Taxpayers in Cook County are spending hundreds of millions of dollars on criminal cases that go nowhere, according to analysis conducted by The Chicago Reporter and NBC 5 Investigates.
Currently, 1,000 people are in Cook County Jail awaiting trial on drug possession, obstruction and other misdemeanor charges. But recent history shows many of those cases may ultimately be dropped.
- Full Chicago Reporter Story
Source: http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Cook-County-Spends-Millions-on-Cases-That-Go-Nowhere-231206651.html#ixzz2kxhjyUjV
