Ex-Melrose Park cop admits selling drugs stolen from evidence

So he sold drugs that had been stolen from the evidence room 4/25/2017Gregory Salvi was rapidly nearing retirement from the Melrose Park Police Department in 2015, and he hoped to use the job to make as much money as possible.So he sold drugs that had been stolen from...

Awarded $20M for a wrongful conviction, exonerated man gives back

Juan Rivera is a $20 million man, receiving the money in a settlement for the 20 years he spent in prison before DNA evidence cleared him. October 17, 2017CHICAGO (WLS) — Juan Rivera is a $20 million man, receiving the money in a settlement for the 20 years he...

Evidence on Ice

​Santa Fe PD is ahead in processing rape kits—because they already cleaned out a freezer full of them –  December 16, 2016The trouble started with a freezer, and the question of just what could be done to get rid of it and open up some space at the Santa Fe...

Forrler pleads to destroying evidence charge

A police officer accused of destroying evidence when he was the evidence officer has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor and sentenced to court costs only. December 2, 2016ALTON — A police officer accused of destroying evidence when he was the evidence officer has pleaded...

Wrongfully convicted man sues city for $54 million

Mark Maxson, 55, was freed from Stateville Correctional Center on Tuesday after DNA testing showed another man, Osborne Wade, allegedly killed 6-year-old Lindsey Murdock on the Far South Side. September 30, 2016A Chicago man released from prison after DNA evidence...

Trial date set on former BPD worker’s claim

The jury will hear evidence related to Ward’s claim that she was disciplined by McKinley after she raised concerns about how guns, drugs and other items were stored and who had access to the evidence room. September 10, 2016PEORIA — A Dec. 12 trial date has been...