Politics & Government

Jury Selected In Wrongful Raid Trial Of Southwest Side Family By Chicago Police In 2018

The case involves a Chicago grandmother, her daughter, and her four grandchildren, who all said police pointed guns at them.

(CBS Chicago)

February 3, 2026

The civil rights trial of a wrongful Chicago police raid on an innocent family began on Monday.

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The case involves a Chicago grandmother, her daughter, and her four grandchildren, who all said police pointed guns at them. It's a case CBS Chicago first exposed years ago.

The botched raid happened back in 2018. The family said they've been living with trauma from it ever since. On Monday in a packed courtroom, they sat behind the officers involved as a jury was selected.

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