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On Memorial Day weekend in 2006, Kimberly Harris was home with her 17-year-old son when she said she heard a barrage of gunfire nearby. The shooting at West 85th and South Honore streets left one person dead. Though she didn’t know it at the time, the act of violence would also alter the course of her life and that of her teenage son. Word soon began circulating that her son, Andre Mosley, was ...

Good morning, Chicago. Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration fired three city staffers after they complained about how they were treated by high-ranking officials, records show. The episode unfolded early in the administration, and its fallout continued into the autumn. It offers a window into the bumpy transition in the mayor’s office from Lori Lightfoot to Johnson. Two days after Johnson ...

Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx replaced the prosecutor who was heading the unit that reviews wrongful convictions one day after relatives of incarcerated persons in Chicago called on Foxx to investigate their loved ones' cases.

On Tuesday, activists, attorneys and families called on Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx to begin an inquiry and take […] The post Chicago families push for release of loved ones whose cases were investigated by alleged witness-tampering cop appeared first on TheGrio.

Relatives of incarcerated people in Chicago are asking outgoing Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx to reexamine their loved ones' cases that were investigated by an officer accused of multiple instances of witness tampering and misconduct.

On Tuesday, activists, attorneys and families called on Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx to begin an inquiry and take action.

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 and take steps to undo the convictions. The family members, who were joined by activists and attorneys at the Leighton Criminal Court Building, called for justice for incarcerated family ...

Rico Clark, who claims he was wrongfully convicted, has been serving a 55-year sentence for the 2006 murder of Damion Kendricks on Chicago's South Side.

Rico Clark, who claims he was wrongfully convicted, has been serving a 55-year sentence for the 2006 murder of Damion Kendricks on Chicago's South Side.