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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.

Chicago Tribune · Jan 30, 2023

Chicago prosecutor dropping R. Kelly sex-abuse charges

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

The Independent UK · Jan 30, 2023

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.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 30, 2023

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.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 10, 2022

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.”

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 1, 2022

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.

Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 14, 2022

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.

Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 4, 2022

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

The Independent UK · Nov 3, 2022

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.

Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 24, 2022

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.

Chicago Tribune · Oct 21, 2022