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Chicago City Council takes control of ShotSpotter after lengthy debate where supporters praised it as lifesaving tool

By W.J. Kennedy | May 24, 2024

After hours of debate that included wrangling over parliamentary procedures, Chicago City Council approved an order Wednesday with a veto-proof 34-14

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Former prosecutor: Kim Foxx's proposed traffic prosecution policy is 'all about the optics'

By W.J. Kennedy | May 23, 2024

Kim Foxx’s proposed policy not to prosecute more serious crimes discovered during minor traffic stops is more show than substance, according to a former prosecutor.

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Permanent fundings sought for community-based public safety act; supporters insist it’s working

By W.J. Kennedy | May 17, 2024

Edward McBride was recently in Springfield lobbying for permanent funding in the 2025 budget for the Reimagine Public Safety Act

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Media pounds Supt. Snelling over alleged CPD, Oath Keepers connection

By W.J. Kennedy | May 17, 2024

The Chicago media relentless campaign to press Chicago Police Department Superintendent Larry Snelling

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Federal judge: Number of briefs filed in wrongful conviction cases rival 'number of windows on the Dirksen Federal Building'

By W.J. Kennedy | May 17, 2024

A federal judge presiding over the wrongful conviction cases of two convicted of a 1998 double murder has ordered both parties in the cases “to put their pencils down” to stop the number of briefs filed from climbing any higher.

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Once convicted murderer Jose Cruz can destroy documents defendants have requested in wrongful conviction defense

By W.J. Kennedy | May 16, 2024

A federal judge is allowing Jose Cruz, convicted of a 1993 murder in Chicago, to withhold communications -

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Another Foxx double murder exoneree files lawsuit in stark contrast to defendants' accounts, 1994 Supreme Court opinion affirming conviction

By W.J. Kennedy | May 11, 2024

The defendants named in convicted murderer Marilyn Mulero’s wrongful conviction lawsuit have a whole different take on the events that unfolded the night of May 12, 1992, when Latin Kings gang members Jimmy Cruz and Hector Reyes were shot to death in Humboldt Park.

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Did State's Attorney Foxx violate Supreme Court rules by discussing murder case with inmate?

By W.J. Kennedy | May 10, 2024

A video posted on Cook County State’s Attorney’s website celebrates exonerations.

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Crime up, arrests down at city schools

By W.J. Kennedy | May 8, 2024

Violent crime is up 26 percent at Chicago Schools (CPS) over last year.

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Harvey Weinstein and convicted Chicago rapist both benefited from same controversial legal doctrine

By W.J. Kennedy | May 3, 2024

Harvey Weinstein, Hollywood producer and convicted rapist, and Stanley Wrice, Chicago resident and convicted rapist

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Chicago Police being set up for even more legal exposure: former FOP official

By W.J. Kennedy | May 3, 2024

Policies that require Chicago police officers to report misconduct among their ranks will only serve to lead to even more lawsuits against cops,

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Vallas: Lawyers, radical left driving 'Criminal Industrial Complex'

By W.J. Kennedy | Apr 26, 2024

Special interests have twisted the criminal justice reform movement into a lucrative enterprise.

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Police union appeal of arbitration decision could “leave cops in limbo”

By W.J. Kennedy | Apr 26, 2024

The Chicago police union’s appeal of a court ruling that permitted police arbitration in more serious disciplinary cases

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Northwestern University upholds provocative reputation with acceptance of convicted killer to Pritzker School of Law, press delights

By W.J. Kennedy | Apr 25, 2024

mber 2023, Benard McKinley completed his nearly 23-year sentence for murder, and this fall will begin law studies at Northwestern University— accepted after completing an in-prison undergraduate program.

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Kim Foxx's muddied transparency in exoneration cases

By W.J. Kennedy | Apr 24, 2024

Throughout her two-term tenure in office, Cook County State's Attorney (CCSAO) Kim Foxx has repeatedly promised full transparency.

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Gerald Reed retrial for murder could squash chance for Certificate of Innocence

By W.J. Kennedy | Apr 23, 2024

A special prosecutor retried Gerald Reed for murder last week in a Cook County court.

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Law enforcement expert: Chicago police shooting of Dexter Reed 'completely justified'

By W.J. Kennedy | Apr 23, 2024

Chicago police have taken a beating in the press in the wake of the March 21 shooting of 26-year-old Dexter Reed

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Wrongful conviction case stemming from notorious 1998 Bucktown double murder hinges on fabricated evidence claims, detective's lawyer asks judge to dismiss

By W.J. Kennedy | Apr 19, 2024

An attorney for retired Chicago Detective Reynaldo Guevara, who is named in a wrongful conviction case involving the 1998 double murder of a husband and wife in Bucktown, is asking a federal judge to dismiss claims of fabricated evidence by the two convicted of the murders.

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Settlement reached in Marquette Park Four, the first of Kim Foxx’s numerous exoneration cases

By W.J. Kennedy | Apr 15, 2024

A settlement has been reached in the wrongful conviction cases of the so-called Marquette Park Four, convicted of a 1995 double murder at a car dealership on the Southwest Side.

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Kim Foxx gift-wraps another wrongful conviction settlement award – this time to two convicted of murdering a child

By W.J. Kennedy | Apr 11, 2024

Last week, a Cook County judge granted brothers Sean Tyler and Reginald Henderson, convicted of the 1994 murder of a ten-year-old boy on the South Side