Broadview protesters still facing charges are urging prosecutors to drop their cases.
“The state is wasting its own scarce resources ... and I am wasting hours of an attorney who could be working to support people who are detained."
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Over the past month, prosecutors have dropped charges against the majority of protesters arrested by local police outside the federal facility in Broadview. But 20 cases are still pending — and those ...
UPDATE: Cook County prosecutors dismissed 21 of the roughly 100 cases against ICE protesters Wednesday. About 80 cases are still being prosecuted, mostly as misdemeanors.
Last week, @minabloom.bsky.social reported on the cases still open: blockclubchi.co/3ZXJS6K
A Block Club investigation found dozens of protesters arrested by state police are still facing criminal charges for minor infractions, such as sitting on a concrete barrier — even after Gov. JB…
Survivors begged Chicago for help to address a deadly surge in domestic violence. The city's answer was to give millions to a police program that no one asked for and that so far hasn't done anything. @minabloom.bsky.social reports. @blockclubchi.bsky.social
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On tomorrow's Say More, @maryldixon.bsky.social and I talk with sociologist Robert Sampson about his new book Marked by Time. A study of Chicagoans found the year you were born dramatically shapes your life trajectory. How did WHEN and WHERE you were born shape your life? Tuesday at 10 on @wbez.org
