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The letter was signed by 65 organizations, lawyers and legal workers, including the ACLU of Illinois and the Civil Rights & Police Accountability Project of the University of Chicago Law School.
Friday's sentencing of developer Charles Cui gave U.S. District Chief Judge Virginia Kendall a rare opportunity to reflect on the sentence she handed Chicago's most-powerful City Council member two months ago.
Some offered straightforward suggestions. Others offered broader guidance. Like "Quit being a Republican or Democrat, and be a president." And: “Be honest. Serve to actually look after Americans, America and our resources.”
The Bell 429 twin-engine helicopter was purchased with some of the $75 million in federal security funding given to the city before the Democratic convention, a police spokesperson said.