Hundreds of Chicagoans have been inundated with faulty alerts that summon sheriff’s deputies and carry the threat of jail.
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‘All I feel is loss’
After nearly two years on electronic monitoring, Jeremey “Mohawk” Johnson’s ankle bracelet is finally off.
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‘More people will die’
As the rate of COVID-19 infections accelerates at Cook County Jail, a federal judge has rejected a lawsuit calling for a mass detainee release.
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Chicago principals association head Troy LaRaviere to run against Emanuel in 2019, and other Chicago news
Also, Chance the Rapper scores another hit with Saturday Night Live Boyz II Men spoof ballad “Come Back, Barack.”
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Masturbation epidemic in Cook County court lockups raises questions about jail conditions, county budget, defendants’ rights
Public defenders, especially women, are being sexually harassed while visiting defendants in lockup.
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Chicago not adding more security at marathon, Cubs playoffs after Las Vegas mass shooting, and other news
Also, Robin Kelly to Sarah Huckabee Sanders: Most guns used in Chicago shootings come from out of state.
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Illinois school funding bill includes city property tax increase of up to $130 million a year, and other Chicago news
Also, Rauner signs automatic voter registration and immigration bills.
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Report: Emanuel administration ‘diverted’ millions of TIF dollars to Navy Pier renovations, and other Chicago news
Also, Chris Kennedy discusses the Kennedy family history with gun violence.
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A teenager who disappeared in the 1970s identified as a victim of John Wayne Gacy, and other Chicago news
Also, Jason Van Dyke’s lawyer wants to move the first-degree murder trial out of Cook County.
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Cook County Jail is free from federal oversight for the first time in 43 years, and other Chicago news
Also, alderman Ameya Pawar says Democrats contributed to the rise of Rauner and Trump.
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Through faith, reconnecting ‘two Chicagos’ divided by violence and inequality
Three religious leaders and Cook County sheriff Tom Dart spoke about the effects of gun violence and what the religious community should do to fix it.
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How can grassroots musicians fight the Trump beast?
Adele Nicholas of Axons and Impossible Colors is also a self-employed civil rights lawyer—and she’s releasing a compilation to benefit the Chicago Community Bond Fund.
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Chicago area forecasted to have the weakest real estate market in the U.S. in 2017, and other news
Also, there have been more than 700 murders in the city so far this year.
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Comptroller-elect Susana Mendoza won’t pay state legislators until there’s a budget, and other Chicago news
Also, Ed “Fast Eddie” Vrdolyak is indicted for allegedly not paying income taxes on money he earned from brokering tobacco settlements.