Family members who say their loved ones were wrongfully convicted due to misconduct by a former Chicago police detective on Tuesday called on Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx to launch an investigation SOURCE
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Park Ridge, Des Plaines teens killed in car crash near Southern Illinois University in Carbondale: police
Superintendent Ken Wallace led a moment of silence for 19-year-old Wolfgang “Wolf” Gustaveson. SOURCE
Afternoon Briefing: Burger King exec back on stand in Burke trial
Good afternoon, Chicago. Here’s what is happening today. SOURCE
Cook County treasurer urges property owners to pay late taxes to avoid annual tax sale list
The annual tax sale will occur Jan. 9-12 for properties with unpaid 2021 property taxes due in 2022, Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas said in a statement. SOURCE
Chicago State will join the Northeast Conference beginning in the 2024-25 academic year
Chicago State has a new conference home for its sports teams. The Cougars will join the Northeast Conference starting next fall as its eighth full member. SOURCE
Gov. J.B. Pritzker won’t proceed with Brighton Park migrant camp because of environmental concerns
In a statement, Pritzker’s office said a Illinois Environmental Protection Agency review of the city’s environmental report released late Friday evening indicates “concerns related to insufficient soil sampling and remediation.” SOURCE
Vera Klement, ‘uniquely Chicago artist,’ dies at 93
Vera Klement, a noted Chicago-based painter who produced both abstract expressionist and representational pieces and also sometimes mixed the two forms, has died. SOURCE