Friday, March 14, 2025

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  • by david hall
On Kennedy Expressway, Illinois Tollway, no speed cameras are watching despite what signs say

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.

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  • by david hall
Ex-Ald. Edward M. Burke used Catholic card in bid to soften sentence in corruption case

It's unclear whether Catholic figures appealing for leniency in letters to the judge affected the two-year sentence given to Burke. But priests, nuns and lay church leaders went to bat heavy for him — after years of the ex-alderman funneling campaign cash to Catholic causes.

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  • by david hall
Cook County agency employs Indiana politician who pleaded guilty in federal case

Board of Review Commissioner Samantha Steele hired Jon Snyder, who testified against his brother. But on Tuesday, Steele placed Snyder on leave.

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  • by david hall
ATF, DEA and FBI see number of new prosecutions fall in Chicago since COVID-19 pandemic

Those agencies are expected to see big declines in the number of cases federal prosecutors approve in the 2024 fiscal year that ends Sept. 30, according to a federal court tracking program affiliated with Syracuse University.