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Statewide public defense office would help Illinois counties in need of support
Chicago Sun-Times· 6 days agoThe 60th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark Gideon v. Wainwright decision, which...
Incumbent Shalena Cook Jones wins Democratic Primary Election for Chatham District Attorney
Gannett via AOL· 5 days agoVoters handed incumbent Shalena Cook Jones a resounding victory in the May 21 Democratic primary for Chatham County District Attorney with 73.1% of the vote.
Chicago man charged with attempted armed robbery in Skokie, per police
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 7 days agoThree police departments worked to identify a man who committed an armed robbery at a convenience store at Oakton Street and Crawford Avenue just after midnight on May 14, per a news release ...
ShotSpotter’s Chicago future faces final vote with new data on victims helped
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 5 days agoThe desperate supporters of the embattled ShotSpotter gunshot detection system have clung to one...
Texas primary races will be settled soon. A look at the Democratic, Republican runoffs.
Austin American-Statesman· 7 days agoWhile most primary races in the county were decided March 5, any contests in which a candidate did...
Dismissed Part 2: Racial disparities and the difficulty of prosecuting sexual assault cases
NBC Chicago· 5 days agoFind our extensive "Dismissed" series here. As part of NBC 5 Investigates and Telemundo Chicago's...
Illinois fails to protect immigrant victims of crime, report finds
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 3 days agoCHICAGO — Illinois is failing to protect immigrant victims of crime or trafficking, according to a new report from the University of Chicago. Those who work with migrants say the crimes against ...
Dismissed part 1: Thousands of sexual assault cases die each year inside Chicago’s justice system
NBC Chicago· 6 days agoTrigger warning: the following investigative reports discuss issues of sexual violence. “Jane” –...
Pritzker hurls zingers at Trump
Politico· 4 days agoSome guests spotted at the Bronzeville Winery: Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx, Ald. Lamont ...
City Council votes to keep ShotSpotter, but Mayor Brandon Johnson insists it will still go away
CBS News· 4 days agoIt also would require the Chicago Police Department to collect data on the accuracy of ShotSpotter...