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Forklift-certified reporter for @CourthouseNews in Chicago. Politics, labor, courts & space stuff. All opinions & bad jokes my own. Hmu for tips, DM for Signal
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Chicago ICE team seen threatening drivers has roamed from Illinois to Minnesota to Virginia

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By Steve Held, Dave Byrnes, Raven Geary Verified
| Unraveled
A shocking but familiar scene unfolded on Monday when federal agents pointed a gun in a woman’s face as she sat behind the wheel of her vehicle. Two viral videos captured by the woman, Carolina Molina, show masked men cut off her car and jump out of their vehicles. Almost immediately, one of the agents points his firearm at her. ICE agent pointing his service weapon at Carolina Molina.
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Cook County judges granted majority of pretrial detention requests in spring 2025, new study finds

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By Dave Byrnes
| Chicago Reader Verified
The Pretrial Fairness Act (PFA) took full effect in September 2023. The landmark legislation fully abolished cash bail in Illinois—the first state in the nation to do so. It also required prosecutors to petition judges when they believe someone should be detained before trial and established a three-prong test for judges to consider, along with the specific facts of each case, before granting those requests.
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Chicagoans hold vigil for man killed by Wisconsin police

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By Dave Byrnes
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Protesters gather in Federal Plaza on July 28. Photo: Zoë Takaki A small group of activists, community members and press gathered in Chicago’s Federal Plaza on Tuesday evening for a vigil honoring 38-year-old police shooting victim Corey Ruiz. A police officer in the Wisconsin capital of Madison—only a few hours northwest of Chicago—shot and killed Ruiz, a Black man, on Wednesday, July 22, after a chase and struggle that ended with police pulling him to the concrete.
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