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Night narcotics court in Cook County cuts back on cases
Night narcotics court began in 1989 to handle felony drug cases in Cook County. By 1996 more than 10,000 defendants passed through, but the docket is shrinking with about 6,700 this year. The shift credits drug treatment, broader investigations, and new strategies for targeting dealers, reducing arrests while raising larger, tougher prosecutions.
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Cook County Criminal Court
Chicago Police Department
Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office
William O’brien
State’s Attorney’s
Narcotics Prosecution Bureau
O’brien
Cook County
Lawrence Fox
James Burke
Fox
Patrick Gleason
County Public Defender’s Office
Burke
Gleason