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More than a third of all Cook County judicial candidates are running unopposed in the least competitive judicial races in recent memory.

Cook County Democratic Party leaders met this week to pick their slated candidates for the March 2024 primary election.

Chicago doesn’t need exaggerations about the effectiveness of anti-violence efforts. But as the Better Government Association found, City Hall has been doing just that with its cheerleading of the Community Safety Coordination Center.

Mayor Lightfoot’s choice to lead the city’s campaign against gun-crime has a history of hyperbole, both about her efforts to confront Chicago’s greatest crisis and her own career.

For those on the Left ranting and raving about how easy Kyle Rittenhouse has it after the "not guilty" verdict came down on Friday, they may want to take a

Lawsuits are pending that accuse officials of wrongdoing, both during the violence in the city and in the police shooting that instigated it.

Prosecutors began their case by portraying Mr. Rittenhouse as the only person to take a life amid the unrest in Kenosha, Wis. The defense, for its part, said Mr. Rittenhouse was legally defending himself when he shot three men.

BUSTOS’ EXIT AND THE REMAP — DUCKWORTH’S DUCKS IN A ROW — SCHOOL BOARD HEAD-TURNER Presented by Illini for Affordable Rx Happy Monday, Illinois. That Food and Wine magazine would rank New Jerseys pizza No. 1 is a complete abomination. TOP TALKER Rep. Cheri Bustos’ surprise announcement Friday that she won’t seek re-election in 2022 further endangers Democrats’ chances of holding on to the House, and it creates new intrigue into how Illinois lawmakers will redraw congressional maps...

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