Jared Rutecki
@jaredrutecki.bsky.social
Investigative Reporter at WTTW News/Chicago Tonight. Past life: Illinois Answers Project, BGA, Columbus Dispatch, ThisWeek News. I cover cops, courts, energy, health, finance, education, pensions etc. Prolific FOIA filer. He/him.
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November 28, 2025 at 11:05 PM
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He regularly appears in records from the Illinois Illinois Torture Inquiry and Relief Commission, which found there was “sufficient, credible evidence” that Anthony Garrett was tortured by Zuley.
November 21, 2025 at 6:58 PM
He regularly appears in records from the Illinois Illinois Torture Inquiry and Relief Commission, which found there was “sufficient, credible evidence” that Anthony Garrett was tortured by Zuley.
Zuley was interviewed in the 2021 documentary, "In Search of Monsters," a movie where Mohamedou Ould Slahi tracks down his captors from Gitmo in order to forgive them. www.imdb.com/title/tt1537...
November 21, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Zuley was interviewed in the 2021 documentary, "In Search of Monsters," a movie where Mohamedou Ould Slahi tracks down his captors from Gitmo in order to forgive them. www.imdb.com/title/tt1537...
Mohamedou Ould Slahi was held in Gitmo, and wrote about Zuley in his memoir compiled in his time there. It contains harrowing accounts of what he endured. The book was made into a movie in 2021. www.amazon.com/Guant%C3%A1n...
November 21, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Mohamedou Ould Slahi was held in Gitmo, and wrote about Zuley in his memoir compiled in his time there. It contains harrowing accounts of what he endured. The book was made into a movie in 2021. www.amazon.com/Guant%C3%A1n...
Multiple records connect the former detective to Gitmo. It was a prominent part of Zuley’s resume.
November 21, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Multiple records connect the former detective to Gitmo. It was a prominent part of Zuley’s resume.
Zuley, who joined CPD in 1970, collects an annual city taxpayer-funded pension of $94,580. Despite his extensive record of misconduct, records show he has banked more than $1.3 million in pension payments since he retired.
November 21, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Zuley, who joined CPD in 1970, collects an annual city taxpayer-funded pension of $94,580. Despite his extensive record of misconduct, records show he has banked more than $1.3 million in pension payments since he retired.
Me, just popping in on the Chicago public records portal to check my FOIA requests...
November 21, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Me, just popping in on the Chicago public records portal to check my FOIA requests...
Not a lawyer, so I absolutely cannot explain the law to you. The courts are currently in the process of sorting this out. But as best I understand it... news.wttw.com/2025/09/30/n...
November 7, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Not a lawyer, so I absolutely cannot explain the law to you. The courts are currently in the process of sorting this out. But as best I understand it... news.wttw.com/2025/09/30/n...
Some might call this a marketing effort. From the story (they have not moved the canal nor the treatment facilities).
October 28, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Some might call this a marketing effort. From the story (they have not moved the canal nor the treatment facilities).
Statement from Illinois State Police about arrests of protesters outside Broadview ICE facility.
October 17, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Statement from Illinois State Police about arrests of protesters outside Broadview ICE facility.
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October 7, 2025 at 11:31 PM
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So you mean like … ? www.chicago.gov/content/dam/...
October 7, 2025 at 11:15 PM
So you mean like … ? www.chicago.gov/content/dam/...
They keep records on it, but they don’t make it easy to know exactly. news.wttw.com/2025/02/03/p...
September 30, 2025 at 4:54 PM
They keep records on it, but they don’t make it easy to know exactly. news.wttw.com/2025/02/03/p...
Through his career, Treacy has faced 31 misconduct cases with discipline noted four times in cases involving a DUI arrest, an injury crash and an improper search. 11/13
September 23, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Through his career, Treacy has faced 31 misconduct cases with discipline noted four times in cases involving a DUI arrest, an injury crash and an improper search. 11/13
The lawsuit disclosed that Treacy owned several military-style weapons, including an AR-15, an Extar EXP 556, a semi-automatic pistol, as well as a Century Arms VZ, an AK/Kalashnikov-style firearm. This was the 3rd shooting investigation of his career, records show. 8/13
September 23, 2025 at 5:58 PM
The lawsuit disclosed that Treacy owned several military-style weapons, including an AR-15, an Extar EXP 556, a semi-automatic pistol, as well as a Century Arms VZ, an AK/Kalashnikov-style firearm. This was the 3rd shooting investigation of his career, records show. 8/13
In 2016, Treacy shot and killed Joshua Beal during a funeral procession in Mount Greenwood. Treacy was not punished for the shooting, but was suspended for 90 days for failing to register a gun with CPD as required. Records show he did not serve that suspension. 7/13
September 23, 2025 at 5:56 PM
In 2016, Treacy shot and killed Joshua Beal during a funeral procession in Mount Greenwood. Treacy was not punished for the shooting, but was suspended for 90 days for failing to register a gun with CPD as required. Records show he did not serve that suspension. 7/13
There were two other lawsuits settled since 2019 for around $100,000 each involving Treacy, Elizondo and Salgado. Some of Treacy’s records from COPA, the police oversight agency, contained the following note. 6/13
September 23, 2025 at 5:54 PM
There were two other lawsuits settled since 2019 for around $100,000 each involving Treacy, Elizondo and Salgado. Some of Treacy’s records from COPA, the police oversight agency, contained the following note. 6/13
The first case, settled in 2019, also names former Officer David Salgado and former Sgt. Xaiver Elizondo. Both were found guilty in 2019 on charges of conspiracy and obstructing justice in their roles as tactical officers. 4/13 news.wttw.com/2020/01/22/l...
September 23, 2025 at 5:52 PM
The first case, settled in 2019, also names former Officer David Salgado and former Sgt. Xaiver Elizondo. Both were found guilty in 2019 on charges of conspiracy and obstructing justice in their roles as tactical officers. 4/13 news.wttw.com/2020/01/22/l...
The police pension fund approved his disability claim in 2019. Meanwhile a number of legal cases involving Treacy were still on deck for Chicago. 3/13
September 23, 2025 at 5:50 PM
The police pension fund approved his disability claim in 2019. Meanwhile a number of legal cases involving Treacy were still on deck for Chicago. 3/13
The total cost of misconduct by officers named in more than one case was $295 million since 2019. Treacy racked up this misconduct under special circumstances: because of duty disability, he has not worked a shift since 2018. 2/13
September 23, 2025 at 5:47 PM
The total cost of misconduct by officers named in more than one case was $295 million since 2019. Treacy racked up this misconduct under special circumstances: because of duty disability, he has not worked a shift since 2018. 2/13
According to my records ... still working there by the end of 2024.
September 11, 2025 at 2:07 PM
According to my records ... still working there by the end of 2024.
Publications in Illinois (from WikiPedia)
August 8, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Publications in Illinois (from WikiPedia)