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Lawyer facing wire fraud charges loses bid to dismiss indictment
Writing that courts should guard the independence of grand juries, a federal judge declined to toss wire fraud charges brought against a Chicago lawyer who maintains prosecutorial misconduct led to his indictment.
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Ex-Cook County Health employee gets OK to pursue religious bias claim
A federal judge declined to throw out a lawsuit accusing Cook County Health and Hospital System of discriminating against a mental health technician who sought a religious exemption from a requirement that employees get the COVID-19 vaccine.
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Trump returns to power after unprecedented comeback
Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th president Monday, returning to power with a promise to end America’s decline and to “completely and totally reverse” the actions of the man who drove him from office four years ago.
By Zeke Miller, Chris Megerian and Michelle L. Price
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Jury awards record $24M in suit over lead poisoning of children
A Cook County jury returned a $24.1 million verdict Thursday to the family of two children who allegedly developed lead poisoning while living in public housing owned by the Chicago Housing Authority.