Thursday, May 16, 2024
The federal judge overseeing efforts to reform the Chicago Police Department declined Wednesday to ban no-knock warrants or tighten restrictions on when – and how – officers can raid Chicagoans’ homes, according to a new ruling.
Cheryl Hampton also is defendant in state’s 1st civil hate-crime suit for related actions.
Reed won a new trial in 2021, the year Gov. J.B. Pritzker commuted his life sentence because of coronavirus pandemic health concerns. “It’s been a long, long process to get vindication,” says Elliot Zinger, his lawyer.
A former Williamson County state's attorney in southern Illinois was sentenced on Wednesday, nearly two months after he pleaded guilty to a federal charge.
Incarcerated people who previously held a state ID or driver's license could be able to submit a form to the Secretary of State's office to get a new ID. Applicants would need a photo taken by the correctional facility and must provide proof of residency upon discharge.
Of the nearly 30,000 people serving sentences in Illinois’ prisons, there are some who proclaim their innocence. In the last 20 years, the state has released a spate of mostly men who were wrongfully convicted, some after it was determined they were tortured into giving confessions.