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A nearly 4-year-old lawsuit filed by the Central Austin Neighborhood Association and the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois continues to make its way through the courts.
The mother and maternal grandfather of Gizzell Ford filed a lawsuit against the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services, charging the agency failed to report signs of trouble that led to her death.
The lawsuit was filed three years ago by the Central Austin Neighborhood Association and American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois.
An appellate court has reversed an earlier ruling that threw out the lawsuit filed by the Central Austin Neighborhood Association and American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois.
In a recent Chicago Sun-Times data analysis, reporters found that more beat cops have retired than the city has replaced.
A Cook County judge hear arguments last month in the lawsuit filed by the Illinois ACLU and Central Austin Neighborhood Association seeking the city to change the way it deploys police officers.
Data showing inequities in the number of police dispatched prompted a lawsuit against the city, but residents have not seen improvements.
The suit contends the Chicago Police Department doesn’t properly staff minority neighborhoods.
Customers of the store at 5817 W. Madison St. have until Oct. 29, 2010, to file a claim as part of a class-action lawsuit.