifuentes ran after him for about a...Read More »

Nelson was participating in a peaceful protest outside of a bank office in the Logan Square neighborhood opposing the company's foreclosure of a poor family's mortgage. Nelson and three other people entered the...Read More »

Smith received a call from a fellow community activist about a shooting on the South Side. He went to the scene and spoke to several people gathered in a parking lot across the street from where the shooting had...Read More »

In the course of a year, Breiner received 13 parking tickets, all issued by Sarno, DeCero, Mulcahy and/or unidentified police officers. Each time, the cars were immediately towed. In some cases, the cars were damaged or...Read More »

M.H., a 14-year-old, was walking to a grocery store when Officers Payne and Snelling stopped him. The officers, who were not in uniform and did not have their badges displayed, brought M.H. into a small convenience store...Read More »

Johnson was walking when Officer O'Connor approached him to conduct a field interview. Johnson did not want to talk to O'Connor, so he turned and walked away. O'Connor began to chase Johnson, who entered a...Read More »

Sledge was driving when Officer Rodriguez pulled him over and filed false DUI and other traffic violations against him. During the arrest, Sledge spent more than seven hours in jail. About five months later, Officer...Read More »

Stark, Ohle and unknown officers were pursuing a vehicle in which Reyes was a passenger. When the vehicle stopped near the suburb of Cicero, Stark hit Reyes with a baton when he surrendered, and then Ohle and the unknown...Read More »

Officers Sanchez, Martinez and Acevedo arrested Flint without justification. Once he was in custody, and even though officers knew he hadn't done anything, they filed criminal charges against him. These charges were...Read More »

Figueroa was in the process of divorcing his wife, Jennifer Kimble-Figueroa, and no longer lived with her. During the divorce process, Kimble-Figueroa was also having an affair with Officer Campbell. Because of this...Read More »

Montijo was being driven to a hospital by a friend when officers pulled them over. Earlier Montijo had been attacked and robbed by a group of people, one of whom used a hammer to knock him unconscious. Officers searched...Read More »

Sokol, a Des Plaines resident, was driving his girlfriend's car when Officers Gremo and Harris pulled him over because he didn't have a valid license plate sticker. He was arrested for failure to produce a valid...Read More »

Young, Delaney, D.R., and K.W., both minors, were at their home in the North Lawndale neighborhood when officers forced their way in without a warrant or consent. During their search, the officers held everyone at...Read More »

Coffie and his girlfriend were waiting for the Clark Street bus in the Lakeview neighborhood when they decided to walk into a coffee shop for Coffie's girlfriend to use the washroom. As he sat inside the shop waiting...Read More »

Darielle Hamilton was driving with her nephew Tavares Hamilton and a friend on North Leamington Avenue near West Division Street when two unmarked City of Chicago vehicles pulled her over without justification. All three...Read More »

Officers approached and seized Hollyfield at the intersection of West 120th Street and South Perry Avenue. The officers told him to place his hands on the squad car. The officers searched him and confiscated $690. They...Read More »

Contreras, a licensed push-cart vendor who sells fruit and candy, was near Guadalupe Gonzalez Magnet School when Officer Dunn asked to see her vendor license, which she showed her. Dunn then told Contreras she needed to...Read More »

Neil was a passenger in a car that was hit by an unmarked police vehicle driven by Sgt. Rentner in a parking lot. Officers pulled over the car several blocks later and forced Neil to get out. Sgt.Rentner and Officers...Read More »

Webster, a licensed private investigator, was sitting in the front passenger seat of a car when it was pulled over near 92nd Street and King Drive by Officers Proano and Rubald. The officers illegally searched Webster...Read More »

Galloway, 70, and Richardson, 64, were sleeping in Galloway's Humboldt Park home when officers kicked in the back door, splintering the frame and damaging the lock. Galloway and Richardson woke up to the officers...Read More »

Bartl hailed a cab to go from a church on the Near North Side to a movie theater in Cicero. Instead of driving Bartl to his requested destination, the cab driver took him to an area two miles from the movie theater. The...Read More »

Jordon was driving in his black Bentley Coupe when Officers Rodriguez and Ohlson pulled him over without justification. During the stop, Jordon asked if he could remove his seat-belt. Officer Rodriguez gave him...Read More »

Perez and Milton were outside talking with friends when another friend drove past them on a motorcycle, heading southbound in the appropriate traffic lane. At the same time, Capt. Navarro was driving northbound on the...Read More »

Beiles was walking near Randolph and Canal Streets when Officer Traylor, who was driving a car in plain clothes, attempted to turn from an alleyway onto Randolph Street. He pulled out of the alley without waiting for a...Read More »

Michael and Adrian Ayala were both at a store where Michael Ayala worked. Officers came into the store, stopped the brothers, handcuffed, searched and interrogated them. The Ayalas asked why they were being stopped and...Read More »

Ten year-old K.M. was riding his bicycle when Officer Miro and an unknown officer drove their police truck the wrong way down a one-way street. Traveling above the speed limit and without activating their emergency...Read More »

Ellis Jr. was in bed at his home when Sgt. Dolan and Officer Labrizzi entered the home without a warrant and began beating him. Dolan shot Ellis Jr. in the chest, killing him...Read More »

Gillett had just gotten off work in the Loop and was walking to his train when he noticed a disturbance near Monroe Avenue and State Street involving police. He gathered with other onlookers and began filming the scene...Read More »

Yearwood was the passenger of a car driving when officers pulled the car over over. They forcefully removed Yearwood from the car and handled her roughly as they took her into custody...Read More »

Haralson was arrested by Officers Mingari and Brown without justification. Once in custody the officers filed false criminal charges against him for a crime they knew he didn't commit. These charges were later...Read More »

Montano was leaving his mother's house when three plainclothes officers drove up the street in an unmarked car. As Montano got into his car, the officers jumped out and began searching another man in front of the...Read More »

Hondras was a passenger in her boyfriend's car when Officers McGhee, Furqan and Granville pulled over the car and approached it with their guns drawn. Hondras' boyfriend asked the officers why he was being...Read More »

Lagrone was outside his home when Officer Gilmour, who was off-duty and didn't identify himself as a police officer, pointed a gun at him for no reason. Officer Gilmour then called other officers to arrest Lagrone....Read More »

The Rimmer family were at their home when officers entered the home and began searching it without showing any warrant or announcing that they were the police. The officers caused excessive and unnecessary damage to the...Read More »

Hambrick, a South Dakota resident, was visiting family and friends in Chicago when police pulled him over near West 79th Street and Marshfield Avenue. Officer Rodriguez ordered Hambrick, at gunpoint, to get out of the...Read More »

McGill, who has autism, was riding her bike near Sacramento and Roosevelt when officers blocked her path with their car, throwing her from her bicycle. Although more than 20 neighbors told the officers she was autistic...Read More »

Maria and Gerardo Bazaldua and Sergio Dominguez were visiting family members in the South Deering neighborhood when police officers were called to the same block because of loud music. The officers later claimed that...Read More »

Ryan was arrested after being involved in a traffic incident. At the direction of Sgt. Wright, Ryan was arrested after the officer who had originally handled the matter did not make an arrest. Wright was friends with a...Read More »

Murphy arrived at a downtown hotel to continue celebrating her daughter's wedding. Murphy's daughter had arranged with the hotel for the rental of a honeymoon suite and a hospitality suite. She had informed the...Read More »

Tapia was driving his car near West 45th Street and South Hermitage Avenue with his wife and nephew when officers stopped him. After reviewing his driver's license, the officers released him. The police computer...Read More »

Ralph Hayse and his son, Ralph Hayse Jr., were at home with their family and the elder Hayse's 6-month-old puppy when several neighborhood teenagers assaulted Ralph Jr.'s sister in the front yard. His mother...Read More »

Officers MacNiff and Junkovic stopped Hernandez for having a broken windshield while driving northbound on Kedzie Avenue. The windshield was not broken. The officers then searched Hernandez's vehicle and found his...Read More »

G.B., J.A. and A.M.—all minors—had just finished playing basketball at A.M.'s home when they decided to stop and talk with another friend in the alley nearby. In the alley, the group noticed a police vehicle without...Read More »

Henry and Bynum were in a home in the Woodlawn neighborhood when officers approached them. Henry was sitting on the front porch with his friend when Sgt. Schnier and other officers came inside the fenced yard. The...Read More »

A 22-year-old woman was near the Red Line station at Addison Street and Sheffield Avenue when Officers Clavijo and Vasquez offered to drive her home. The officers told her she couldn't sit in the back and would have...Read More »

Logwood was sitting in the stairwell after visiting his children in their mother's apartment in the Englewood neighborhood. Officers Chen and Rodriguez approached Logwood and told him he was loitering and trespassing...Read More »

Randolph was on private property near 15th and Komensky Avenue when officers, responding to a report of two women exchanging gunfire in the area, started driving towards him. Not knowing who the officers were, Randolph...Read More »

Anderson was at home with his girlfriend when several police officers, including Landrum, McEnerney and Kinnison, arrived in response to a call from her. Upset and intoxicated, she wanted a police escort out of the home...Read More »

Stagger, Fareed, Barron, and Gaines were stopped and searched without any lawful justification near the intersection of 116th Street and South Michigan Avenue. During the search, officers used excessive force including...Read More »

Ray Robinson, his son Ray Robinson Jr. and a friend, Graham, were all at Robinson and Walker's first-floor apartment in the Englewood neighborhood. That same day, officers had obtained a warrant to search for an...Read More »

Mitchell was at a car wash, waiting for his car to be cleaned, when the officers arrived. Mitchell was inside the car wash when he heard a commotion outside, so he began walking toward the noise. The officers tackled...Read More »

Smith was in her vehicle in front of her home when Sgt. Vujic and Officers Carroll and Saldana requested that she move the car. As Smith was preparing to move, Vujic approached and forcefully removed her from the car...Read More »

Horta was in the East Side neighborhood when Officer Pena approached him and his son from behind as Horta was arguing with a neighbor. Pena grabbed Horta around his throat and neck and yelled “Police.” The officer...Read More »