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?
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
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
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
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
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?’
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?
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
Federal prosecutors seek a long sentence for Jason Austin, who they say killed a cop and a social worker.
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A low-level drug dealer gets caught between the money and the violence of the heroin trade
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
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
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
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.
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Elected officials say it’s time for Illinois to move toward legalizing marijuana
A call for legalization in Illinois is the latest sign of the shifting politics of pot.
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Chicago decriminalized marijuana possession—but not for everyone
Two years ago Chicago decriminalized pot possession—but not for everyone.