Tuesday, April 29, 2025

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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.

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Wrongful convictions unit failed to look into possible police misconduct in murder case, confidential report concludes

Nancy Adduci, former director of the Cook County state's attorney's Conviction Integrity Unit, had said she found nothing wrong with the prosecution of Kevin Jackson for the murder of another man at a West Side gas station in 2001.

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At a Schiller Park bar, a murder, stabbing and drive-by. But it's a campaign donor for mayor, and stays open.

While the Sway Bar faced no noticeable consequences from Mayor Nick Caiafa, who doubles as the northwest suburb's liquor commissioner, he insists he's not going easy on the business.

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The heat inside your car can turn deadly in minutes this summer

In a Sun-Times test, a parked car got dangerously hot in minutes, a reminder that leaving pets or children in a car, even briefly, can quickly turn deadly.