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Date: 29.11.2015 17:11:09 UTC
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Date: 29.11.2015 17:16:08 UTC
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Date: 2.12.2015 15:34:22 UTC
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Date: 6.12.2015 11:48:04 UTC
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Date: 29.12.2015 23:41:33 UTC
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Date: 1.01.2016 13:00:48 UTC
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Date: 18.01.2016 11:27:11 UTC
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Date: 18.02.2016 21:01:17 UTC
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Date: 26.02.2016 18:08:58 UTC
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Date: 26.02.2016 18:10:04 UTC
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Date: 20.03.2016 18:34:30 UTC
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Date: 6.05.2016 02:13:47 UTC
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Date: 8.05.2016 14:00:21 UTC
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Date: 26.05.2016 12:43:31 UTC
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Date: 2.06.2016 18:54:56 UTC
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Judge agrees to appoint Special prosecutor
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Date: 5.06.2016 18:09:23 UTC
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Adding a link to a story about special prosecutor appointment.
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Date: 14.06.2016 02:46:44 UTC
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Adding a link to a story about special prosecutor appointment.
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Date: 1.08.2016 14:02:02 UTC
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Presiding judge of the criminal division names former Cook County judge to look into whether the officers lied to justify the shooting.

Date: 19.08.2016 02:05:38 UTC
Edited by: Stephen Berry

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August 2016 Chicago Police Supt. Eddie Johnson is moving to fire seven officers accused of lying about the shooting of Laquan McDonald and its aftermath.

Date: 13.09.2016 15:16:48 UTC
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September 2016 Grand Jury to investigate alleged police cover-up
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Date: 30.09.2016 06:17:53 UTC
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September 2016 Alma Benitez had just stopped for a bite to eat at a Southwest Side Burger King in October 2014 when she witnessed the now-infamous killing of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald by a Chicago police officer.

Benitez, who was headed home from the night shift at a nearby sandwich shop, was adamant from the beginning that Officer Jason Van Dyke had no reason to fire at McDonald, who was shot 16 times, including numerous times as he lay wounded in the street.

But a federal lawsuit filed this week alleged Benitez was detained at a police station for hours and pressured to change her story by detectives who falsely claimed video of the shooting showed McDonald had lunged at officers with a knife, contradicting her account.

Date: 8.04.2017 21:48:07 UTC
Edited by: Stephen Berry
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April 2017 Protest at Awards ceremony
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Date: 4.06.2017 00:47:56 UTC
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June 2017 Judge rules cops must testify
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Date: 12.06.2017 10:13:16 UTC
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June 2017 Police board may delay discipline for cops in Laquan McDonald shooting

Date: 27.06.2017 22:49:11 UTC
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June 2017 Three police officers have been charged with conspiracy to protect their fellow cop after the death of Chicago teen Laquan McDonald.Three police officers have been charged with conspiracy to protect their fellow cop after the death of Chicago teen Laquan McDonald.

Date: 19.09.2017 07:02:00 UTC
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June 2017 Three police officers have been charged with conspiracy to protect their fellow cop after the death of Chicago teen Laquan McDonald.Three police officers have been charged with conspiracy to protect their fellow cop after the death of Chicago teen Laquan McDonald.

Date: 19.01.2018 01:32:55 UTC
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Judge allows testiomony on McDonald's "violent nature."
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Date: 18.06.2018 03:39:06 UTC
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Judge allows testiomony on McDonald's "violent nature."
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Date: 2.09.2018 03:58:27 UTC
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September 2018  Chicago Police Officer Jason Van Dyke is ending his silence, giving multiple interviews this week ahead of his murder trial, which is scheduled to begin next week.

Date: 9.09.2018 18:53:15 UTC
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Chicago Police Will Have to Notify Dispatchers Whenever They Point a Gun at Someone: Report

Date: 16.09.2018 21:26:49 UTC
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Jury selection begins in the case.
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Date: 16.09.2018 21:27:55 UTC
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removing empty lines at the end of litigation section.
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Date: 5.10.2018 12:21:10 UTC
Edited by: EBWiki Team

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Judge orders prosecution documents unsealed in conspiracy case against officers.

Date: 5.10.2018 21:03:35 UTC
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Officer found guilty of 2nd degree murder
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Date: 18.01.2019 01:08:49 UTC
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Three officers acquitted in covering up of the murder of McDonald.
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Date: 18.01.2019 01:08:49 UTC
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Three officers acquitted in covering up of the murder of McDonald.
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Date: 19.01.2019 00:39:52 UTC
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Officer sentenced to 6 years for killing McDonald.
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Date: 19.01.2019 00:39:52 UTC
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Officer sentenced to 6 years for killing McDonald.
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Date: 14.10.2020 02:30:14 UTC
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Officer ends his appeal of his conviction.
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Date: 25.04.2022 08:37:37 UTC
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Federal charges will not be brought.
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Date: 25.04.2022 08:37:37 UTC
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Federal charges will not be brought.
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Date: 25.04.2022 08:42:17 UTC
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updating video link
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