Monday, April 28, 2025

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  • by david hall
Prosecutors tried to bolster Chicago police corruption case by citing broader misconduct but won't file more charges

Officer Daniel Fair already was facing felony charges accusing him of lying about a gun arrest when the Civilian Office of Police Accountability found that he and other tactical officers also lied about other gun seizures. Now, a judge has rejected prosecutors’ bid to cite those new accusations in…

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  • by david hall
The DNC's deadbeat Chicago landlord

The Democratic National Committee is using CTA offices near the United Center that are sublet from developer Scott Goodman, whose company has stiffed the CTA and Cook County for more than $2 million in rent and property taxes.

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  • by david hall
Outlaws biker gang 'enforcer' admits grisly killings in failed bid to get out of prison

Seeking a compassionate release, Randall "Madman" Miller acknowledges committing three killings cited in his 1997 racketeering case, including Morris and Ruth Gauger in McHenry County. "I was surprised that he took the blame finally," says son Gregg Gauger.

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At Illinois’ for-profit colleges, students often end up worse off than when they started

The schools target Black, Brown, low-income students with their recruiting, offering promises of future economic stability that’s rarely fulfilled. Instead, students are left saddled with debt, in low-paying jobs that pay them what high school grads make, a WBEZ investigation has found.