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Lawyers for man convicted of killing off-duty Chicago police officer allege department hid evidence in murder investigation

CHICAGO — Chicago police scrubbed evidence that could have helped clear a man convicted of the murder of off-duty Officer Clifton Lewis, and kept further evidence hidden from both prosecutors and defense attorneys, a new court filing alleges.

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Cook, Lake counties join DuPage at medium COVID risk level set by CDC

Suburban Cook County’s case rate has jumped to 210 per 100,000 residents over the last week, meaning masks are advised indoors for the immunocompromised and people 50 or older.

Chicago Sun-Times

Trump’s Operation Legend’s legacy: 2 years later, Chicago gun defendants getting stiff sentences

In cases the Sun-Times reviewed from the 2020 federal crackdown, the average sentence of nearly four years was far higher than typically seen in Cook County’s courts.

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Kaegi hits Trump Tower with big tax increase a year after slashing its taxes

The Cook County assessor says the value of the downtown skyscraper’s mostly vacant retail space is 68% higher than it was last year — when he lowered its value by 37%.

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As eviction cases increase, Cook County officials say less are resulting in orders to vacate apartments

In March, there were 2,500 evictions filed in the Circuit Court of Cook County, which was the first time the court processed that many cases since January 2020, according to figures released from Cook County.

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Felon who wasn’t ‘supposed to have a weapon at all’ charged with accidentally shooting friend

Manuel Robles, 28, was talking with others at a party while holding a gun that accidentally discharged, killing his friend, Cook County prosecutors said Tuesday.

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Prosecutors drop case connected to disgraced ex-police detective

CHICAGO — Two years after launching a review of convictions connected to discredited former Chicago police Detective Reynaldo Guevara, Cook County prosecutors on Monday agreed to dismiss charges in one Guevara-related case.

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March against antisemitism and all forms of hate

Too often, we have seen extremist elected officials making veiled anti-Jewish statements and pursuing racist policies. We must not become desensitized to these attitudes.

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Ex-CPD sergeant’s corruption toll: 212 convictions overturned after dozens more thrown out Friday

The Cook County state’s attorney’s office did an about-face Friday and said it would agree to vacating the convictions of an additional 44 people it had initially opposed.

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Former state’s attorney candidate says business, union leaders fed up with Lightfoot, urging him to run for mayor — and he’s listening

Bill Conway’s father, William E. Conway Jr., helped found the Carlyle Group, a private equity firm, and has a net worth pegged at $3.5 billion in 2020. He donated $10.5 million to his son’s 2020 run for Cook County state’s attorney.

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Cook County judge ‘refused to speak’ with police investigating another judge

Judge Mary Kathleen McHugh was in the car when Associate Judge Mohammed Ghouse was caught driving drunk in Hinsdale, records show.

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Willie Wilson announces 3rd gas giveaway

The $1 million giveaway is planned for Saturday at yet-to-be-announced locations throughout Cook County.

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Feds announce they won’t pursue case against former Chicago cop Jason Van Dyke in shooting of Laquan McDonald

CHICAGO — Federal prosecutors will not bring any case against the former Chicago police officer who killed 17-year-old Laquan McDonald, U.S. Attorney John Lausch’s office announced Monday.

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Kim Foxx: I won’t ‘cut corners’ — despite crime spike — in county with long history of wrongful convictions

The Cook County state’s attorney told the Sun-Times Wednesday her office is taking a harder look at cases than under her predecessors.

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Veteran prosecutor to oversee criminal cases in Cook County

Ethan Holland was named chief of the county’s Criminal Prosecutions Bureau.

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Cook County announces $12 million grant program for groups working on health, food insecurity

The money will go to organizations supporting COVID-19 education, prevention and treatment, as well as mental health, food insecurity and youth development.

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Chicago detective, retired prosecutor under investigation for possible overtime abuse, sources say

The officer has been reassigned to the city’s non-emergency call center as the Cook County state’s attorney’s office and police internal affairs investigate.

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Election-year politics make crime, inflation top issues in shortened Illinois legislative session

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Republican state lawmakers, outnumbered and looking to boost their relevance, had one goal for the election-year legislative session — to paint majority Democrats as soft-on-crime and anti-police.

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Taxing times for popular South Side restaurant eased by county agency

Josephine’s Cooking in Chatham hasn’t paid its property taxes in 12 years. Thanks to the actions of the Cook County Land Bank Authority, it’s avoided losing the property through a tax sale.

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Better mental health care, affordable housing, public transportation all priorities for Cook County equity task force

Cook County Board President Preckwinkle said the fund has a “very simple” goal: “We want safe, healthy and thriving communities in all areas of Cook County, not just the ones with the most resources.”

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Keep ‘essential movement’ for accused suspects on electronic monitoring

Most accused people in Cook County return to our neighborhoods at the end of their cases. Allowing people to attend to their basic human needs while accused of an offense should not be a radical idea

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Commentary: We believe in ‘innocent until proved guilty’ — unless a defense attorney is up for office

I have had a very satisfying 57-year legal career — with a few more to come, I hope. I was a prosecutor who sent a number of murderers to the penitentiary, I served an East African country as a Peace Corps volunteer, and I tried cases on behalf of poor…

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Get rid of ‘essential movement’ in electronic monitoring for suspects in violent crimes

Curbing the observation of arrestees who are in a program that is all about monitoring them is irrational and dangerous.

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What Cook County must do to end racial health disparities

We do not have to accept different health outcomes based on the color of a person’s skin.

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DNA evidence ties Cleveland man to sexual assaults in Lake View and Portage Park from 25 years ago

Juan Roldan, 59, was taken into custody in Ohio on March 10 and charged with felony aggravated criminal sexual assault and home invasion for the attacks, which took place in 1997 and in 1998, according to Cook County prosecutors.

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