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$50M wrongful conviction case highlights decades of Chicago police forced confessions
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 day agoOf the wrongful convictions in Cook County, 121 came as a result of false confessions, almost as many as the 133 total wrongful convictions in Los Angeles...Illinois Attorney ...
Chicago settles wrongful conviction lawsuits for $50 million
Courthouse News Service· 5 days agoThe Chicago city council voted Wednesday to pay $50 million to four Black men who wrongly spent...
Local/Television Schedule June 15-18, 2024
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Historic $150 million donation will ‘build a brighter future’ for Diocese of Gary schools
The Times of Northwest Indiana· 4 days agoThe Dean and Barbara White Family Foundation has pledged $150 million over 10 years to benefit...
Evening Report — Races to watch Tuesday, plus Bowman’s barnburner
The Hill· 5 days agoTuesday’s elections will test the strength of former President Trump’s endorsements in a critical...
What the “Uncommitted” Campaign Has Already Won
The Nation· 6 days agoThe final Democratic presidential primaries were held on June 5, meaning that the campaign to send a message to President Biden about the need to change...
Phoenix police use excessive force and racially discriminate, Justice Dept. says
Washington Post· 3 days agoIn a 126-page report, the Justice Department said a federal civil rights investigation found that...
Illinois is hit with cicada chaos. This is what it's like to see, hear and feel billions of bugs
The Morning News· 2 days agoCicada chaos is flourishing and flying. Trillions of once-hidden baby bugs are in the air, on the...
Jerry West, a 3-time Hall of Fame selection and the NBA logo, dies at 86
The Morning News· 4 days agoJerry West, who was selected to the Basketball Hall of Fame three times in a storied career as a...
Low-Wealth and Low-Wage Voters Could Make All the Difference in 2024 - The Village Voice
The Village Voice· 6 days agoOn June 29, a major rally in Washington, D.C., will jumpstart the campaign to get key voters to the polls in November.