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The Illinois Supreme Court will hold oral arguments in the case that has frozen the system Chicago officials used for 60 years to hold accountable officers accused of the most egregious misconduct amid a legal dispute between the city and the city’s largest police union that has lasted for more than two years.
Criminal-justice advocates say Cook County has weakened its system for tracking potential police credibility problems and say the Burke administration’s new policy gives prosecutors fewer avenues for uncovering evidence that could undermine a witness’s credibility.
Cook County Public Defender Sharone R. Mitchell, Jr., joins Paris Schulz from NBC5 Investigates to respond to the Cook County State's Attorney's calls to make changes to the electronic monitoring system.
A 24-year-old woman was found not guilty Tuesday in the 2023 shooting death of a Whiting teenager in South Holland after her lawyer successfully argued that she acted in self-defense.
Cook County Public Defender Sharone Mitchell Jr. joined The Point to discuss some of the intricacies of the programs, and what they may look like going forward.
Illinois State Police Trooper Kevin Bradley recorded the most DUI arrests in the state each year 2022-2024. Defense attorneys say he made arrests without probable cause and faked evidence.
Cook County prosecutors are asking judges to issue warrants for people who were no-shows in traffic court — because they had already been deported.
Richard Chew is joined by Cook County Public Defender Sharone Mitchell, Jr. to discuss what reforming the criminal legal system means and how public defenders help our clients.
Public defenders told the I-Team "Top Cop" Illinois State Police Trooper Kevin Bradley copied and pasted findings in arrest reports spanning years.