Also, Governor Bruce Rauner gets a new chief of staff from a high-profile conservative group following the tense budget battle.
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Rahm promises that Chicago will remain a ‘sanctuary city’ for undocumented immigrants, and other news
Also, there’s been a huge increase in demand at Planned Parenthood.
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Community leaders hope police reforms will follow scathing report and other Chicago news
Also, Loop robberies escalate with a stabbing in front of a hotel.
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Is state’s attorney Anita Alvarez protecting public safety—or an obstacle to justice?
The race to be Cook County’s top prosecutor gets under way with questions about fairness and incarceration.
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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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UPDATE: Drug trafficking Flores twins sentenced to 14 years
The most prolific traffickers in Chicago’s history receive relatively light sentences.
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Did Rahm live up to his campaign promises on public safety?
By blaming legislators for weak gun laws, Mayor Emanuel has ducked questions about his policing strategies.
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Alleged Sinaloa cartel leader gets 22 years for bringing cocaine into Chicago
Judge Ruben Castillo says the sentence for Alfredo Vazquez-Hernandez, an alleged cartel coordinator, should be seen as a “message.”
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Struggling businessman or lieutenant for Chapo Guzman and the Sinaloa cartel?
Alfredo Vasquez-Hernandez, accused of being a coordinator for the cartel, is set to be sentenced in federal court in Chicago.
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A fix from Mayor Emanuel for the state’s drug laws
A political ploy is also a sensible drug reform.
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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