As with 2026, the majority of last year’s clearances were “exceptional.” A total of 156 cases, more than half, were closed without charges filed. Of those, 26 involved suspects who were dead. The remaining 130 were labeled as “bar to prosecute” because the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office declined to approve charges.
That’s how Johnson, Pritzker and the rest of the Democrats can claim that Chicago’s Murder numbers are falling. Same way that they all claim Student Achievement Ratings Improved because they lowered the Achievement Ratings. :-/
A largely unasked question is becoming glaring: Is Illinois doing all it should to use artificial intelligence to make government cost less and work better? So far, the evidence says no.
That’s how Johnson, Pritzker and the rest of the Democrats can claim that Chicago’s Murder numbers are falling. Same way that they all claim Student Achievement Ratings Improved because they lowered the Achievement Ratings. :-/