Illinois attorney general, special prosecutors challenge Jason Van Dyke's sentence
CHICAGO - Special prosecutors and the Illinois attorney general's office are challenging former Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke's prison sentence before the state's highest court.
A petition filed Monday does not explicitly target the length of the nearly seven-year sentence, which many activists have criticized as too lenient. But it does note that a significantly longer sentence would be justifiable under state law.
Kane County State's Attorney Joseph McMahon, appointed to handle the Van Dyke case, and Attorney General Kwame Raoul argue in the petition that Judge Vincent
