The winner of a $4 billion Illinois contract has a history of preventable deaths in state prisons
An attorney says the agreement with Wexford Health Sources “means some people are going to die that would not have otherwise died.”
An attorney says the agreement with Wexford Health Sources “means some people are going to die that would not have otherwise died.”
Sheriff Tom Dart cites pay hikes for corrections employees and the expense of managing detainees with addiction or health issues. We analyzed the numbers.
During Wednesday’s City Council meeting, Mayor Johnson’s allies used a parliamentary maneuver to push back a vote on whether cops facing dismissal or suspensions over one year can choose to have their cases heard by an arbitrator instead of the police board.
Then-interim Supt. Fred Waller ordered last May that the Chicago Police Department cut ties with Professional Law Enforcement Training, citing the “significant cost.” But PLET was brought back late last year.
Clayton Harris III lags his primary rival, Eileen O’Neill Burke, whose donors include an ex-prosecutor tied to deceased police Cmdr. Jon Burge.
“Knowing that they will not do that to another family brings me comfort,” said Duck’s mother, LaSheena Weekly. “They’re done, the whole crew. O Block and everything of it is done.”
Robert Crimo III, accused of killing seven people at a Fourth of July parade in 2022, had invoked his right to a speedy trial last month after dismissing his lawyers, and a jury trial was set for Feb. 26. That date was scraped in court Wednesday, with Crimo consenting.
Police say Terrence Clyne, 68, grew angry at neighbors who moved trash cans. He is also charged with two misdemeanor counts of battery in the incident Wednesday.
The Chicago City Council icon turned felon is entitled to more than $540,000 he paid into a city pension fund and a nearly $2.5 million payout from his campaign fund.