Pilot program allows 7th District CPD officers to file gun charges without felony review process
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Appeals court: Chicago can sue out-of-state gun shop over gun crimes in the city – Cook County Record
"The City has sufficiently alleged that over many years, Westforth deliberately and purposely availed itself of the Illinois market, fully aware that the firearms would contribute to criminal activity in Chicago," the appeals court said in its decision.
Pilot program allows 7th District CPD officers to file gun charges without felony review process
CHICAGO - A new pilot program in the Chicago Police Department's 7th District allows officers to file felony gun charges without a felony review process from the Cook County State's Attorney's Office. However, the program is already raising questions in the Englewood neighborhood where it will be deployed. Right now, Chicago police have to clear all felony charges except drug cases with the Cook County State's Attorney's Office before they are f…
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