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A judge has raised doubts about the appointment of a special prosecutor in two cases involving a former Chicago police detective who has been accused of misconduct, requesting a representative of Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke to come to court and explain the office’s position.
The matter is among a number of special prosecutor appointments that have come under scrutiny as defense attorneys raise concerns about the potentially lucrative arrangements, including in a case that was reviewed by the Illinois Supreme Court last year. These appointments are made by judges when the state’s attorney has a conflict of interest or appearance of impropriety.
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Foundation launched in honor of young South Side dancer killed in Bishop Ford crash
After Boaz Flemister’s death in a Bishop Ford Freeway crash earlier this year, Angela Hongo started a foundation in her son’s name to support Chicago dance communities. Read more here.
More top news stories:
- Brothers plead guilty to paying off Oakbrook Terrace mayor in red-light camera scheme
- Today in Chicago History: ‘Mystery of Al Capone’s Vaults’ — with host Geraldo Rivera — seeks gangster’s riches
Illinois awards $32M to cannabis companies, but some are still struggling to open
Illinois officials plan to award almost $32 million to licensed cannabis companies, in what some business owners said was a significant move, while others questioned whether it was too little too late to save the start-ups. Read more here.
More top business stories:
- Investment manager David Herro sells condo in Palmolive building for $5.5 million
- Arcade and record store in downtown Aurora to combine at new location
Billy Donovan steps down as Chicago Bulls coach after 6 seasons
This isn’t the end of coaching for Billy Donovan, 60, who figures to be a top candidate for openings around the NBA. Read more here.
More top sports stories:
- What’s Kyle Teel’s toughest rehab task? 3 takeaways from Chicago White Sox’s halfway point of a 6-game trip.
- Embracing a new plate approach, Dansby Swanson slugs a 3-run home run in the Chicago Cubs’ 5-1 win
Review: ‘Windfall’ at Steppenwolf Theatre is a protest play about life, death and police payoffs
At Steppenwolf Theatre, the lyrical playwright Tarell Alvin McCraney has written a play arguing that police settlement checks are little more than blood money, a cash-obsessed society’s way of sweeping harm to Black bodies under a rug and avoiding societal change. Read more here.
More top Eat. Watch. Do. stories:
- Review: ’12 Ophelias (a play with broken songs)’ is an abstract feminist riff on Shakespeare
- Karol G will open world tour in Chicago
- Review: Big tech and the damage done in tense ‘Job’ at Writers Theatre
US forces board a sanctioned oil tanker in the Indian Ocean, the Pentagon says
U.S. forces have boarded an oil tanker previously sanctioned for smuggling Iranian crude oil in Asia, the Pentagon said today, as it puts into place a global warning to track down vessels tied to Tehran. Read more here.
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