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Cory Ulmer, 41, died following arrest at Cook county jail, which authorities tried to portray as a ‘medical emergency’

Helen Caldwell, whose actions were spotlighted in an Injustice Watch investigation published by the Sun-Times, is charged with bilking $1.5 million by steering elderly banking clients to invest in her side deals producing slasher movies.

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

The Illinois child-welfare agency for years has refused to issue “U visa” certifications to survivors of child abuse despite a law mandating that it must decide whether they qualify within 90 business days after they apply.

The retired child psychologist Chief Cook County Judge Timothy Evans named to head the committee that issued the report criticizes Evans for not moving swiftly to make changes.

CHICAGO — In the three days before Lilia had to vacate her basement apartment last summer, she cried herself to sleep each night. Her husband, Cipriano, 70, was in a hospital bed recovering from an emergency amputation of his left foot due to gangrene complications. But their landlords of more…