OPINION
Presiding Justice PIERCE delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion.
¶ 1 In 1992, the Illinois legislature enacted a statute requiring charges of excessive force against police officers to be brought within five years. 65 ILCS 5/10-1-18.1 (West 2012). The five-year limitation period was chosen because it is the same...
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