Andy Grimm
Staff reporter
Andy Grimm is a staff reporter covering courts.
During Foxx’s two terms, the state’s attorney’s office has vacated more than 200 convictions over allegations of misconduct.
The payouts from the 300 cases have included $140 million that went to lawyers for the city and $537 million paid to plaintiffs.
Her lawyer says the former head of the juvenile court’s child protection division will fight charges that she stole more than $300,000 from a World War II vet.
The eatery on West Madison Street shut down when the victim of a deadly shooting plowed into its facade — the second time in six years that a driver smashed into the restaurant after a shooting.
Former civil rights lawyer Jeffrey Cummings, appointed a federal judge this year, once signed off on reports condemning an investigation into accusations of torture by Burge and his so-called “midnight crew.”
The Sun-Times spent months talking to residents who call West Garfield Park home. We share stories from nine of them.
Since 2017, West Garfield Park native Joe Black and his wife, Tonya, have owned LiFE Restaurant on West Madison Street.
Lashone Kelly runs the Garfield Park Rite to Wellness Collaborative. Before that, she chased bad landlords and tried to rescue derelict buildings.
Born and raised in West Garfield Park, Marcus “Moon” Mitchell remained a high-ranking gang member into his 40s before he was recruited to work for a community violence intervention group.