Meet Cook County’s New Public Defender Sharone Mitchell Jr.
The Cook County Board unanimously approved the appointment last week.
Criminal Justice
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Kim Foxx: Jury Trials Are Back And Will ‘Look Dramatically Different’
After almost a year, jury trials resume Monday in Cook County. And due to COVID protocols, it will look pretty different from what folks are used to.
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A Year Into The Pandemic, Illinois Prisons Still Have No Plan For In-Person Visits
The state halted in-person visits in March 2020. Family members with loved ones inside are calling for plans to reopen.
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Kim Foxx Is Focused On Carjackings And Violence As Jury Trials Resume Monday
Prosecutors currently have more than 28,000 pending cases — up about 35% because of the yearlong pandemic shutdown.
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Chicago Police Officer Who Teaches Use Of Force Charged In Off-Duty Shooting
Officer Kevin Bunge said he was worried about being carjacked before he wounded two men. Prosecutors say the victims were unarmed.
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What Is The Impact Of Racially Diverse Juries?
A Chicago-based jury consultant said when a jury shares the same ethnic background, gender and overall outlook, members are less likely to question their own biases heading into deliberations.
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Just How White Is Chicago’s Union For Cops? Here Are The Numbers.
The board of that Fraternal Order of Police lodge has 28 members. Not a single one is Black.
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2 Killed, 13 Wounded At A Party On Chicago’s South Side
Police Superintendent David Brown said investigators were still seeking a possible motive, and authorities hadn’t made any arrests as of Sunday afternoon.
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Rev. Michael Pfleger Faces A Third Allegation Of Sexual Abuse
A third man has come forward with an allegation of sexual assault against the already scruntinzed senior pastor at Saint Sabina parish in Chicago.
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Family Of Daniel Prude Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit
Daniel Prude, a 41-year-old Black man from Chicago, died after being restrained by police in Rochester, N.Y., in March of 2020.
