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“Is Mr. Boutros here?” U.S. District Court Judge Sharon Johnson Coleman said. “I don’t see him.” @wttw.bsky.social
Federal prosecutors will toss out felony charges against two men accused in connection with a massive COVID-19 fraud scheme amid ties to the same prosecutor and grand jury from the botched “Broadview ...
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#BREAKING Federal prosecutors in Chicago have moved to permanently dismiss charges against two defendants in a fraud case tied to Loretto Hospital in what appears to be a bid to avoid a hearing over prosecutorial misconduct before a grand jury:
Taxpayers should pay $650,000 to two women struck and injured by a driver being chased by Chicago police, city lawyers recommended, the latest large settlement prompted by a police pursuit. (via @heathercherone.bsky.social)
Chicago taxpayers should pay $250,000 to a man wrongfully convicted based on evidence developed by an officer repeatedly accused of misconduct, city lawyers recommended. @wttw.bsky.social
Also, city ordinance says all concerts at Wrigley must end at 10 p.m.
Taxpayers should pay $650,000 to two women struck and injured by a driver being chased by Chicago police, city lawyers recommended, the latest large settlement prompted by a police pursuit. @wttw.bsky.social
BREAKING: State officials approved applications from six Chicago bars and restaurants on Thursday, the same day that Mayor Brandon Johnson asked the Chicago City Council to reverse its decision to green light video poker and slots across the city. @wttw.bsky.social
Since January 2025, Chicago taxpayers spent at least $103.1 million to resolve 14 lawsuits brought by people who were injured or on behalf of those killed during police pursuits, according to an analy...
David Jones’ federal lawsuit accuses four Chicago police officers, including convicted former Officer David Salgado, of conspiring to frame him in March 2015 for selling drugs in Lawndale.
Since January 2025, Chicago taxpayers spent at least $103.1 million to resolve 14 lawsuits brought by people who were injured or on behalf of those killed during police pursuits, according to an analy...
If Mayor Brandon Johnson and his allies on the Chicago City Council have their way, those bars and restaurants will never get to plug in video poker and slot machines.
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Federal judge in Chicago sets June 17 hearing over alleged grand jury misconduct by prosecutor, with only one way out: chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2026/0...
the concert has been postponed to START at 10pm per NotifyChicago? how late can Wrigley concerts go per noise rules?
Allegations of improprieties before grand juries first surfaced in the now-tainted Broadview case. The former lead prosecutor in that case, Assistant U.S. Attorney Sheri Mecklenburg, also handled the ...
