HeyJaredJIM DEY
- Indexed articles, last 90 days
- 4
- Latest publication
- Sep 30, 2026
- Outlet visibility, for The News-Gazette
- Top 500K sites
- Earliest in this view
- Aug 14, 2026
Latest articles
Jim Dey | Guesswork doesn't fly when it comes to checking out bad guys (opens the original)
Read excerpt
Implicit in Fourth Amendment protections against illegal search and seizure is the right to be left alone. Unfortunately, Chicago police didnât leave Kishaun Qualls alone, and he ended up in prison. But a recent state appeals court decision reversed Quallsâ conviction because police violated his Fourth Amendment rights. Welcome to another search-and-seizure brain teaser that outlines how constitutional protections work in the real world. Police had a hunch about Qualls that was confirmed whe
Jim Dey | Problems without fixes a fact of life at Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (opens the original)
Read excerpt
Anyone looking for more proof that Illinoisâ child-protection agency has an impossible job it does badly should take a look at the latest state audit outlining its most recent shortcomings. While the audit reports disappointing results, no one should be surprised that an agency â the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services â that has had 16 directors over the past 21 years continues to underperform. Then again, maybe underperformance is the most that can be expected of this bur
Jim Dey | Recently freed ex-Madigan deputy stripped of state pension (opens the original)
Read excerpt
Itâs time once again to dive into another round of quick takes on the people, places and events that were being talked about during the past week. Thereâs good news and bad news for Tim Mapes, the onetime right-hand man of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan. Mapes, who lives in Springfield, was recently released after serving a 2½-year sentence at a Florida federal lockup. But a Cook County judge ruled last week that Mapes also is out of his $150,000-plus state pension. The longt
Champaign County Board to vote on putting home-rule issue on ballot (opens the original)
Read excerpt
What's your opinion? Submit a Letter to the Editor here Champaign County Executive Steve Summers has scheduled a special meeting Monday so county board members can decide whether to ask voters in November whether the county should adopt âhome ruleâ status. Only two counties in Illinois â Cook and DuPage â have home-rule authority. Under the current arrangement, Champaign County officials can exercise only the authority specifically given to them by state law. Home-rule counties have much
Publishing over time
Last 90 days. Choose a month to open its work.
Recurring subjects
Named in the text we hold. One piece can cover several.
Audience
Top 500K sites
For The News-Gazette, the outlet · Measured Aug 1, 2026
Website popularity band, not a count of readers or article views.
About this data
Counts cover the work we have indexed. Tone needs enough text and a confident classification. Excerpts and episode notes are not full articles or transcripts.
Identity or attribution wrong? Suggest a correction.