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Nice to see the feds keeping a tight lid on the grand jury process! Cranking up the pressure on someone to make a deal, while they can, - Scott Fawell's Cellmate - Wednesday, May 5, 21 @ 10:07 am: Interesting. The govt may also file a superseding indictment to add additional charges against the current named defendants, e.g. if the USAO has new evidence of additional misconduct and wants to add additional pressure on a defendant to take a plea and testify, then the USAO may file a superseding indictment. Hopefully this all comes to a crescendo during the midterms when Democrats are campaign...

Donnie - No, he hasn’t. With a cooperator, the USAO will ask the judge to hold off on sentencing until the targets of the witness’ cooperation have either pled or been found guilty. This allows the cooperator to better withstand cross examination. The Government is violating Senator Cullerton’s rights under the 6th ammendment. Two and a half years is not a speedy trial. “In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have bee...

POLITICO Get the Illinois Playbook newsletter Email Sign Up By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or updates from POLITICO and you agree to our privacy policy and terms of service. You can unsubscribe at any time and you can contact us here. This sign-up form is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Presented by CVS Health Happy Tuesday, Illinois. When they say Midwestern weather is a confusing pile of garbage, they mean today. Enjoy the snow. TOP TALKER Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot couldn’t control her frustration Monday with the pe...

Subscribe This afternoon will be mostly cloudy with a high near 53 degrees. Tonight will remain cloudy with temperatures dipping to a low around 37 degrees. Tomorrow will be similar to today with lots of clouds and a high near 54 degrees. Top story Mayor Lori Lightfoot joined community leaders at a news conference this afternoon and called for calm, just hours before the video showing police fatally shooting 13-year-old Adam Toledo is expected to be released. The planned video release comes one day after a private meeting between the city’s top attorney and lawyers for the 13-year-old’s f...

Subscribe This afternoon will be sunny with a high near 40 degrees. Tonight’s low will be around 26 degrees. Tomorrow will be sunny and warmer with a high near 52 degrees. Top story Police shot and killed a 13-year-old boy after an “armed confrontation” in Little Village early Monday, officials said. Adam Toledo, 13, who lived in the neighborhood, was shot in his chest and later died in the incident, the Cook County medical examiner’s office said. In a statement, police said officers responded to a ShotSpotter alert about 2:35 a.m. and saw two males standing in an alley in the Southwe...