Advocates say up to 200 people are being held there at a time, with some held up to five days in a space that doesn’t have showers or a cafeteria.
The groundbreaking deal closes out 176 lawsuits involving 180 wrongfully convicted people who spent close to 200 years combined behind bars, marking an end to one of the Chicago Police Department’s darkest chapters.
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“I’m just asking, ‘Where’s my kid? Where’s my kid?’ The press conference was at five. The coroner didn’t come until about six and tell us that we had lost our child,” Christine Britton said.
“There was not any effort made at all to notify us that this was going to be happening,” Haflinger said.
The burglary happened Sept. 16 at Prairie Telecom.
DHS said Villegas González drove his car at officers, dragging one of them “a significant distance,” leaving the officer to “fear for his life.”
“This decision risks causing grave scandal, confusing the faithful about the Church’s unequivocal teaching on the sanctity of human life,” Paprocki said in a statement.
Just last week, Cronin agreed to attend, saying in a press release, “I’m honored by the invitation and the opportunity to reunite for this special university event.”
Such decisions are gut wrenching. It’s a financial strain to operate half-empty schools, but research shows kids often fare badly after closures.
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