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State’s Attorney Candidate Pushes Idea Of Dedicated Gun Court
CHICAGO (CBS) — One of the two challengers running against Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez next year has said she wants to do better to crack down on gun violence, but she can’t agree with...
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Activists March On Magnificent Mile To Protest Laquan McDonald Shooting
Updated 11/27/15 – 2:57 p.m. CHICAGO (CBS) — Activists shut down part of Michigan Avenue on Black Friday, and planned to march to Water Tower Place, to protest the fatal police shooting of 17-year-old...
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More Calls For Alvarez, McCarthy To Resign Over Laquan McDonald Case
CHICAGO (CBS) — Pressure continued to mount Monday for Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez and Chicago Police Supt. Garry McCarthy to step down over their handling of the Laquan McDonald case....
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Mother Of Ronald Johnson, Killed By Police In 2014, Wants Dashcam Video Released
CHICAGO (CBS) — The family of a young black man shot and killed by Chicago police in October 2014 has repeated their demand that the city release dashboard camera video of the shooting, a week after...
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Alvarez Says She Has “No Intentions Of Resigning”
(CBS) — Amid mounting pressure for her to resign, Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez is standing firm in her defense of how her office handled the Laquan McDonald case, reports WBBM’s Nancy...
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Commentary: McCarthy’s Firing Doesn’t Even Begin To Fix Chicago’s Problems
The views expressed on this page are those of the author, not CBS Local Chicago or our affiliated television and radio stations. Excuse my cynicism, but I don’t think ex-Supt. McCarthy’s replacement,...
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Activists Deliver Petitions To Anita Alvarez’s Office, Demanding Her Resignation
CHICAGO (CBS) — Protesters angry over the fatal police shooting of Laquan McDonald are not giving up their fight to convince Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez to resign for her handling of the...
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Rauner Addresses Laquan McDonald Case; “Why Would It Take So Long?”
CHICAGO (CBS) — In his first public comments on the growing controversy around the fatal police shooting of Laquan McDonald, Gov. Bruce Rauner questioned why it took so long to deal with the case,...
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Cook County State’s Attorney Takes On Critics In McDonald Case
CHICAGO (CBS) — Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez on Thursday blasted her critics who are demanding that she resign over her handling of the Laquan McDonald shooting case. “I have an election...
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Burke: “No Institutional Problem” At Chicago Police Department
CHICAGO (CBS) — A powerful alderman has defended the Chicago Police Department and ousted Supt. Garry McCarthy, as controversy over fatal police shootings continues to swirl around City Hall. Ald....
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Protesters Want Federal Probe Of Emanuel, Alvarez
CHICAGO (CBS) — About 200 activists made 16 laps around City Hall on Friday, demanding a federal investigation of how Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez handled the...
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Prosecutors Won’t Charge Officer Who Shot Ronald Johnson; Video Of Shooting...
Updated 12/7/15 – 2:49 p.m. CHICAGO (CBS) — Cook County prosecutors have declined to file criminal charges against a Chicago police officer who shot and killed 25-year-old Ronald Johnson, saying...
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Pastors Launch “No Confidence” Petition Drive Against Emanuel
CHICAGO (CBS) — Vowing a full day of protests across Chicago, activists were keeping up the pressure for major changes in Chicago after the fatal police shooting of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald. With...
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McDonald Family Wants White House Summit On Police Brutality
CHICAGO (CBS) — Relatives of Laquan McDonald on Friday thanked activists who have been marching and protesting in support of the late teen, and called on President Barack Obama to convene a White House...
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Rev. Jackson: Culture Within Chicago Police Department Must Change
(CBS) — The death of Laquan McDonald and other police-involved shootings took center stage Saturday at Rainbow/PUSH. The Rev. Jesse Jackson said he wants any additional dash-cam or security camera...
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State’s Attorney Alvarez Asks FBI To Help Probe Deadly Police Shooting
CHICAGO (CBS) — Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez on Thursday asked the FBI to assist her in investigating a deadly police shooting that killed two people on the West Side. While the shooting...
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Rauner ‘Very Disappointed’ In How Emanuel And Alvarez Handled Laquan McDonald...
CHICAGO (CBS) — Gov. Bruce Rauner said Monday he’s “very disappointed” in how Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez handled the investigation into the fatal police shooting...
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Teachers Union Demands Emanuel And Alvarez Resign Over Laquan McDonald Shooting
CHICAGO (CBS) — The Chicago Teachers Union has joined a chorus of voices calling for Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez to resign over the Laquan McDonald police shooting...
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Cook County Democrats To Reconsider Making An Endorsement In State’s...
CHICAGO (CBS) — Facing near-relentless demands for her resignation over the delay in charging a Chicago cop with murder for the shooting death of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald, Cook County State’s...
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Repeat Offender’s Trail Of Domestic Violence Leads To Chicago
(CBS) — Before Travis Holcomb was charged with viciously assaulting his ex-girlfriend last week, the 33-year-old had been arrested more than three dozen times in at least four other states. CBS 2’s...
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Cook County Democrats Consider Endorsement In State’s Attorney Race
CHICAGO (AP) — The re-election campaign of Chicago’s top prosecutor could face a setback Thursday when local Democratic leaders meet to decide whether to endorse a candidate in the race amid the city’s...
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Cook County Democrats Back Foxx In State’s Attorney Race
CHICAGO (CBS) — Shifting gears in the wake of the Laquan McDonald police shooting scandal, Cook County Democrats have endorsed challenger Kim Foxx in the race for State’s Attorney against incumbent...
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Attorneys For Newly Released Chicago Man: Why Did It Take So Long?
(CBS) — Ben Baker, who walked out of Robinson Correctional Center after serving nearly 11 years for a crime he says he never committed, shared his thoughts Friday about being a free man. “It’s been a...
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Alvarez Defends Handling Of Laquan McDonald Case
Tribune Grills Prosecutor Candidates WBBM 780/105.9FMplaypause (CBS) — The three Democrats vying for Cook County State’s Attorney had an often-heated debate that revolved around experience, integrity...
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Group Wants Special Prosecutor To Take Over Laquan McDonald Case
CHICAGO (CBS) — A group of civil rights attorneys, elected officials, and civil rights activists has filed a petition asking a judge to appoint a special prosecutor to take over the Laquan McDonald...
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Laquan McDonald Case Looms Large Over State’s Attorney Debate
(CBS) — The handling of the Laquan McDonald case dominated Friday’s debate between Democratic candidates running for Cook County state’s attorney. CBS 2’s Audrina Bigos was there when the gloves came...
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Former Governor Pat Quinn Endorses Kim Foxx In Cook County State’s Attorney Race
(CBS) –Former Governor Pat Quinn is picking sides in the Cook County state’s attorney race, reports WBBM’s Nancy Harty. Citing her integrity and independence, former Governor Quinn is endorsing Kim...
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Emanuel: Alvarez’s Defeat A Sign Voters Want Police Reform
CHICAGO (CBS) — Mayor Rahm Emanuel says he sees no direct message to him in the results of Tuesday’s Illinois primary elections, reports WBBM Political Editor Craig Dellimore. Mayor Emanuel says...
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Small Group Of Activists Celebrate Ouster Of Anita Alvarez Outside Cook...
CHICAGO (CBS) — A small band of activists who worked to defeat the re-election bid of Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez celebrated Wednesday on the steps to the Criminal Courts complex, at...
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Officer In Laquan McDonald Case Wants To Skip Some Court Appearances
CHICAGO (CBS) — Chicago Police Officer Jason Van Dyke has asked a Cook County judge to excuse him from attending status hearings in his murder case, due to threats he has received over the fatal...
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Anita Alvarez Wants To Be Taken Off Laquan McDonald Murder Case
Updated 05/05/16 – 10:46 a.m. CHICAGO (CBS) — In a surprise reversal Thursday, Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez asked to recuse herself and her office from the murder case against the Chicago...
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Judge Agrees To Appoint Special Prosecutor In Laquan McDonald Murder Case
CHICAGO (CBS) — A Cook County judge has agreed to appoint a special prosecutor to handle the murder case against Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke, charged in the fatal shooting of 17-year-old...
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Wilmette Personal Trainer Fighting HIV Criminal Charges
CHICAGO (CBS) – A personal trainer faces charges after having unprotected sex with three women, knowing he had HIV. 46-year-old Jimmy Amutavi is being charged with three felony counts of criminal...
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Anita Alvarez Speaks On Chicago DOJ Report, Prosecuting Police, Guns
Web Extra: Edited transcript of Brad Edwards’ interview with former Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez. DOJ Report, Police Brutality In the middle of January, the U.S. Department of Justice...
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Anita Alvarez: ‘I Do Feel Like The Scapegoat’
CHICAGO (CBS) — Anita Alvarez has not spoken publicly since her last day as Cook County State’s Attorney Cook County State’s Attorney. The former prosecutor recently sat down with CBS 2’s Brad Edwards...
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Foxx Blames Alvarez For Mistake That Led To Murder Suspect’s Death
CHICAGO (CBS) — Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx blames her predecessor for the botched prosecution of a murder suspect who was killed 30 minutes after leaving county jail. WBBM’s Bernie Tafoya...
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Kim Foxx Planning To Revamp Cook County Wrongful-Conviction Unit
CHICAGO (CBS) — Aiming to go beyond her predecessor in trying to end Cook County’s reputation as the “wrongful conviction capital of the U.S.,” State’s Attorney Kim Foxx tells the Chicago Sun-Times...
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Laquan McDonald Shooting Video Changed Chicago’s Policing Policies
CHICAGO (CBS) — When Laquan McDonald was shot in October 2014, it took one year for the video to be released. When it was finally made public, it unleashed a storm of protests and change that resonates...
View ArticleAnita Alvarez Hits Kim Foxx Over Jussie Smollett Recusal: ‘It’s Your Job’
Chicago (CBS) — After the current Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx recused herself Tuesday from the Jussie Smollett criminal investigation, her predecessor had some scathing words about the...
View ArticleProsecutor In Laquan McDonald Case Won’t Seek Re-Election
GENEVA, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois state’s attorney who was special prosecutor in the case of a white Chicago police officer convicted of killing black teenager Laquan McDonald says he won’t seek...
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