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Mick Dumke

Six Republicans, including Senate GOP leader Christine Radogno, joined with 34 Democrats in voting for the bill. It passed the House last month.
Even being seen with a gang member sends 1,000s to jail, as the Chicago police increasingly cite ties of family, friends, neighbors to bust parolees.
THE WATCHDOGS: Police deny requests from undocumented immigrant crime victims to certify they helped investigators — a key step to get a special visa.
Supt. Eddie Johnson said the list has helped some people escape a violent “lifestyle” but backed away from saying it has been used for enforcement.
THE WATCHDOGS: After long legal fight, the Chicago Sun-Times gets exclusive look at what gets people on Chicago Police Department’s secret watch list.
Back when he was a student at Orr High School in West Humboldt Park in the 1980s, John Hilton says he was on the baseball team and played French horn
Feds filing more gun cases in Chicago, but few involve gun-trafficking, and prosecutions still lag behind other big cities, Sun-Times analysis finds.
Eighteen city employees made more than $100,000 in overtime in 2016 — most of them more than doubling their salaries, records show.
When City Hall finally released the dashcam video showing Laquan McDonald being shot to death by Officer Jason Van Dyke, it touched off a political