Beth Svec News Today

Police violence is not about “good apples” and “bad apples” — it is structural.

A Cook County jury on Tuesday awarded nearly $1 million to a Chicago police detective who alleged he was demoted after pushing back when superiors pressed him...

Isaac Lambert’s lawyers had sought as much as $2 million for veteran detective who was demoted for speaking out about 2017 shooting of an unarmed teen by an off-duty officer.

M Glenn Thompson, a Republican Pennsylvania congressman, voted against a bill to protect same-sex marriage just a few days before his office announced that he and his wife "were thrilled to attend and celebrate their sons marriage" and "very happy to welcome their new son-in-law."

A Cook County jury on Friday awarded a former Chicago police detective more than $4.3 million in damages after deciding the city violated the Illinois Whistleblower act.

CHICAGO — A jury decided Friday that former Chicago police Detective Beth Svec is entitled to more than $4.35 million in damages under the Illinois Whistleblower Act.

Former Chicago police detective Beth Svec sued the department in 2017 for retaliating against her after she brought forward evidence contradicting officers’ narrative of an arrest.

Former Chicago police detective and her lawyer told a Cook County jury Tuesday that she was “made an example of” and given an undesirable assignment after she contradicted officers’ story of a gun arrest.