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Afternoon Edition: Jan. 18, 2022

Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 18, 2022

Editorial: Hey, judges, clean up your courtrooms and your acts

The COVID-19 crisis, and the associated pivot to virtual hearings and livestreams, has exposed plenty of flaws in the judicial system and its practitioners. We’ve seen a lawyer who could not get rid of a cat filter, defendants appearing semi-naked, attorneys smoking cigars and all kinds of shenanigans with the…

Chicago Tribune · Jan 18, 2022

Chicago mayor, police leaders lean on flawed information to argue releasing criminal defendants on electronic monitoring worsens violence problem

CHICAGO — At the end of a year that saw at least 800 homicides in Chicago, Mayor Lori Lightfoot last month wrote to the Cook County chief judge with a request: Judges should immediately stop ordering certain defendants to await trial at home with an electronic-monitoring ankle bracelet.

Chicago Tribune · Jan 18, 2022