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The Cook County state’s attorney’s office is expanding citywide a program that allows Chicago police officers to directly file charges in some low-level felony gun cases, following a review of pilots in two police districts.
The program, which means prosecutors in the office’s Felony Review Unit will not first assess charges in some cases, has been controversial among some advocacy groups and community members, who objected to the pilot programs starting out in majority-Black neighborhoods and argued that an initial review was an important oversight measure.
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Chicago police officers move a crowd back as a SUV is towed away and a Border Patrol Special Response Team arrives on Nov. 8, 2025, at West 23rd Street and South Sawyer Avenue in Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)
Federal gun charges unsealed against man arrested after shots allegedly fired at immigration agents in Little Village
Federal gun charges have been unsealed against a man who allegedly aimed a gun at a woman in a Little Village restaurant parking lot the same day federal immigration agents said that someone shot at them as they ran enforcement raids near the restaurant and surrounding neighborhood. Read more here.
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Man accused of Blue Line arson attack ordered held on federal terrorism charge
Cook County Commissioner Sean Morrison ends reelection bid, leaving Republican primary uncontested
The Marklund Hyde Center is seen on April 18, 2024, in Geneva. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune)
Nonprofit files complaint against Illinois, says state should not have blocked disability housing in Elgin
A nonprofit provider for people with severe developmental disabilities is going to court against the state, arguing Gov. JB Pritzker’s Department of Human Services improperly denied it permission to build a cluster of new homes in Elgin. Read more here.
More top business stories:
FAA awarding $10,000 bonuses to air traffic controllers with perfect attendance during the government shutdown
Former waterpark property bought by Porter residents who see its potential
Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams (18) celebrates as he walks off the field after beating the New York Giants 24-20 at Soldier Field, Nov. 9, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
5 things to watch in the Chicago Bears-Pittsburgh Steelers game — plus our Week 12 predictions
This could be the last hurrah for Aaron Rodgers, who is on a one-year contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers. The four-time MVP quarterback turns 42 years old on Dec. 2. Read more here.
More top sports stories:
Connor Bedard’s late penalty — after a no-call on a breakaway — leads to a crushing Chicago Blackhawks loss
NDSU commit Colin Stack already towers over Benet’s opponents. Can the 7-foot-1 center reach new heights?
People walk past the Sweet Castle at Christkindlmarket in Chicago’s Daley Plaza on Nov. 15, 2019. (Camille Fine/Chicago Tribune)
Christkindlmarket 2025: Heart-shaped mugs, cultural tours — and partying with Krampus
For those who have been good this year, a heart-shaped gingerbread cookies — or Lebkuchenherz, in German — awaits at the Sweet Castle. Read more here.
More top Eat. Watch. Do. stories:
Feld, Ever and Kasama react to Chicago Michelin awards: ‘I don’t think we ever cooked with a star in mind’
Review: ‘Sister Act’ at Drury Lane Theatre lets the nuns boogie
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. arrives on stage at the inaugural Make America Healthy Again Summit at the Waldorf Astoria, Nov. 12, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey Jr.)
MAHA idealism meets political reality as RFK Jr. attempts to wrangle a growing movement
Several of the environmental advocates and vaccine skeptics who helped propel Kennedy into politics have become impatient with what they view as inadequate action on their priorities. Read more here.
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Supreme Court meets to weigh Trump’s birthright citizenship restrictions, blocked by lower courts
Police say a man has been shot and killed after wielding a knife at St. Louis airport
