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Cook County prosecutors to drop all charges against R. Kelly, State’s Attorney Kim Foxx announces

CHICAGO — Cook County prosecutors intend to drop all charges against imprisoned R&B star R. Kelly, State’s Attorney Kim Foxx announced Monday.

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Chicago prosecutor dropping R. Kelly sex-abuse charges

A Chicago prosecutor is dropping sex-abuse charges against singer R. Kelly

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Foxx won’t pursue four sex abuse cases pending against R&B star R. Kelly

Cook County indictments involving to four women were filed in 2019, but Kelly has twice been convicted on federal charges involving some of the same alleged victims, and is serving a 30-year sentence in New York for sex trafficking.

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As accusations swirl, State’s Atty. Kim Foxx pulls her Conviction Integrity Unit chief off a big case

As head of the unit, Nancy Adduci reviews cases to make sure prosecutors got them right. Now her work in a cop killing case is under fire.

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Despite legal limbo, Illinois' elimination of cash bail set to take effect Jan. 1

CHICAGO — The Illinois criminal justice system is set for a major makeover beginning Sunday, replacing a cash-bail structure with one that requires judges to more carefully weigh who among the accused should be held in custody before trial without using money as a factor.

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Kim Foxx staffer questioned over handling of 2011 case, Lightfoot appoints new 12th Ward alderperson and more in your Chicago news roundup

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Prosecution of accused cop killers raises questions about Kim Foxx’s conviction integrity chief

Nancy Adduci faces accusations she withheld “a mountain of evidence” about the 2011 slaying of Chicago Police Officer Clifton Lewis.

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Kim Foxx’s office announces new search warrant policy in wake of botched police raids

Following a series of faulty raids, the new guidance goes into effect Dec. 16.

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Proposal would allow state-licensed drug injection sites in Illinois to fight an opioid crisis that has hit Cook County hard

“The war on drugs, where we told people to just say no, failed us,” says state Rep. LaShawn Ford. “We know that people are going to use, and we have to support them.”

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Cook County prosecutors undecided on new R. Kelly trial

Dec. 13 hearing set for R&B singer convicted on federal charges related to sex with underage girls in New York, Chicago, after prosecutors seek more time to gather documents.

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With tensions high ahead of Tuesday’s election, top cop says there are no threats ‘specific to Chicago’

The heightened concerns over safety and political violence come two years after former President Donald Trump falsely blamed widespread fraud for his loss — a claim that fueled the riot at the U.S. Capitol and further polarized the political landscape.

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Cops: ‘Hood CNN’ reporter’s murder solved but no prosecution

Chicago police documents obtained by The Associated Press show investigators believe they solved the 2018 killing of a gangland journalist known as “ZackTV” but that prosecutors declined to prosecute

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Suburban Democrats spend big to hold two U.S. House seats in newly redrawn districts: ‘We are running to win’

Democrats Lauren Underwood and Sean Casten flipped Republican seats to blue four years ago. But now, Republicans Scott Gryder and Keith Pekau are aiming to flip them back to the red team.

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Chicago police officer who shot and killed Adam Toledo faces firing

CHICAGO — The Chicago Police officer who shot and killed 13-year-old Adam Toledo during a foot chase in 2021 is facing firing after an investigation by the Civilian Office of Police Accountability concluded the shooting violated department policy.

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Chicago cop who fatally shot 13-year-old Adam Toledo now facing dismissal

Officer Eric Stillman chased Toledo into an alley in Little Village in March 2021 and fired a single shot into the teen’s chest, a split-second after the teen dropped a handgun and raised his hands.

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Extreme takeover? Pritzker and Bailey accuse one another of being an extremist who is dangerous for Illinois

It was the second and final debate between the two gubernatorial hopefuls Tuesday night, and both came prepared for combat, ready to dish it out — and not take any of the other’s jabs lying down.

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In plea deal, Chicago police training officer gets probation in 2020 off-duty shooting of unarmed driver

Victim’s attorney says he wanted tougher sentence, but Officer Kevin Bunge, who suffers from PTSD, pleads guilty to felony requiring no jail time.

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Picture Chicago: 22 must-see images from Sun-Times photographers this past week

A blast in Austin tears through an apartment building, pieces of history arrive at the Field Museum, Chicagoans rock out at Riot Fest and more in our best unseen photos of the week.

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Movement in the Tylenol murders: Law enforcement seeks to persuade prosecutors to act on ‘chargeable’ case

CHICAGO — As the 40th anniversary of the 1982 Tylenol murders approaches, investigators are working with prosecutors on a now-or-maybe-never effort to hold a longtime suspect responsible for the poisonings that killed seven people in the Chicago area, the Tribune has learned.

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Video shows two CPD officers opening fire from unmarked car — a shooting that led to criminal charges against both

The video is among materials and records released by the Civilian Office of Police Accountability as it investigates the shooting that wounded two unarmed men in Pilsen on July 22.

Chicago Sun-Times

Judge won’t block release of video showing shooting that led to charges against 2 Chicago police officers

The Civilian Office of Police Accountability is set to release video this week from the July 22 shooting in Pilsen, just days after Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx announced the charges against the officers.

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Sentencing, lawsuits and more trials: R. Kelly’s guilty verdict in Chicago won’t end singer’s troubles

The R&B star is scheduled to be sentenced Feb. 23.

Chicago Tribune

More trials? Consecutive sentences? What’s next for convicted R&B singer R. Kelly

For the second time in less than a year, Chicago-born R&B singer R. Kelly finds himself convicted of serious federal child-sex crimes and staring at a lengthy prison term.

The Independent UK

2 Chicago cops charged in shooting that wounded unarmed man

Two Chicago police officers face felony charges for allegedly shooting and seriously wounding an unarmed man during a July shootout on the city’s southwest side that also wounded a second man

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Two Chicago cops charged in shooting, NU professor makes big discovery and more in your Chicago news roundup

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