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Defense: ‘Computer mistake,’ not pressure from Ed Burke, caused delays in Burger King work

City Hall bureaucracy took center stage in former Ald. Ed Burke’s corruption trial Thursday as one of the finer disputed points in the case came to a head.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 8, 2023

‘Stickler’ defense? Opening statements wrap in Burke trial, feds begin calling witnesses

Prosecutors kicked off their case with Elmhurst University political science professor Constance Mixon, who began to explain Chicago city government to the jury.

Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 17, 2023

R. Kelly defense team faces uphill battle to beat child porn case

R&B star Kelly was acquitted on similar charges in 2008, but much about the case has changed in the intervening years — mostly in favor of the prosecution.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 31, 2022

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Police Board rejects recommendation for Chicago officer’s dismissal in Anthony Alvarez case, lawyer says

CHICAGO — The family attorney of Anthony Alvarez, who was fatally shot by a Chicago police officer following a foot chase in March 2021, said Thursday that the Police Board denied the Civilian Office of Police Accountability’s recommendation to fire the officer who shot Alvarez in the high-profile case.

Chicago Tribune · Jul 22, 2022

Attorney: Chicago cop who shot fleeing man will keep job

The family attorney of a man fatally shot by a Chicago police officer last year says the Chicago Police Board has denied a recommendation to fire the officer

The Independent UK · Jul 22, 2022

Feds want 15 years for former Netflix ‘Cheer’ star Jerry Harris in child pornography case

Harris’ attorneys have asked for a lighter six-year prison sentence, writing that “the reality is that [Harris] is both victimizer and victim,” having also been sexually assaulted during his childhood.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 23, 2022

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