Sitting down with the new Cook County public defender
A year after the first known case of COVID-19 in Illinois, the Weekly takes a look back at the thousands of infections and ten lives lost in the jail
About 150 of the jail’s 5,000 detainees have received the vaccine so far. The jail clinic is still determining how to vaccinate new detainees, given that many bond out within a day.
Kim Foxx is dismissing certain misdemeanor charges against protesters and prosecuting those charged with felonies. Her opponent says Foxx is allowing crime to “intermix” with peaceful protesters.
As Cook County Jail’s population rises again, advocates fear a spike in COVID-19 cases will follow
The Chicago Freedom School opened its doors to people who were trapped in the Loop after George Floyd protests and ordered pizza. Then police showed up.
Newly appointed CPD Superintendent David Brown left a complicated legacy in Dallas. Will he have his second chance in Chicago?
Those on electronic monitoring face some of the steepest challenges to their survival as the pandemic escalates in America.
The Weekly sits down with the former prosecutor running for Cook County State’s Attorney