News
New class of Cook County associate judges more racially diverse than past years
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Former prosecutors dominate the roster of 22 new associate judges, who were selected last week by the county’s circuit judges.
COVID-19
No one knows how many Chicago cops are vaccinated against Covid-19
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How many cops have gotten their vaccine shots? The question has a definite answer. But no one in Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s office or the police department seems able to put a number on it.
Immigration
Pritzker signs bill allowing Cook County public defender’s office to handle deportation cases
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But a lack of funding and personnel could drastically limit how many immigrants the county can represent.
News
Cook County courts unveil ‘diverse’ slate of associate judge finalists
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On Tuesday, the chief judge’s office released the names of 44 candidates, half of whom will be chosen by circuit judges to fill vacancies.
News
Illinois speedy trial rights ordered reinstated — but not until October
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The state Supreme Court is delaying the reactivation of speedy trial rights until October in order to give chief circuit judges statewide “at least 90 days to prepare,” according to a press release.
Cook County Public Defender
In Illinois, you (still) don’t have a right to a speedy trial
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At the start of the pandemic, the Illinois Supreme Court suspended defendants’ constitutional rights to a speedy trial as courtrooms closed throughout the state. But even as pandemic restrictions are lifted across the board, the right to a speedy trial remains on hold.
News
Cook County public defenders can represent immigrants facing deportation in immigration court under new state bill
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The Illinois General Assembly passed a bill allowing Cook County public defenders to help noncitizens fight deportation in immigration court.
Immigration
Illinois legislature passes bill to close state’s immigration detention centers
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The ‘Illinois Way Forward Act’ now goes to Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s desk for his signature. The bill would severely restrict how local police departments across the state can cooperate with federal immigration officers.
Data
Court backlog leaves hundreds of people in Cook County Jail for more than a year
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Covid-19 restrictions have led to a growing felony court backlog in Cook County. To clear it, “we have to move faster than normal,” one expert said.
Adam Toledo
Comunidad de La Villita reflexiona sobre la muerte de Adam Toledo, la policía, las pandillas y el racismo
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Residentes del barrio Latino donde la policía mato a Adam Toledo discuten quien o quienes tienen la culpa de su muerte.