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the-watchdogs
  • by david hall
Suburban couple wants Will County prosecutors investigated for seizing their Ford Broncos, retirement savings

Former gun store owner Jeff Regnier and wife Greta Keranen say prosecutors abused their power when they used Illinois’s civil asset forfeiture laws to try to take ownership of their property even though they weren’t convicted of crimes. A judge called the tactics “authoritarian,” but prosecutors…

the-watchdogs
  • by david hall
Chicago police, other agencies take in millions by seizing cars, cash even without an arrest or conviction

Some want Illinois' civil asset forfeiture system abolished. A retired police chief says it’s “one of the few tools that weakens criminal networks financially.” The Chicago Sun-Times went to Courtroom 1707 to see the system in action.

Politics
  • by david hall
AIPAC Is Staying Out of Illinois Senate Race — But Its Donors Back Juliana Stratton

AIPAC is spending big in Tuesday’s Illinois House primaries. In the Senate race, its donors quietly lined up behind Stratton.

Politics
  • by david hall
Nida Allam Concedes to Valerie Foushee With Razor-Thin Loss for Progressives in Key Midterm Primary

Democratic primary voters stuck with the incumbent backed by the AI lobby over a challenger running against corporate power and AIPAC.