Two years after Illinois Answers exposed restraint-chair abuse, jails are doing better

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Mientras municipios, ciudades y universidades en Illinois y en todo el país rompen lazos con Flock Safety, una revisión exhaustiva de contratos realizada por WBEZ encontró que cinco de las 12 universidades públicas del estado aún trabajan con la controversial empresa de tecnología de vigilancia.Eso incluye a la Universidad de Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), el campus más grande del estado, y a la Universidad de Illinois Chicago (UIC), que está en proceso de renovar su contrato. Southern…

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Foul play is not suspected after the body of a man was found in a parked police vehicle Thursday morning at the city's Calumet District station in the Pullman neighborhood.The remains were found in the backseat of a new, unused police vehicle while vehicles were being moved around about 9:15 a.m. in the 700 block of East 112th Street, police said.The vehicle has never been in service and was parked at the East 112th Street address. The victim, whose name and age were not immediately known, was…

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Former U.S. women's national team coach Vlatko Andonovski has joined the Stars as chief soccer officer, the team announced Thursday.Andonovski's new team has already been eliminated from playoff contention this season with a 5-17-2 record. The Stars fired coach Martin Sjögren last month after less than a full season on the job. General manager Richard Feuz was let go in May."Joining the Chicago Stars was an easy decision after the conversations I had with ownership and leadership," Andonovski…