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Ex-Cook County Public Defender Amy Campanelli ‘misused confidential information,’ inspector general finds

Interim Cook County Inspector General Steven Cyranoski found that she improperly gave identifying information on juvenile clients to a nonprofit where she later took a job.

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PPP fraud suspected of 5 more Cook County workers, including woman who used money to pay for daughter’s wedding, report says

Interim Cook County Inspector General Steven Cyranoski says, over the past year, 25 county workers were found to have ripped off the federal Paycheck Protection Program.

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Vacant houses in Englewood are priced as low as $5,000 to provide ‘equity’ to potential homebuyers

The Cook County Land Bank Authority is piloting a program to make homeownership more attainable in Englewood, where the majority of the organization’s vacant homes are located.

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Fatal shooting of Karina Gonzalez once again highlights difficulty of seizing guns from spouse accused of abuse

A bill in the General Assembly would give police the authority to immediately remove a gun after a protection order is issued and would give them 48 hours to do it.

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Former appellate court judge enters race to replace Kim Foxx as top Cook County prosecutor

Eileen O’Neill Burke, who stepped down as an appellate court judge this month, is the second candidate to enter the race for Cook County state’s attorney.

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Dan Sullivan, who was shot and paralyzed as a teen and went on to become a Cook County judge, dies at 68

Mr. Sullivan was shot at 19 in Rogers Park and left unable to walk, but he never let his paralysis hold him back. ‘There was nothing he wouldn’t try,’ a childhood friend says.

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Residents, organizations weigh in on preliminary Cook County 2024 budget

The preliminary budget shows a projected gap of $85.6 million for next year. At a public hearing, speakers representing various organizations advocated for continued funding of their programs.

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Pritzker proclaims disaster after record-setting area rainfall, downstate tornadoes ‘to mobilize every available resource’

The governor’s disaster proclamation opens up additional state resources and workers to help out after a derecho swept central Illinois June 29 and flash flooding hit Cook County July 2.

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Cook County is ending livestreaming of court proceedings, citing abuses

“Livestreaming created unintended consequences for the court by enabling rogue actors with malicious intent to disrupt court proceedings and victimize court participants” the court said in a statement.

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Wife obtained order of protection against husband before he shot and killed her and daughter, 15, prosecutors say

CHICAGO -- Late Sunday evening, Karina Gonzalez was at home with her family, her two teenage children sitting together on the couch while she was in the kitchen, prosecutors said.

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Metropolitan Water Reclamation District did all it could to deal with record-breaking rains

There was simply too much stormwater in a short amount of time, and to convey that amount of water to the MWRD reservoir was like trying to drain a swimming pool with a straw.

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Don’t weaken enforcement of anti-patronage Shakman decrees

Cook County Clerk Karen Yarbrough’s office might emerge from under anti-patronage hiring monitoring, even though critics say the office does not meet good-government standards.

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Death of person found inside West Ridge home ruled a homicide

A female died from multiple injuries stemming from assault, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office. Her death was ruled a homicide.

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40 years in prison for man convicted of killing ‘Chicago Fire’ staffer

Jonathan Owens, 34, was sentenced Thursday by Cook County Judge Steven Rosenblum.

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Cook County judge removed from judicial duties after accusations of racist comments and witness tampering

Cook County Judge William Hooks is accused of making racist remarks about Arab American men during a January meeting and improperly contacting prosecutors afterwards.

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Ex-priest gets 7 years after pleading guilty to sexually abusing boy at Evanston hotel

Kenneth Lewis, 62, entered the plea Thursday to a felony count of aggravated sexual abuse in a deal with Cook County prosecutors that saw other charges against him dropped, including predatory criminal sexual assault.

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Gunshot victim who was dropped off at Roseland Hospital dies

The man, 35, was dropped off with a gunshot wound early Sunday at Roseland Hospital, according to Chicago police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

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Prosecutors drop charges against Chicago mom, 14-year-old son in shooting of man at hot dog stand

Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx’s office dismissed the charges, citing ‘emerging evidence,’ less than a week after Carlishia Hood was accused of ordering her son to kill a man who punched her.

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James T. Weiss gets a victory in CPS school parking lawsuit a week after being convicted of bribing 2 legislators

A Cook County judge sided largely with Weiss and his partner in a parking company in ruling Friday that they owe far less money than CPS was seeking in a suit over paid parking on Chicago school lots.

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Man who testified against gunmen in murder of retired firefighter sentenced to 30 years in prison

Dwain Johnson, 20, was sentenced Friday morning by Cook County Judge Timothy Joyce, just days after his testimony helped secure the convictions of Devin Barron and Jaylen Saulsberry.

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Cook County’s good news and bad news: No new taxes or fees — but deficit now projected at $86 million

While the estimated budget hole is larger than the $18.2 million gap projected last year, it is one of the county’s smallest deficits in the last decade. Government leaders said that hiring hasn’t budged much in the past year. “We do need to staff up,” Cook County Board President Preckwinkle…

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Democrats choose community activist and CTU worker Tara Stamps to fill Mayor Brandon Johnson’s old County Board seat

Stamps was one of six candidates interviewed Tuesday evening by Democratic leaders representing the Chicago wards and suburban townships that make up the district that Johnson was previously elected to serve as a Cook County commissioner.

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Attorney accuses Cook County judge of making racist comments in domestic abuse case

Attorney Matthew Fakhoury said Judge Williams Hooks “stereotypically” commented about people accused of domestic violence and said “Middle Eastern men are also controlling and abusive.”

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Civil asset forfeiture is a problem in Cook County

It’s pretty obvious that civil asset forfeiture, whether federal or local, is an unethical, flawed system that violates due process and harms our already marginalized neighbors. It’s time to end it, one advocate writes.

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CPS gym teacher accused of sexually abusing elementary school students: prosecutors

Andrew Castro, 36, allegedly sexually abused three students who, at his request, referred to him as “godfather,” Cook County prosecutors said Friday during his bond hearing.

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