Kim Foxx’s record on dropped felony cases as Cook County state’s attorney, charted

Kim Foxx’s office dropped all charges against 29.9% of felony defendants during the first three years of her tenure. Here’s a detailed breakdown. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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Coronavirus in Illinois updates: 1,382 new confirmed COVID-19 infections, 8 additional deaths reported

Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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Montrose Harbor blocked by police, fence after Mayor Lori Lightfoot shuts down large beach party: ‘It’s being addressed’

Police are posted at Montrose Harbor entrances and fencing has gone up after Mayor Lori Lightfoot apparently got involved in shutting down beach party. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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Elgin man charged in animal cruelty case in which dog was beaten and burned

An Elgin man was charged with animal torture and aggravated cruelty to animals in connection with the alleged beating and burning of a dog, the Kane County State’s Attorney’s Office said. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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Former city official signals he will plead guilty in bribery case as federal corruption probe widens

A longtime Chicago political operative who was charged in March with bribing a state lawmaker in the ongoing federal probe of Illinois political corruption signaled late Friday that he may make a plea deal in the case, according to papers filed in U.S. District Court. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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2 dead, 13 wounded in overnight city violence, police say

Two people were killed, and 12 others were wounded in shootings overnight, Chicago police said. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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Kanye West unlikely to appear on Illinois presidential ballot after paperwork review

Kanye West is unlikely to appear on Illinois presidential ballot after an initial review found him short of signatures. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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Smollett lawyers say recording mistake, which captured witness talking to attorney, points to conspiracy

Chicago police investigating the Jussie Smollett case apparently inadvertently taped 37 seconds of a private conversation between a key witness and his lawyer last year — a tape that has since made it into the hands of Smollett’s defense team, which says it helps prove the actor’s innocence. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press…

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Coronavirus in Illinois updates: Gov. Pritzker announces new COVID-19 guidelines to require businesses to enforce mask requirements

Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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Gov. J.B. Pritzker issues rule to penalize businesses that don’t enforce mask requirements with fines up to $2,500

Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Friday his administration is filing new emergency rules to require businesses to enforce mask requirements that include the possibility of fines up to $2,500. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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A Cook County teen was added to the statewide total number of coronavirus deaths — but the teen didn’t die from COVID-19. The state has removed more than 100 people erroneously added to list of the dead.

A teenager from Cook County was added Tuesday to the statewide total number of deaths reported by the Department of Public Health, suggesting he was one of more than 4,900 Cook County residents who have died from coronavirus since the start of the pandemic. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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Coronavirus in Illinois updates: Lakefront restaurants to reopen this week; City Colleges unions to announce opposition to in-person classes

Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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Man charged with shooting police officer responding to a domestic call in Lawndale

Man charged with attempted murder in shooting of officer responding to a domestic call in Lawndale. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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ComEd pleads not guilty in federal bribery case; prosecution to be deferred for three years

ComEd pleaded not guilty to an expansive federal bribery charge Wednesday during what will likely be its final court hearing until 2023. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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West Side man facing charges in weekend double homicide in Lawndale

A South Austin man is slated to appear in court Wednesday on murder charges in an attack that left two men dead in Lawndale on Aug.2, 2020, authorities said. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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Chicago police investigating whether rapper was killed in Gold Coast shooting because of ‘derogatory’ video about dead gang members

Chicago police are investigating whether a rapper was killed in a brazen Gold Coast shooting after recently making a video featuring “derogatory statements” about rival gang members who have died. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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Illinois’ new COVID-19 plan: How the state will manage any outbreaks, in 3 charts

Amid an uptick of COVID-19 cases, Gov. J.B. Pritzker laid out a new approach to managing any resurgence across Illinois. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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Illinois’ new COVID-19 plan: How the state will manage any outbreaks, in 3 charts

Amid an uptick of COVID-19 cases, Gov. J.B. Pritzker laid out a new approach to managing any resurgence across Illinois. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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Pritzker says U. of I.’s COVID-19 saliva test could be made more widely available; says colleges and universities should not open without strict enforcement of mask mandate

Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Tuesday his administration is in talks with University of Illinois officials about making a saliva test researchers there have developed for use on campus more widely available in Illinois. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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Pritzker says U. of I.’s COVID-19 saliva test could be made more widely available; says colleges and universities should not open without strict enforcement of mask mandate

Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Tuesday his administration is in talks with University of Illinois officials about making a saliva test researchers there have developed for use on campus more widely available in Illinois. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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FBI, Chicago police seek help identifying gunman in fatal shooting of 14-year-old in attack that killed 3 others, wounded 4

Chicago police Tuesday released a video in hopes of identifying a gunman involved in a shooting that killed a 14-year-old boy July Fourth and also left three other people dead and four wounded. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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Illinois coronavirus graphs: 7,545 deaths, 184,712 confirmed cases and 2.84 million tests

As the coronavirus spreads, the Tribune is tracking Illinois cases here. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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