After all, repeated Burge convictions have been thrown out of court, and Reed and his lawyers hoped prosecutors would simply drop the case. But it was not to be.

The court has spoken and I will finally be heard," Burge, who died last year, led the "midnight crew" that have been accused of torturing suspects between 1972 and 1991.

Police Cmdr. Jon Burge, whose name became synonymous with torture, a web of tainted court convictions and more than $100 million in settlements with wrongfully convicted defendants who lost ...

Acting with unusual speed, the Illinois Appellate Court overruled a former Cook County judge Wednesday and threw out the murder conviction of a man who alleges he was tortured by a detective who ...

Decades after young black men in Chicago first began claiming that a white policeman shocked, burned and suffocated them to get confessions, former officer Jon Burge is headed to federal prison.

Former Chicago police lieutenant Jon Burge has been found guilty of lying about the torture of suspects. 24/7 Live Chicago & Suburban Cook Co. North Suburbs West Suburbs South Suburbs NW Indiana ...

Former Chicago police Cmdr. Jon Burge’s lawyer on Thursday gave a fiery closing argument to jurors, contrasting the decorated Vietnam War veteran and police officer with the convicted murderers ...

Thirteen prospective jurors have been dismissed in the trial of former Chicago Police Lt. Jon Burge, who is accused of lying about the decades-old torture of suspects. After years of allegations ...

Mr. Burge, who was accustomed to giving court testimony during his years as a high-ranking police officer, appeared to be an effective witness in his own defense, calmly denying each accusation.

A former Chicago police official accused for decades of beating, shocking and otherwise abusing scores of black suspects was arrested Tuesday and charged with lying under oath when he denied that ...