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New report highlights restorative justice practice, but finds Cook County's courts could improve
A new report released this week offers a critical examination of Cook County’s restorative justice courts – finding that while the practice is well-intentioned – the courts’ execution could use some improvement – including more community involvement and assigning cases that have actual victims.
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Newly obtained records shed light on cost of Mayor Brandon Johnson's trip to Los Angeles
Records show Mayor Brandon Johnson traveled to Los Angeles earlier this month with seven city employees – including four members of his security detail – at a cost to the taxpayers of nearly $8,000, though that figure may be higher given the heavy redactions of the documents obtained.
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Aldermen, lawmakers criticized Chicago Board of Education over selective enrollment in private briefings, newly obtained videos show
As the Chicago Board of Education looks to shift away from selective enrollment high schools, internal briefings obtained by NBC 5 Investigates show the Board’s effort to get lawmakers’ support for the plan – and the pushback they got in response.
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Left for Dead: Records reveal new details on hit-and-run as Illinois State Police continue to withhold videos
More than two years after a deadly hit-and-run, Illinois State Police are still withholding records related to a pursuit that preceded the crash, now defying a judge’s order to produce the materials after NBC 5 Investigates sued the agency for violating the state’s Freedom of Information Act.
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Dickens Greenway project earns praise from cyclists, ire from some Lincoln Park residents
A newly opened bike path in Lincoln Park is drawing both praise from cyclists for its safety improvements, and ire from some Lincoln Park residents who have raised concerns over changes made to the project’s design and funding, with seemingly little public notice.
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LIVE UPDATES: Verdict read in federal corruption trial of former Chicago Ald. Ed Burke
A verdict has been reached in the federal corruption trial of former Chicago Ald. Ed Burke, who for decades reigned as the city’s most powerful member of City Council.
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Closing arguments wrap in corruption trial of former alderman Ed Burke
Closing arguments wrapped up Friday in the public corruption trial of former Chicago alderman Ed Burke with his defense attorney telling jurors that federal prosecutors have failed to make their case.
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FBI mole, former Ald. Danny Solis testifies in Ed Burke's corruption trial
More than seven years after federal agents knocked on his door, former Chicago Ald. Danny Solis faced questions publicly for the first time Tuesday about his work as an FBI mole when he took the stand in the corruption trial of longtime Ald. Ed Burke.
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Wiretapped phone calls, Burger King and the Field Museum all on display at Ed Burke's public corruption trial
Prosecutors have used a series of witnesses and recorded phone calls in an effort to illustrate to jurors how former Alderman Ed Burke allegedly used his immense political power to get what he wants – whether it was inquiring about a potential internship for his goddaughter or attempting to steer business to his own law firm.
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How Ed Burke built his political empire – and the feds built their case – as corruption trial begins for Chicago's once most powerful alderman
Once Chicago’s most powerful alderman, Ed Burke walked into court Monday to face federal charges in the city’s highest profile public corruption trial in years – proceedings that are poised to lift the veil on the inner workings of the infamous “Chicago way.”
