A building named in his honor?
Throughout his legal career, George N. Leighton fought for justice. Does the courthouse named in his honor reflect his legacy?
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The lawyer wore leather loafers without socks
It was already a quarter to three when I got to the courthouse yesterday, and I just knew the visit was going to be a waste of time. Ten days earlier, I’d ordered a file for someone who asked me to research their case. But based on my track
From victim to suspect to free man: Antonio McDowell fully exonerated after 28 years
In July 1997, Antonio McDowell walked into Chicago’s Area 5 police station to report he had been shot. But within hours, the 21-year-old went from victim to suspect — accused of a murder and a carjacking that police and prosecutors said were committed by the same person. Nearly three decades
“The system is doing what it was designed to do”: Kim Foxx sounds the alarm on reform reversals
In a post-tenure conversation, Foxx reflects on her prosecutorial legacy, institutional resistance, and the dangers of unchecked police power. In the five months since Kim Foxx left office, Cook County has launched a pilot project that allows police to file felony gun charges in two communities on Chicago's
Chicago expands program that allows police to file felony gun charges without review
Residents of two police districts in Chicago may now be charged with felony gun possession without prior review by prosecutors under a pilot program that police and prosecutors say is designed to streamline the felony review process. Without seeking public input, the Felony Review Bypass Pilot Program went into effect