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“I think it’s a really good, hopeful step forward for piping plovers in the Great Lakes region,” said Matt Igleski, executive director of the Chicago Bird Alliance, as chicks hatch in Chicago and Waukegan.
The toll system hasn’t had cameras for years, despite warnings to drivers about photo-enforced speed limits in work zones. Such signs are on the Kennedy, too, though it hasn't had any speed cameras since its current construction project began last year.
Cory Ulmer’s family was told by the Cook County sheriff's office that his death was the result of a medical emergency. But correctional officers struck him several times and threw him to the ground in the minutes before he died, according to a report obtained by Injustice Watch.
Nearly a decade has passed since an Illinois politician as significant as Burke faced sentencing at the Dirksen Federal Courthouse. The need to send a message to others is sure to be on the judge’s mind when she makes her decision.