Vega, ex juez superior de la corte de violencia doméstica del condado de Cook, se jubilará con una pensión vitalicia, a pesar de las acusaciones de maltrato de las mujeres en su sala de tribunal.
The former top judge of Cook County’s domestic violence court, Vega will retire with a lifetime pension, despite accusations from women in his courtroom that he mistreated them.
West Side Ald. Chris Taliaferro, a former police sergeant, wants a seat on the 11th judicial subcircuit, which covers parts of Chicago’s West Side and nearby suburbs.
Advocates have raised concerns about courtroom accessibility and how survivors are treated in the domestic violence division.
Survivors of gender-based violence face barriers to court access that have worsened amid the Covid-19 pandemic, advocates and attorneys say. Chief Judge Tim Evans has pledged to enact changes in response to the criticism.
Maira Khwaja, one of the community representatives on Hyde Park Academy’s council, said the vote to remove one of the police officers at her school represented “a huge win for the movement to remove police from schools and support our students in more holistic ways.”
A bill expanding voting access and civics education curriculum to incarcerated youths passed unanimously through the Illinois General Assembly thanks to voting rights advocates.
A state investigation sheds light on the conditions for special education students in the Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center during the Covid-19 pandemic.
The Illinois State Board of Education issued a corrective action plan for Chicago Public Schools in response to a complaint over alleged failures to serve special education students at the Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center.
After a historic budget season, 21 City Council members voted against the mayor’s proposed budget last week. City Bureau spoke with organizers and members of City Council about their plans moving forward.