03/17/2025

Courts

New Chicago Prosecutor Empowers Police To File More Charges Without Review

BlockClub Chicago

03/17/2025

Community Response

To Make Guns Less Dangerous, One Group Teaches Young People How to Use Them

The New York Times

03/17/2025

Community Response

Despite confusion, cannabis grants creating business opportunities in Springfield

The State Journal-Register

03/17/2025

City of Chicago

The ‘Re-Reconstruction’: Mayor Brandon Johnson doubles down on outreach to Black Chicago

Chicago Tribune

03/17/2025

Courts

With her first 100 days behind her, State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke talks gun policies and electronic monitoring

Chicago Tribune

03/16/2025

Chicago Police

Only 6% of Chicago shootings lead to arrests, Sun-Times finds

WBEZ

03/16/2025

Courts

Jim Dey | How low can prosecutor go? Really low, says appellate court

The News-Gazette

03/15/2025

Public Defense

The redeem team

The Watch

03/14/2025

Chicago Police

Miracle Boyd receives death threat after $280k settlement win for Chicago cop knocking her tooth out

The Triibe

03/14/2025

Incarceration

Petition Filed Seeking to Transfer the Last 12 Men Out of the Aging Stateville Prison

WTTW

03/14/2025

Public Defense

8 Investigates: What will happen when Maine starts releasing defendants waiting for lawyers? Ask Oregon

WMTW

03/14/2025

Courts

Recruiting, retaining staff has been key for Winnebago County State’s Attorney’s Office

The State Journal-Register

03/14/2025

Reentry

Newly formed Mayor’s Office of Reentry tackles financial insecurity for formerly incarcerated residents

The Daily Line

03/14/2025

Public Defense

Washington among the bottom of states in public defense funding

Cascade PBS

03/14/2025

Incarceration

Illinois agencies sued after ex-convict allegedly kills boy who defended mother

WGN