'Broadview 6' judge has to decide whether to hold prosecutors accountable after exposing misconduct

Before voting to give April Perry a lifetime job as a federal judge in 2024, a senator asked the longtime prosecutor to reflect on one of her most significant cases — and what it taught her. Perry chose the case against Jon Burge, the late Chicago police commander tied to torture claims who was ultimately convicted of perjury. Perry helped put Burge in prison in 2011, and she said she learned about the damage one corrupt law enforcement officer could do. However, she said she also found the…