Overview

• Romanucci & Blandin will launch the civil inquiry at a 2 p.m. Wednesday press conference in downtown Chicago.
• Rivera’s mother, Yolanda Rivera, will attend the livestreamed event as family members press for independent review.
• The family demands Illinois State Police oversight and public release of the partner’s body-worn camera footage.
• The Chicago Police Department and the Civilian Office of Police Accountability continue investigations into the June 5 friendly fire incident.
• Officer Rivera, a four-year veteran and mother of a 10-year-old, was killed pursuing armed suspect Adrian Rucker; two men now face felony charges.