In the last 20 years, Illinois has released a spate of inmates who were wrongfully convicted, some after it was determined they were tortured into giving confessions. In fact, the state was faced with so many claims of torture that it created the Torture Relief and Inquiry Commission in 2009.
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Fair’s Fight: Former Marine Still Proclaims Innocence, Despite Legal Setbacks and 25 Years in Prison
May 15, 2024 0 CommentsFederal Judge Overseeing Chicago Police Department Reforms Won’t Ban No-Knock Warrants or Tighten Restrictions on Raids
May 15, 2024 0 CommentsU.S. District Court Judge Rebecca Pallmeyer rejected nearly all of the demands made by the coalition of police reform groups behind the consent decree, the federal court order requiring CPD to change the way it trains, supervises and disciplines officers.
Indigenous Consultant Accuses Chicago Blackhawks of Fraud, Sexual Harassment
May 15, 2024 0 CommentsNina Sanders alleges in the lawsuit that the Blackhawks were facing intense public pressure to change their name and logo in 2020. The team’s CEO, Dan Wirtz, hired her that year to serve as a tribal liaison.
LeBron James Makes Chicago Trip to Watch Son Bronny Play at NBA Draft Combine
May 15, 2024 0 CommentsLeBron James showed up wearing a black hoodie and sat in the second row for Bronny’s second and final scrimmage of the combine.
Former Augusta National Employee Pleads Guilty in Chicago to Stealing $5M Worth of Masters Items — Including Arnold Palmer and Ben Hogan Green Jackets
May 15, 2024 0 CommentsGreen jackets belonging to golf legends Arnold Palmer and Ben Hogan were among the millions of dollars worth of memorabilia and items a former Augusta National Golf Club employee has admitted to stealing.
CPS Details New Safety Plan as District Prepares to Remove Resource Officers From Schools
May 15, 2024 0 CommentsAs Chicago Public Schools moves to fully remove police officers from its buildings, education officials are planning a phased-in approach to its new school safety plans.
Even When a Cop Is Killed With an Illegally Purchased Weapon, the Gun Store’s Name Is Kept Secret
May 15, 2024 0 CommentsA 2003 law pushed by the gun industry limits the information shared by federal agents and shields gun shops from public scrutiny, but ProPublica was able to identify the store that sold the gun used in the shooting of a Chicago police officer.
Civic Federation Calls for Caution in State Budget, Praises Illinois’ Recent Financial Progress
May 15, 2024 0 Comments“Illinois cannot simply hope that its remaining fiscal challenges will disappear on their own,” the Civic Federation says in a new report. “They will not until they are addressed head on.”
Uber Will Let Riders in Chicago and Other Select Cities Book Large Shuttles to the Airport, Concert Venues and Sporting Events
May 15, 2024 0 CommentsRiders can book their space on the shuttles, which will hold between 14 and 55 seats, up to a week in advance and will receive a QR code ticket to board. Uber plans to partner with local shuttle companies with commercially licensed drivers to facilitate the offering, but users will be able to rate and tip drivers within the Uber app like with any other ride.
Illinois Supreme Court Considers Expectation of Privacy in Hospitals After Murder Evidence Gathered From Clothes
Police burden of proof in concealed carry violations also on the table
May 15, 2024 0 CommentsWhile Cortez Turner was in a hospital room being treated for a gunshot wound to his leg in 2016, police took his clothes. Now, the Illinois Supreme Court is weighing whether that action violated Turner’s expectation of privacy under the Fourth Amendment.
The US Saw Fewer Overdose Deaths Reported Last Year, but Experts Say It’s Too Soon to Celebrate
May 15, 2024 0 CommentsExperts reacted cautiously. One described the decline as relatively small, and said it should be thought more as part of a leveling off than a decrease. Another noted that the last time a decline occurred — in 2018 — drug deaths shot up in the years that followed.
Voice-Cloning Technology Bringing Supreme Court’s Brown v. Board of Education Decision to ‘Life’
May 15, 2024 0 CommentsThe “Brown Revisited” recreation is being made available at brown.oyez.org. It will be part of a website, painstakingly put together by former Northwestern University professor Jerry Goldman, that allows people to hear oral arguments in decades worth of Supreme Court cases and follow along with written transcriptions.
Illinois Lawmakers Consider Bill That Would Pay Student Teachers $10K but Actual Funding Unlikely
May 15, 2024 0 CommentsThe juxtaposition of a popular program with how to pay for it highlights the tensions Illinois lawmakers face with weeks left before the end-of-month deadline to pass a new state budget.
Analyzing Brandon Johnson’s 1st Year in Office: Push for Progressive Change Complicated by Migrant Crisis, Unforced Errors
May 15, 2024 0 Comments“People put me in charge to change course. And what is very clear, I say this with all due humility, people know we are changing course in this city. There should be no doubt in anyone’s minds that we are moving in another direction. I believe people are up for it. And I’m looking forward to the implementation of many of the things that we’ve already put forward.”
‘There’s a Lot of Unevenness’: Chicago’s Youth Joblessness Rates Outpace Illinois and US, New Report Finds
May 15, 2024 0 CommentsEmployment levels in Chicago and beyond have rebounded since the COVID-19 pandemic, but a new report has found teens and young adults across the city, particularly those of color, are still struggling to find consistent work.
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May 14, 2024 0 CommentsWhat’s behind the mass felling of trees at a suburban forest preserve. And eyes are on the Chicago Sky as the WNBA regular season tips off.
As the 2024 WNBA Season Tips Off, What to Expect From the Chicago Sky This Year
May 14, 2024 0 CommentsThe Chicago Sky looks different this year with brand new leadership and players on the roster including Angel Reese and Kamilla Cardoso.