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Judge questions constitutionality of resentencing law as prosecutors ask him to reconsider case of convicted burglar

“What’s changed? He’s done well in prison so far?” Judge Stanley Sacks asked prosecutors in court Thursday. “… When a person is in prison and he’s doing well, why is that a reward? He should do well.”

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Mom of man who could get resentenced thankful he could be freed after nearly 3 decades in prison

Larry Frazier, now 63, is the first convicted felon in Illinois to be recommended for a shorter sentence under a new state law.

Chicago Sun-Times

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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Foxx moves to release 3 long-serving inmates early under new initiative

The men, serving time for charges including robbery and home invasion, are eligible to have their jail sentences cut under a new law passed last year.

Chicago Sun-Times

Police officers seldom charged in fatal shootings

Kim Foxx’s decision this week not to charge officers involved in the killings of Adam Toledo and Anthony Alvarez was not unusual, experts said.

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Lessons from the police shootings of Adam Toledo and Anthony Alvarez

No officers will face criminal charges in the shootings of Adam Toledo and Anthony Alvarez. That should not mean the officers, and the Chicago Police Department as a whole, should not be held accountable for needed change.

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Activists, some City Council members saddened by no charges in Toledo, Alvarez shootings

“We are all sad right now. Little Village is sad,” said Baltazar Enriquez, a community organizer.

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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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Afternoon Edition: March 15, 2022

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No charges against 2 Chicago officers in fatal shootings

A prosecutor says no charges will be filed against the Chicago police officers who fatally shot 13-year-old Adam Toledo and 22-year-old Anthony Alvarez during foot pursuits within days of each other last year

The Independent UK

No criminal charges against Chicago Police officers in fatal shootings of 13-year-old Adam Toledo and Anthony Alvarez

State’s Attorney Kim Foxx made the announcement Tuesday almost a year after Chicago police officers shot and killed Toledo and Alvarez in separate incidents.

Chicago Sun-Times

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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Smollett’s hoax was itself a hate crime

The victims of actor Jussie Smollett’s hoax are people who deal with bias and hate in their daily lives.

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Kim Foxx says jail sentence for Jussie Smollett might feel ‘like revenge’ as she stands by her office’s early handling of case

CHICAGO – Staunchly defending her office’s handing of the Jussie Smollett case, Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx said in an exclusive interview with the Tribune late Thursday that the 150-day jail sentence handed down by a judge could be questioned as “revenge” against the actor rather than justice.

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Foxx says Smollett faced ‘kangaroo prosecution’

Former Cook County Judge Dan Locallo said the state’s attorney’s column amounts to an “attempt to divert any discussion as to why her office acted in the manner that they did.”

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Let’s hope Chicago can now turn the page on the Jussie Smollett saga

Smollett’s jail sentence is excessive, but he brought it on himself. Most important, let’s hope we never hear again about “substantial abuses of discretion” from the state’s attorney’s office.

Chicago Sun-Times

Kim Foxx: In Jussie Smollett case, our justice system failed. Here’s how and why.

The tactics used are becoming common when cases involve progressive prosecutors. I worry it will serve as a deterrent to the next generation of prosecutors eager to fight for critical reforms.

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Kim Foxx won’t charge Melrose Park man over self-defense shooting, but he faces federal prison for violating probation by having a gun

Kevin Delaney faces at least eight months for violating terms of his federal probation. The Cook County state’s attorney faced criticism in another case last year also involving ‘mutual combatants.’

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Kim Foxx defends reforms, calls for focus on data amid Cook County’s surge in violent crime

The Cook County state’s attorney also said she will have much to say about Jussie Smollett after the actor is sentenced on Thursday.

Chicago Tribune

In wake of Jason Van Dyke case, Kim Foxx's pledge to seek more special prosecutors has not come to pass

CHICAGO — Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx was elected in 2016 as a reform candidate, knocking out incumbent Anita Alvarez after harshly criticizing the way she handled charges in 17-year-old Laquan McDonald’s fatal shooting by on-duty Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke.

Chicago Sun-Times

No bail for man charged in deadly Austin shootout

DNA evidence tied Thomas Dean, 20, to two handguns used in the shooting, prosecutors said. Dean is charged with two counts of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon.

Chicago Sun-Times

Foxx, Lightfoot announce gun charges tied to deadly Austin gunfight that caused a public clash between the two

Only one man, Thomas Dean, has been charged in the Oct. 1 shooting in the 1200 block of North Mason, even though police initially sought murder and battery charges against five people.

Chicago Sun-Times

Natosha Toller leaving state’s attorney’s office

Natosha Toller was promoted to bureau chief of the criminal division shortly after State’s Attorney Kim Foxx’s reelection to a second term.

Chicago Sun-Times

20 more cases tied to corrupt ex-CPD sergeant vacated — with more coming

Additional hearings will be held later this month, where Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx said 30 or more convictions are expected to be vacated.

The Independent UK

54 more cases linked to corrupt Chicago ex-cop to be tossed

Nearly 50 more people will have their convictions thrown out as prosecutors in Chicago say they're working to right the wrongs of a former police sergeant who framed or falsely accused over 100 poor residents of drug crimes

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