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Alvarez ‘Disappointed’ With Death Penalty Ban
CHICAGO (WBBM) – Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez said Wednesday that she was “disappointed” that Gov. Pat Quinn signed legislation abolishing the death penalty in Illinois. As WBBM Newsradio...
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Alvarez Asks State Cops To Probe Death Tied To Daley Nephew
CHICAGO (CBS) – Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez has asked Illinois State Police to look into the Chicago Police Department’s handling of a homicide case involving a nephew of Mayor Richard...
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Alvarez Will Seek Another Term As State’s Attorney
CHICAGO (AP) –- The top prosecutor in Cook County will seek another term. Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez said Friday morning on WLS-AM radio that there’s still a lot to do. She says her...
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Immigration Agents Move Out Of Criminal Court Building
CHICAGO (CBS) – Federal agents who track illegal immigrants are no longer working out of the Cook County Criminal Courts building where they were able to immediately check arrest records and begin...
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Group Asks Emanuel, Alvarez To Look Into Torture Allegations
UPDATED 05/16/11 7:27 a.m. CHICAGO (WBBM/CBS) – Men tortured under disgraced former Chicago police Cmdr. Jon Burge gathered in front of the Criminal Courts Building on Sunday, calling on mayor-elect...
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Program Gives Would-Be Felons A Second Chance
CHICAGO (CBS) – Felony convictions can end your future – sometimes permanently – and now, Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez has found a way to give some alleged first-time, nonviolent...
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Emanuel: Daley’s Security Detail To Stay For Now
CHICAGO (CBS) – Mayor Rahm Emanuel acknowledged Tuesday that former Mayor Richard M. Daley’s security detail is not being reduced for now, but he indicated it would be soon. Daley is being allowed to...
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Former Ald. Wallace Davis Accused Of Being Deadbeat Dad
CHICAGO (CBS) – He was one of Chicago’s most colorful and controversial public officials. Now he’s charged with being one of the city’s top “deadbeat dads.” Former Ald. Wallace Davis allegedly owes...
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Fewer Inmates, But Longer Stays In Cook County Jail
CHICAGO (CBS) – The number of suspects booked into the Cook County Jail has fallen in the last five years, but detainees on average are staying a week longer behind bars because of court delays, local...
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59 Arrested In Shoplifting Sting
Updated 11/20/11 – 4:13 p.m. CHICAGO (CBS) – A pre-holiday sting in Cook County targeting professional shoplifters in three locations has culminated in 59 arrests. As WBBM Newsradio’s Michele Fiore...
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Charges Dismissed For 32 Offenders In Alternative Program
CHICAGO (STMW) – Cook County prosecutors have dismissed felony charges against the first group of offenders who successfully completed a new alternative program aimed at giving first-time, non-violent...
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4 Charged In Gun Bust
CHICAGO (CBS) – Nearly 60 stolen guns are off the streets following a major bust in Chicago’s Englewood neighborhood and other locations, police said Thursday. The weapons were among 200 stolen Sunday...
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Alvarez Creates New Unit To Probe Questionable Convictions
Updated 02/02/12 – 2:32 p.m. CHICAGO (CBS) – In what her office is calling a “shift in philosophy,” Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez has announced the formation of a new unit that will...
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2 Investigators: Judgment Issued Against Notorious Towing Company
CHICAGO (CBS) — A notorious Chicago towing company is out of business, and is being ordered to give money back to some of its customers. The punishment has taken years — and a long investigation – from...
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Man Charged With Forcing 12 Girls Into Prostitution
CHICAGO (CBS) — A 35-year-old man has been accused of forcing 12 girls into prostitution, and addicting them to heroin. DaJuan Brown has been charged with 10 counts of involuntary servitude and one...
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Jennifer Hudson Befriends Woman Once Known as ‘Girl X’
CHICAGO (CBS) — Jennifer Hudson recently befriended the victim of another horrendous crime, according to a report Tuesday. As WBBM Newsradio’s Regine Schlesinger reports, it was Jan. 9, 1997, when a...
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Authorities Bust Up Auto Theft Ring, Arrest 21
Updated 07/30/12 – 4:22 p.m. CHICAGO (CBS) — Investigators say they have cracked the case of an auto theft ring that stole some 200 vehicles in Chicago. The theft ring is accused of stealing BMWs,...
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6 Former School Officials Accused Of Stealing From Taxpayers
Updated 08/22/12 – 4:51 p.m. CHICAGO (CBS) — The Cook County State’s Attorney has announced the indictment of six people – all accused of using their positions in Chicago area school districts to steal...
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Families Mourn Loved Ones At State’s Attorney’s Victims’ Memorial
CHICAGO (CBS) — Several hundred people who all shared something in common — the violent loss of a loved one — gathered Saturday at the UIC Forum to share, remember and heal. As WBBM Newsradio’s Bob...
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Alvarez Orders ‘Top-To-Bottom’ Maine West Hazing Review
CHICAGO (CBS) — Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez wants a “complete and thorough, top-to-bottom” review of alleged hazing abuses at Maine West High School. The review by her office’s sex...
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