Madigan announced the lawsuit at a news conference Tuesday afternoon alongside Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel. Emanuel was in the process of working with the Justice Department on police reforms at the end of the Obama administration, but has been in a stalemate thus far with Attorney General Jeff Sessions on how to move forward. "The reforms we have made in recent years, and those that lie ahead, will help us ensure Chicago has the most professional, proactive police department possible," said Emanuel. "I am proud that Illinois' attorney general is standing up -- for our city and our officers -- where the Trump Justice Department fell flat." The Justice Department said in a statement to CNN Tuesday that "local policing is first and foremost a matter of local responsibility."

Source: CNN August 29, 2017 18:04 UTC