Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx spoke after a hearing on cases tied to the disgraced former Chicago police Sgt. Ronald Watts Tuesday.
Watts and one member of that team went to prison for corruption. But many of the other team members remain on the force.Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx gave an update after the hearing, saying over 100 people involved in 134 cases had those vacated, and more hearings are expected next Tuesday and Feb. 16. Foxx said 30 additional cases will be heard.
"The people whose names were read today are victims, victims of a failed system, and nothing will ever be able to give them back their time away from their families or their missed opportunities in life, but we have a responsibility to act," Foxx said.
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