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Illinois Supreme Court asked to review DUI conviction tied to troubled UIC lab testing (opens the original)
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CHICAGO (WLS) -- A man convicted in a fatal DUI crash is asking the Illinois Supreme Court to review his case, arguing that cannabis test results used in his prosecution came from a University of Illinois Chicago laboratory whose testing practices were later called into question. Corey Lee, of Sycamore, was convicted in 2022 of aggravated DUI involving cannabis resulting in death. Lee crashed into another vehicle in 2018, killing 52-year-old Pedro Pasillas-Sanches and 22-year-old Pedro Pasillas-
Battle over DNA samples continues in case of former Chicago tax attorney charged with wife's murder (opens the original)
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Adam Beckerink accused of killing Caitlin Tracey by throwing her down stairwell in couple's South Loop high-rise condo building CHICAGO (WLS) -- It's been nearly two years since 36-year-old Caitlin Tracey was found dead at the bottom of a stairwell in Adam Beckerink's South Loop condo building. Beckerink had a documented history of domestic violence against Tracey, serving jail time in Michigan for related charges. He was extradited to Chicago on murder charges earlier this year. He pleaded not
Illinois officials push for death care reform after decomposing bodies found at Chicago funeral home (opens the original)
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Last week, investigators raided another business run by the same couple in charge of South Chicago Chapel. CHICAGO (WLS) -- Illinois regulators and lawmakers say the state's death care system needs significant reform following the discovery of more than 50 decomposing bodies at a South Side funeral home. Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza told the I-Team the system must change after dozens of decomposing bodies were found at South Chicago Chapel in August. Last week, another business run by the
Federal prosecutor in botched 'Broadview Six' case retires under protest, resignation letter shows (opens the original)
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Now-former Assistant US Attorney Sheri Mecklenburg excoriates US Attorney Andrew Boutros, describes herself as being "scapegoated" CHICAGO (WLS) -- This is the first time we're hearing from now-former Chicago Assistant U.S. Attorney Sheri Mecklenburg after the failed attempt to try the "Broadview Six." She says she is retiring under protest in her resignation letter obtained by the ABC7 I-Team. In it, she excoriates Chicago U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros and describes herself as being "scapegoated
Chicago Secret Service make extensive preparations for President Trump's upcoming visit to Medinah (opens the original)
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CHICAGO (WLS) -- Protecting the president requires a sophisticated plan leveraging local, state, and federal resources. President Donald Trump's upcoming visits to Medinah Country Club for the Presidents Cup, a college football game and multiple campaign stops ahead the mid-terms means extensive planning for the Secret Service. The ABC7 I-Team sat down with the head of the United States Secret Service office in Chicago, who explained the painstaking measures to keep the commander-in-chief and vi
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