Overview

“The killing of David Koschman: A Watchogs investigation” takes readers inside a shocking case that's reshaped the legacy of one of the nation's most iconic and longest-serving mayors, Richard M. Daley, culminating with the indictment of a Daley nephew. It's told by the Chicago Sun-Times team that broke the story and continued to pursue it for more than two years. Their work prompted the appointment of a special prosecutor who won the indictment of Richard J. “R.J.” Vanecko more than eight years after David Koschman was killed by a single punch thrown during a drunken encounter on the streets of the city's famed Rush Street nightlife district.