Head of agency that probes Chicago Police to tout reform

The judge said a city lawyer “intentionally concealed” that evidence.

“Attorneys who might be tempted to bury late-surfacing information need to know that, if discovered, any verdict they win will be forfeit and their clients will pay the price”, the judge wrote.

In a March 11, 2015, e-mail from the then-head of IPRA, Scott Ando, he asks about forwarding witness interview transcripts to the city’s law department “for their use in [lawsuit] settlement negotiations with” the McDonald family.

A city law department spokesman said he did not have a way to leave a message for Marsh seeking comment.

Rauner also vowed to block funding for Chicago’s severely cash-strapped public schools, which have warned of massive layoffs in the months ahead without a state rescue, unless Emanuel’s administration backs the Republican governor’s efforts to pass business-friendly legislation making it harder for injured workers to collect damages and to weaken public-sector labor unions.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel named Sharon Fairley to overhaul the staff.

Of the 409 shootings investigated by IPRA since its formation in September 2007 – an average of about one a week – only two shootings were found to be unjustified, according to IPRA’s own statistics.

“I’m bringing in new leadership and creating several key positions I believe are essential to our future success”, she told reporters at a news conference Monday.

The agency’s chief administrator resigned shortly after Officer Jason Van Dyke was charged in the shooting. But it rarely ruled against officers.

Fairly also talked about the most recent shooting involving a 19-year-old and 55-year-old grandmother by police just a little more than a week ago. A wrongful death lawsuit was filed last week by the father of LeGrier.