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Cook County prosecutors undecided on new R. Kelly trial
Nov 14, 2022 3:53 PM - Cook County prosecutors on Monday asked for more time to decide on whether to prosecute R&B star R. Kelly on sexual abuse charges involving four Chicago-area women.
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Murphy and Raspanti praise parts of the SAFE-T Act -- and see room for improvementNov 1, 2022 12:57 PM - Democratic state Sen. Laura Murphy and Republican challenger Sal Raspanti both praised and criticized Illinois' SAFE-T Act, the criminal justice reform legislation that's been making waves across the nation.
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Cook County Board incumbent would expand weapons banOct 31, 2022 9:06 PM - The candidates in 14th District seat on the Cook County Board differ over more restrictive gun laws.
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Bos, Syed disagree on bill hiking penalties for fentanyl crimesOct 24, 2022 6:44 PM - Sstate Rep. Chris Bos is co-sponsoring a bill that would stiffen penalties for crimes involving fentanyl. Nabeela Syed, his opponent in the race for the 51st District Illinois House seat, says increasing punishment is not the solution to the fentanyl crisis.
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Dart seeks drivers' consent to track their vehicles after carjackings
Oct 20, 2022 10:28 PM - Fed up with some car manufacturers withholding vehicle location data after carjackings, Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart is promoting a tracking consent form drivers can sign to speed up the process.
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In 5th Congressional District race, Quigley and Hanson differ on gun controlOct 12, 2022 2:48 PM - Democratic U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley and Republican challenger Tommy Hanson have dramatically different stances on gun control.
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Judge says R. Kelly will have to appear in Cook County court for future hearings
Oct 6, 2022 4:25 PM - The judge in R. Kelly's ongoing state court case told his defense attorney Thursday that going forward he wants the R&B superstar in a Cook County courtroom for hearings -- though Kelly was excused from attending the next one.
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Cook County Board candidates Trevor, Podgorski weigh in on SAFE-T ActOct 5, 2022 5:30 AM - While Illinois' criminal justice reform bill known as the SAFE-T Act remains mostly an issue for state lawmakers, it will have a significant ripple effect on the county-run court systems that will need to implement some of its most controversial elements. The two candidates for the Cook County Board District 9 seat soon to be vacated by Republican Peter Silvestri recently weighed in on its implications.
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Crespo, Brouillette debate elimination of cash bail, other potential impacts of Safe-T ActSep 21, 2022 5:22 AM - Illinois' multifaceted law enforcement reform bill, which includes the elimination of cash bail as of Jan. 1, is a dividing issue for Democratic state Rep. Fred Crespo of Hoffman Estates and Republican challenger Patrick Thomas Brouillette.
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Rockford woman charged in I-90 crash that killed 6-year-old, injured six other childrenSep 20, 2022 6:57 PM - A Rockford woman charged with causing a crash that killed her 6-year-old son was ordered held on $200,000 bail Tuesday.
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