Top Prosecutor Calls Program Allowing CPD Officers to Directly File Felony Gun Charges ‘Overwhelming Success.’ Critics Renew Objections – WTTW (Chicago)

Seventy-nine of those 92 cases have resulted in an indictment by a grand jury or a finding of probable cause by a judge, allowing a trial to proceed, officials said. Eight cases have resulted in charges but are pending; charges have yet to be brought in three cases; and in two cases the initial felony charges were downgraded to misdemeanor complaints, according to the State’s Attorney’s Office.