Monday, March 17, 2025

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city-hall
  • by david hall
$50 million settlement for 'Marquette Park 4' headed to City Council for final approval

The four men spent a combined 73 years in prison after confessing as teenagers to a 1995 double murder they did not commit. Three of them later said police coerced their confessions; the fourth man said police fabricated his.

the-watchdogs
  • by david hall
Feds investigating last year’s data breach affecting the Cook County hospital system

In a subpoena obtained by WBEZ, the feds wanted a list of county documents about a hack that potentially affected 1.2 million patients here.

city-hall
  • by david hall
Bally's a bad bet? Johnson casts doubt on permanent casino in River West

"I think that one’s still to be determined, to be perfectly frank with you,” Mayor Brandon Johnson told the Sun-Times Editorial Board Monday, referring to Bally's plan for a $1.7 billion permanent casino along the Chicago River.

city-hall
  • by david hall
Mayor Johnson opposes 8 p.m. downtown curfew for minors

Ald. Brian Hopkins floated the idea of a curfew after a violent attack on a couple in Streeterville, but if the mayor has his way, Hopkins' trial balloon won't leave the ground.