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Home » arrests

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Video shows Chicago police commander pulling activist off a barricade during Taste of Chicago protest

by Anna Waters July 12, 2016August 18, 2021

Newly obtained video from Saturday’s demonstration calls into question CPD’s account of the events that led to Ja’Mal Green being charged with aggravated battery of an officer.

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Who lied in drug and double murder case: Police or their key witness?

by Mick Dumke June 1, 2015August 18, 2021

Convicted drug dealer Jason Austin, held accountable for killing a cop and social worker, appeals his sentence.

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Cook County state’s attorney: Time to lay off the pot prosecutions

by Mick Dumke April 20, 2015August 18, 2021

State’s attorney Anita Alvarez says her office will try to send people caught with small amounts of cannabis and hard drugs into treatment instead of jail.

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Former dealer gets light sentence after testifying in double-murder case despite death threats

by Mick Dumke February 12, 2015August 18, 2021

A key witness in the prosecution of west-side drug dealer Jason Austin is sentenced to five and a half years in prison.

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Drug dealer gets 35 years in prison after judge says he ‘very likely’ committed a double murder

by Mick Dumke September 18, 2014August 18, 2021

Jason Austin is held accountable for the 2008 murders of Robert Soto and Kathryn Romberg.

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Mechanic says police, not drug dealers, threatened him during murder investigation

by Mick Dumke August 29, 2014August 18, 2021

Day four in the sentencing hearing of convicted west-side drug dealer Jason Austin

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Witness to double murder: ‘Why? Why would you shoot?’

by Mick Dumke August 23, 2014August 18, 2021

Day three in the sentencing hearing of convicted west-side drug dealer Jason Austin

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Is a key government witness telling the truth this time about a double murder?

by Mick Dumke August 22, 2014August 18, 2021

Day two in the sentencing hearing of convicted west-side drug dealer Jason Austin

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Drug dealer wasn’t convicted of murder but may serve time for it anyway

by Mick Dumke August 21, 2014August 18, 2021

Federal prosecutors seek a long sentence for Jason Austin, who they say killed a cop and a social worker.

Chicago police officer Robert Soto's casket is placed into a hearse. Soto and a social worker, Kathryn Romberg, were killed in what police believe was a case of mistaken identity.
Posted inNews & Politics

A low-level drug dealer gets caught between the money and the violence of the heroin trade

by Mick Dumke July 30, 2014August 18, 2021

A low-level dealer gets caught between the money and the violence of the heroin trade.

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Mayor Emanuel and aldermen vow to implement pot law they already vowed to implement

by Mick Dumke May 29, 2014August 18, 2021

Mayor Rahm Emanuel is in a hurry to slow arrests for marijuana possession.

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Illinois pot policies are inconsistent and unjust, report concludes

by Mick Dumke May 19, 2014August 18, 2021

Researchers at Roosevelt University find that marijuana enforcement depends on geography and race more than justice.

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Illinois politicians now talking openly about legalizing pot

by Mick Dumke April 28, 2014August 18, 2021

At a press conference Monday, a group of elected officials set a goal of legalizing, regulating, and taxing marijuana sales for recreational use in Illinois.

Posted inBlogs

Elected officials say it’s time for Illinois to move toward legalizing marijuana

by Mick Dumke April 27, 2014August 18, 2021

A call for legalization in Illinois is the latest sign of the shifting politics of pot.

Posted inNews & Politics

Chicago decriminalized marijuana possession—but not for everyone

by Mick Dumke April 7, 2014August 18, 2021

Two years ago Chicago decriminalized pot possession—but not for everyone.

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