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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 ...

The judges of the Delmar Main Street Pitch Competition on Saturday Nov. 25 at were quite selective in choosing a winning business. You might even say they were “picky.”

The Abilene Black Chamber of Commerce and nonprofit Let Us Breathe are offering fun, festive and informative ways to celebrate Juneteenth.

rsmith@tribtoday.com WARREN — The former executive secretary to Mayor Doug Franklin and former Safety Service Director Enzo Cantalamessa has been hired to become the newly created legislative aide / projects and grants coordinator in the law department. Rachel Hathhorn, hired in 2014 to be Franklin’s executive secretary, will earn $52,000 in the new position. Her long-rumored move to the law department was announced last week. Cantalamessa, who is now the city law director, said in November he wanted to create the position to assist the city in digitizing its records and prepare the legi...

rsmith@tribtoday.com WARREN — City council is looking to approve a 2021 initial general fund budget that is nearly $600,000 more than the measure passed at the end of 2019, according to city records. The 2021 budget proposal set to be approved by city council has the city earning $28.9 million in general fund revenue compared to $28.2 million passed at this time last year — before the coronavirus pandemic took a toll on the U.S. and local economies. The city is projecting it will lose about $39,000 in total income tax revenue it projected to have by the end of 2020, compared to the end of...