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♪  COOK COUNTY STATE'S ATTORNEY

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KIM FOX IS NOT RUNNING FOR

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ELECTION IN 2024. THE OUTCOME

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OF THE SO-CALLED  CONRAD TRIAL

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AND SOME OTHER FAMILIAR FACES

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ARE WORKING ON PRESIDENT

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BIDEN'S PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN.

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JOINING US ARE SOME FACES OF

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OUR SPOTLIGHT POLITICS TEAM. SO

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KIM FOX IS NOT RUNNING FOR

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RE-ELECTION.  WHAT IS SHE

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OPERATING IN?

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>> SHE SAID SHE HAS DONE WHAT

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SHE SET OUT TO DO. SHE RAN IN

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2016 ON A PROMISE TO REMAKE

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THE COOK COUNTY JUSTICE SYSTEM

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AND MAKE IT MORE MODERN AND TO

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ADDRESS WHAT SHE SAID WAS A

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BACKLOG OF WRONGFUL

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CONVICTIONS, AND SHE HAS DONE

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THAT. SHE SAYS THERE IS NO NEED

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FOR A THIRD TERM. WHAT SHE

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DIDN'T SAY, BY THE WAY, IS THAT

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SHE HAS COME UNDER SO MUCH

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PRESSURE AND SCRUTINY. SO I

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THINK SOMETIMES PEOPLE FORGET

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THE HUMAN SIDE OF THINGS, AND

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THAT IS THAT IT SURELY TOOK A

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TOLL TO CONSTANTLY BE THE

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PERSON WHO IS IN THE HEADLINES,

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OFTEN IN A NEGATIVE FASHION,

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AND FURTHER THAT SHE COULD HAVE

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HAD A TOUGH BATTLE THIS TIME.

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PEOPLE THOUGHT THAT LAST TIME

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AND SHE SUCCEEDED. STILL, THERE

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IS ALWAYS THAT CHANCE.

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>> THAT IS GOING TO COME ALONG

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WITH ANY OTHER ELECTED

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OFFICIAL, CERTAINLY IN CHICAGO

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AND COOK COUNTY. BUT AT HER

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SPEECH YESTERDAY , KIM FOX

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DEFENDED HER RECORD.

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>> I REFUSE THE SUPPOSITION

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THAT WHERE WE SEE OURSELVES

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TODAY WITH THE RISE IN VIOLENT

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CRIME THAT COINCIDES WITH THIS

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ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME PANDEMIC IS

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SOMEHOW THE RESULT  OF COOK

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COUNTY. IT JUST DOESN'T ADD UP.

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>> HOW DO YOU THINK SHE WILL BE

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REMEMBERED?

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>> SHE WILL CERTAINLY BE

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CELEBRATED  BY THOSE WHO

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APPLAUD HER FOR, AS HEATHER

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DESCRIBED IT, REALLY REMAKING

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THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM IN

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COOK COUNTY . SHE IS REALLY A

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HERO WHO ACCOMPLISHED WHAT SHE

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SAID SHE WAS GOING TO DO AND

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STUCK BY IT. TO OTHERS THOUGH,

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YES, SHE IS VERY MUCH AT FAULT

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FOR BEING TWO LACKS ON CRIME,

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BE IT SHOPLIFTING OR GUN CRIMES

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THAT DON'T INVOLVE MURDER. THEY

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SAY THAT HAS BEEN RESPONSIBLE

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FOR AN UPSWING  DURING COVID

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AND THAT YES, HER APPROACH HAS

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LED TO AN INCREASE IN CRIME IN

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CHICAGO.

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>> SWITCHING OVER TO

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ENTRENCHED LEGAL BATTLES FOR A

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CONSULTANT THAT THEY HIRED FOR

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A WHOPPING $700,000, WHAT DOES

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THAT LOOK LIKE?

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>> PAUL VALLAS SAYS THAT HIS

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CAMPAIGN WAS ESSENTIALLY

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DEFRAUDED. THEY SIGNED A

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CONTRACT TO TAKEDOWN DEFACED

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LAWN SIGNS, AND FOR THAT HE WAS

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PAID A TOTAL OF $680,000. SO

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VALLAS  IS SUING TO RECOVER

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THAT MONEY, SAYING THAT

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ESSENTIALLY HE DIDN'T PERFORM

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ANYTHING FOR THAT MONEY.  THE

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OPPOSITION SAYS THAT IT IS 100%

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NOT TRUE AND THAT HE CONTRACTED

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FOR THAT SERVICE, PERFORM THAT

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SERVICE AND WAS PAID FOR THAT

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SERVICE. SO NOW IT IS GOING TO

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BE IN THE HANDS OF A JUDGE TO

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STRAIGHTEN THIS OUT. NOW VALLAS

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HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THAT HIS

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CAMPAIGN HAS WRITTEN CHECKS TO

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OTHER CONTRACTORS THAT ARE

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BOUNCING BECAUSE THEY DID NOT

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ANTICIPATE THESE FUNDS BEING

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WITHDRAWN FROM HIS ELECTION

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ACCOUNT, WHICH HAS LEFT A LOT

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OF PEOPLE VERY UPSET. SOMEBODY

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WHO DID GET PAID BACK, THOUGH?

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PAUL VALLAS LOANED HIS CAMPAIGN

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$100,000  BELOW THE CAP. HE

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PAID THAT LOAN BACK TO HIMSELF

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ON MARCH 20th, JUST A FEW WEEKS

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AFTER MAKING IT.

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>> OKAY.  I AM SURE WE WILL BE

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TALKING ABOUT THAT MORE. BUT

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$700,000? IS THAT A TYPICAL

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AMOUNT?

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>> NOT FOR THIS TYPE OF WORK.

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IF YOU LOOK AT, FOR EXAMPLE,

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THE REPUBLICAN SIDE, THERE HAS

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BEEN A LOT OF SCRUTINY OFF OF

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RUNNING ELECTIONS THAT WERE

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VERY UNSUCCESSFUL. SO TO SAY

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THAT IT IS COMPLETELY

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UNCERTAIN, A LOT OF PEOPLE MAKE

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A LOT OF MONEY OFF OF THINGS!

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WHEN THEY COULD MAKE $700,000

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WHEN THEY ARE NOT THE CAMPAIGN

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MANAGER, WHEN THEY WERE JUST

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SUPPOSED TO BE TAKING DOWN YARD

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SIGNS, NO. THAT IS

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ASTRONOMICAL.

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>> LARGE AMOUNT OF MONEY. OKAY.

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THE CLOSING ARGUMENTS BEFORE

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TRIAL, AMANDA.

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>> THAT IS WHAT WE HAVEN'T

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HEARD. WE DON'T KNOW WHEN WE

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ARE GOING TO KNOW. WE FELT THAT

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THE JURY HAD ONE QUESTION AND

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THAT ANOTHER JURY IS SET TO GO

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ON VACATION MAY 1st. THAT MIGHT

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BE SOME OTHER AMOUNT OF

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PRESSURE. SO I DON'T THINK THAT

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WE NEED TO BE FOCUSED ON THAT.

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WHAT WE DID HEAR FROM WAS BOTH

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SIDES. THAT WAS THEIR CLOSING

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ARGUMENT.  WHEN YOU LOOK AT

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THEIR PERSONALITIES AS WELL AS

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THEIR CONDUCT, YOU COULD SAY

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THAT IF YOU WERE ONE OF THE

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DEFENDANTS, THIS WAS ALL ON THE

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UP AND UP AND THAT THIS IS A

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WITCHHUNT REALLY GOING AFTER

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FORMER ILLINOIS HOUSE SPEAKER

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MICHAEL MADIGAN.  IF YOU ARE

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THE PROSECUTION, THE GOVERNMENT

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SIDE, YOU SAY NO, NO, NO. THIS

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IS NOT REGULAR BEHAVIOR. YOU

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HAVE WHISPERS, NICKNAMES, PLOTS

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LIKE THIS. YOU DON'T PAY PEOPLE

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ON A GHOST PAYROLL FOR A

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UTILITY COMPANY THAT -- IT IS

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ALL VERY, VERY ILLEGAL,

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BASICALLY.

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>> NOT ONLY WILL THE DEFENDANTS

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BE WAITING, BUT I IMAGINE THAT

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MICHAEL MADIGAN IS ALSO VERY