Posted inAppeals and Wrongful Convictions, Criminal Courts, Prosecutors Prosecutors drop charges against man whose murder conviction was based on legally blind witness by Mary Norkol December 19, 2023January 30, 2024
Posted inReentry Ronnie Carrasquillo is adjusting to freedom after nearly half a century in Illinois prisons by Grace Asiegbu December 19, 2023February 15, 2024
Posted inJudges Unsealed records reveal new details about Illinois appellate judge’s alleged role in decades-old fraud scheme by David Jackson December 12, 2023January 31, 2024
Posted inAppeals and Wrongful Convictions, Criminal Courts, Prosecutors Judge overturns murder conviction that was based on eyewitness who was legally blind by Matthew Hendrickson December 5, 2023January 30, 2024
Posted inJuvenile Courts, Youth Incarceration Most juvenile detention centers in Illinois are failing to meet state standards by Kelly Garcia and Missy Scavongelli November 9, 2023January 30, 2024
Posted inHousing Mayor Johnson sets sights on enshrining right to counsel for Chicago tenants in eviction court by Grace Asiegbu October 31, 2023January 30, 2024
Posted inProsecutors Chicago man becomes first in Illinois to get reduced sentence under new law by Maya Dukmasova September 28, 2023January 30, 2024
Posted inThe Long Wait Appellate court throws out ‘excessive sentence’ for Chicago man denied parole over 30 times by Grace Asiegbu September 21, 2023January 30, 2024
Posted inParole and Clemency Pritzker defends denials of medical release requests from dying and disabled prisoners by Carlos Ballesteros August 31, 2023January 8, 2024
Posted inParole and Clemency Dying and disabled Illinois prisoners kept behind bars, despite new medical release law by Carlos Ballesteros, Shannon Heffernan (WBEZ) and Amy Qin (WBEZ) August 30, 2023November 14, 2024
