After nearly two years on electronic monitoring, Jeremey “Mohawk” Johnson’s ankle bracelet is finally off.
Tag: Cook County State’s Attorney
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Beyond Smollettgate: The Cook County State’s Attorney’s race
Back by popular demand: The Back Room Deal features radio personality and longtime Reader political writer Ben Joravsky arguing local Chicago politics with Reader senior writer Maya Dukmasova. With sharp wit and stinging analysis, Joravsky and Dukmasova cut through the smokey haze of the elections to offer you a glimpse of the 2020 Chicago-area Illinois […]
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Rauner calls ten-day special legislative session before the end of the fiscal year, and other Chicago news
Also, Cook County will stop prosecuting some traffic offenses due to lack of resources.
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Kim Foxx working to release nonviolent offenders who can’t afford bond, and other Chicago news
Also, Chance the Rapper and Governor Rauner rescheduled their meeting for Friday.
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Activists disrupt Black Friday shopping on Chicago’s Mag Mile
Demonstrators called for resisting Donald Trump, Rahm Emanuel’s resignation, and an elected Civilian Police Accountability Council.
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Report: Wall Street made more than $110 million on recently purchased CPS bonds, and other Chicago news
Also, the city is finally accepting proposals for developing the Michael Reese Hospital site.
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Looming lawsuit has Rahm trying to give 1.5 million drivers a chance to challenge red-light and speeding tickets, and other Chicago news
Also, Chance the Rapper takes Magnificent Coloring Day festival tickets back from scalpers and sells them to real fans.
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Cook County state’s attorney candidate Kim Foxx’s campaign anthem should be Sweet’s ‘Fox on the Run’
The only electoral decision that matters: choosing a soundtrack.
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Alstory Simon’s release from prison is the latest twist in a complicated legal saga
The second person convicted of a 1982 murder on Chicago’s south side goes free.
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Bruce Rauner climbs into the top ten list of Chicago’s political bullies
How the GOP candidate for governor compares with other political figures who like to push people around.
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Addicted to guns
Is there a cure for Chicago’s crippling dependence on firearms?
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Foe of Cook County state’s attorney won’t let 60 Minutes comments die
Alderman Howard Brookins Jr. sounds like he’s already preparing to challenge Anita Alvarez for state’s attorney in 2016
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Who wants to live next to a grow house?
Not many people want to live next to a serious marijuana operation
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Toni Preckwinkle’s plan to shrink the jail population
Toni Preckwinkle’s plan to shrink the jail population
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The Accidental Poster Child
Drew failed to consider the … Illinois Eavesdropping Act—the violation of which can result in a first-class felony charge carrying a possible 15 years in prison. Now he’s the poster boy for a cause he didn’t know existed when he was taken into custody.