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As we taxi toward liftoff of a three-hour flight to Chicago, I squeeze into a middle seat.
I’m in the very back row, where seats do not recline.
I’m between two large men.
I have, in other words, the worst of the plane’s 78 seats.
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57 people with convictions tied to this detective have been exonerated. #Chicago, Cook County and Illinois have already paid $185 million in settlements, jury awards and compensation, @WBEZ found. The City Council panel OKed deals lifting the sum to $446m. chicago.suntimes.com/city-ha…
#Chicago #police Sgt. Jeremy Sikorski, 45, of Garfield Ridge faces felony charges for allegedly punching a 17-year-old girl as she filmed him threatening a group of kids on the Southwest Side, @SophiePSherry reports. She was diagnosed with a concussion. chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2…
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Chicago had 122 murders in June, July and August, the lowest summer total since 1965, according to city and police data. But in their mayoral quests, candidates keep stoking public anxiety about violent crime. chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2…
Chicago had its fewest June-August murders since 1965. Overall violent crime is lower than any year in more than four decades. But candidates trying to replace @ChicagosMayor keep stoking public anxiety about a public safety "crisis." @WBEZ @Suntimes
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This @bethreinhard report on the #Michigan GOP nominee for U.S. Senate is interesting but the headline, deck and captions avoid naming Rogers an election denier. He is merely “skeptical” of election results and wants more “scrutiny” of “irregularities.” nytimes.com/2026/08/09/us/po…
After decades behind bars, Ivy Kelly was given a choice: Walk free, or keep fighting to clear his name.
I met him inside Cook County Jail to hear about his decision.
@WBEZ @Suntimes #murder #prisons #innocence #twill #Chicago #Illinois
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A bill awaiting Gov. JB Pritzker’s signature could boost #Illinois payments to wrongfully incarcerated people and, for the first time, make children eligible for the compensation, @WBEZ reports. #twill
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Brown University’s Nicole Gonzalez Van Cleve argues that false confessions stem from something more pernicious than shoddy law enforcement. wbez.org/criminal-justice/20…
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Thank you to @WBEZ @Suntimes for their coverage of CRIME FICTIONS. Wrongful conviction is patterned, persistent, & the product of police technique - not a series of accidents as many assume & the Chicago police are best at making the lies behind wrongful conviction seem real.
In a new book about Cook County (America's wrongful-conviction capital), Brown University’s @nvancleve argues that false confessions stem from something more pernicious than shoddy law enforcement. #Chicago #CPD
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In a new book about Cook County (America's wrongful-conviction capital), Brown University’s @nvancleve argues that false confessions stem from something more pernicious than shoddy law enforcement. #Chicago #CPD
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A man who says #Chicago #police beat him into confessing to the 1992 murder of a 7-year-old is a step closer to learning whether he’ll get a new trial. His fate hinges on the lead detective’s alleged ties to #torture at the Guantánamo detention camp. @WBEZ
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Can’t express how honored I am to see my book about Mayor Lightfoot’s tumultuous tenure up for discussion at Harold Washington library.
Thanks @royalpratt. Tap the red "Listen" button on top to hear an unexpected turn.
When immigration agents arrested a Chicago mother, a stranger stepped in to care for her 3 kids. A good read from @ChipMitchell1 chicago.suntimes.com/immigra…
As #Trump threatens strikes on civilian targets in #Iran, the November video from Democratic veterans urging military members to reject illegal orders becomes newly relevant.
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