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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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Defendants on home confinement now get 2 days a week to roam freely, and some are getting in trouble

Since a new provision of the Illinois SAFE-T Act took effect Jan. 1, dozens of people on home confinement in Cook County have been arrested while free of supervision, records show.

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Federal investigation targets possible ghost payrolling in Cook County sheriff’s office, sources say

CHICAGO — Federal authorities have launched a criminal probe into alleged ghost-payrolling at the Cook County sheriff’s office involving at least nine sheriff’s employees, including one high-ranking official, sources have told The Chicago Tribune.

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Editorial: There’s a solid case for cutting sentences. But few trust Kim Foxx

In Cook County Jail, you can find senior citizens who’ve done two decades or more of time for a nonviolent offense, had plenty of opportunity to rethink their lives and now represent no real danger to anyone. Cannot reasonable people agree that there is a case for rethinking their initial…

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CPS security guard charged with sexually assaulting teenage student

Cook County Judge Mary Marubio ordered Tywain Carter, 29, held in lieu of posting $20,000 bond at a hearing Wednesday at the Leighton Criminal Courthouse.

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On anniversary of his death, Adam Toledo’s family and community members honor teen with a vigil and call for officer who shot him to be held accountable

CHICAGO — On the first anniversary of the fatal shooting of teenager Adam Toledo by a Chicago police officer during a foot chase, his family went to the church where his funeral Mass was held and then visited his grave.

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Questions remain as resentencing initiative championed by Kim Foxx is slow out of the gate in Cook County

Cook County prosecutors’ new effort to reduce sentences for some longtime inmates — hailed by State’s Attorney Kim Foxx and other reform advocates as a way to right the wrongs of the tough-on-crime era — will have an uphill climb before some judges, if its first week in court is…

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Cook County government rallies to find a new flag design

Flags are saluted, flown above public buildings, sewn into public employee’s uniforms — even draped over coffins during funeral services. Given all that, a flag ought to be a good one.

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Steven Spielberg is up for another Oscar: We ranked all 33 of his movies, from worst to No. 1 best

Forty-two years ago a little-known, 30-something actor named Steven Spielberg played a Cook County Assessor clerk in “The Blues Brothers.” He had a few lines, such as “Can I help you?” and “Here is your receipt.” His on-screen career came and went so fast you never noticed. But that filmmaking…

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Wilson’s 2nd gas giveaway goes smoother, says 3rd a possibility

Willie Wilson have away about $1 million worth of gas Thursday through nearly 50 stations in Chicago and suburbs.

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Latest news on pandemic death toll, BA.2 variant: sobering, but no need to panic

Nearly 19,000 more people died in Cook County than expected in 2020 and 2021, mostly from COVID but also from other causes. Meanwhile, the “stealth” variant is spreading, but experts say there’s no cause for alarm.

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Afternoon Edition: March 23, 2022

Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

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Nearly 19,000 more deaths in Cook County: The pandemic’s toll, two years in

An analysis shows since the first COVID death in 2020, Cook County has seen thousands of deaths beyond what would be expected — the equivalent of a plane crash every two weeks — and it’s not all from the virus.

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Kim Foxx’s office to begin arguing to cut sentences no longer in ‘the interests of justice’

CHICAGO — Cook County prosecutors will soon begin arguing in court that certain longtime inmates deserve more lenient sentences, State’s Attorney Kim Foxx’s office said Friday.

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Judge: Defamation suit over ‘whiteface’ comments by Jussie Smollett’s attorney can proceed

CHICAGO — A federal judge in Chicago has ruled that comments made by Jussie Smollett’s attorney on national television three years ago that two Black brothers might have attacked the actor while in “whiteface” could be construed as defamation.

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Would-be Cook County judge’s description of her bar association ratings ‘a little deceiving,’ says group that rated her ‘qualified’

ShawnTe Raines-Welch, whose husband is Illinois House Speaker Emanuel ‘Chris’ Welch, says bar associations found her ‘qualified.’ But one prominent group rated her ‘not recommended.’

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Jussie Smollett’s legal win sees him dodge weeks in jail — at least for now

CHICAGO — In a scathing ruling that was to send Jussie Smollett to jail for the first few months of his probation sentence, Cook County Judge James Linn last week told the convicted actor that “sometimes the hammer of justice has to fall.”

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Install cameras in Markham courthouse holding cells, quickly

Following a 2017 rape, cameras were promised but haven’t yet been delivered. The procurement process takes time, but improvements in public safety should not take half a decade.

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Jussie Smollett walks out of jail after court orders his release pending appeal of conviction, 150-day sentence

CHICAGO — Convicted actor Jussie Smollett was ordered released from jail late Wednesday pending appeal of his conviction and 150-day sentence for staging a hoax hate crime on himself. The actor walked out of Cook County Jail at about 8 p.m. Central time with his lawyers.

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Prosecutors decline to charge Chicago police officers in shooting of teen, then a young man days later

CHICAGO — The Chicago police officer who fatally shot 13-year-old Adam Toledo in Little Village last year will not face criminal charges, Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx announced at a news conference Tuesday.

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Committee OKs tool to reclaim distressed properties concentrated in communities of color

Planning and Development Commissioner Maurice Cox and Housing Commissioner Marisa Novara would be authorized purchase delinquent or forfeited property taxes from Cook County to assemble property for development.

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Kim Foxx’s claim of mob justice in Jussie Smollett case is ridiculous: former judge

The defendant was given rights guaranteed by both the United States and the Illinois Constitution. Webb acted as a prosecutor should and performed better than what Foxx’s prosecutors could have done.

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Facing criticism over rising crime, Illinois governor proposes $20 million for witness protection program that’s never been funded

CHICAGO — Facing mounting criticism from Republicans over a rise in violent crime, Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker has proposed spending $20 million on a long-neglected witness protection program for people whose lives are put in danger by helping law enforcement.

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3 correctional officers injured after fire breaks out in a cell of Cook County Jail

Firefighters responded to a call of smoke in one cell of Division 9 Sunday at the jail in the 2600 block of South California Avenue, officials said.

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Jussie Smollett’s lawyers request protective custody for actor in jail

CHICAGO — Thursday evening, his right fist raised in defiance, Jussie Smollett walked out of Judge James Linn’s courtroom and into a monthslong stretch of Cook County custody.

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