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The Cook County state’s attorney’s office has objected to an effort by Kevin Jackson to obtain a certificate of innocence in the case, a move that comes some 20 years after his original conviction and a year after he was ordered released from prison.
Despite the findings of another special prosecutor and the state Appellate Court that released Jackson, Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke’s office last week said evidence still points to Jackson’s guilt in a fatal 2001 shooting at a South Side gas station.
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‘This is not Putin’s Russia’: Broadview mayor rips feds following weeks of protests outside ICE building
Broadview Mayor Katrina Thompson today said federal authorities were using disinformation tactics that would “make even Russia blush” following protests around a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement holding facility in the village. Read more here.
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Ahead of today’s Game 1 against the San Diego Padres at Wrigley Field, the Cubs opted to carry 12 pitchers and 14 position players for the 26-man roster. Read more here.
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As an industry, Hollywood is in a state of confusion, which is why so many projects tend to feel neither here nor there, and “Chad Powers” is one of the most high-profile examples of this phenomenon. Read more here.
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Washington is hours away from another federal government shutdown, with prospects looking bleak for a last-minute compromise in Congress to avoid closures beginning at 12:01 a.m. tomorrow. Read more here.
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