The recent release of convicted murderer Kevin Jackson from prison could set a precedent for a new category of lawsuits against Chicago police for wrongful conviction.
A special prosecutor’s controversial criminal case against former Cook County assistant state’s attorney Nick Trutenko, who in 1989 successfully prosecuted Jackie Wilson for the 1982 murder of a Chicago police officer, is coming to a close.
In the wake of Donald Trump’s victory in the Nov. 5 presidential election, Beverly Unitarian Church member Anna Carviln opened The Castle, the church’s home, to “people who need support given the election results.”