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Frank Main

Frank Main

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Crime Reporter, Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago

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  • Rare independent review ordered after Lake County prosecutor seeks to toss murder conviction

    By Frank Main Verified| Chicago Sun-Times Verified In an unusual legal twist, a judge has appointed an outside attorney to review a request by Lake County State’s Attorney Eric Rinehart to toss out a murder conviction. Judge Daniel Shanes has directed former Lake County Bar Association President Donald Morrison to handle the inquiry. Rinehart and Marvin Williford’s lawyer David Owens had filed a joint petition to vacate Wlliford’s conviction from more than two decades ago.

    By Frank Main Verified · Chicago Sun-Times

    Apr. 16, 2025

  • Unprovoked killings in downtown Chicago show a need for more mental health resources

    By Frank Main Verified| Our Community Now@ Mark Heyrman spent more than four decades teaching about the mental health system as a University of Chicago Law School professor. He says the biggest problem he sees is this: No single entity in Illinois coordinates care. The Chicago Sun-Times, as part of an investigation into the circumstances behind random attacks downtown involving suspects with histories of severe mental illness, asked Heyrman why these people seem to have fallen through Illinois’ safety net of treatment.

    By Frank Main Verified · Our Community Now

    Apr. 12, 2025

  • Rare independent review ordered after Lake County prosecutor seeks to toss murder conviction

    By Frank Main Verified| Chicago Sun-Times Verified In an unusual legal twist, a judge has appointed an outside attorney to review a request by Lake County State’s Attorney Eric Rinehart to toss out a murder conviction. Judge Daniel Shanes has directed former Lake County Bar Association President Donald Morrison to handle the inquiry. Rinehart and Marvin Williford’s lawyer David Owens had filed a joint petition to vacate Wlliford’s conviction from more than two decades ago.

    By Frank Main Verified · Chicago Sun-Times

    Apr. 16, 2025

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Chicago Sun-Times

The Chicago Sun-Times is a daily newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois, launched in February 1948 from the merger of the morning Chicago Sun and the evening Times. It has a rich history, tracing back to the Chicago Evening Journal, which was published from 1844 until 1929. The newspaper has changed ownership several times, with the most recent acquisition by ST Acquisition Holdings in 2017. The Chicago Sun-Times provides extensive news coverage, including local, national, and international events. Its content encompasses politics, crime, education, and community news, along with in-depth sports analysis of Chicago teams like the Cubs, White Sox, Bears, Bulls, and Blackhawks. The newspaper also features entertainment reviews, opinion pieces, and business news, catering to a diverse audience in the Chicago metropolitan area.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

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Founded: 1948