State Sen. Patricia Van Pelt Archives - The Chicago Reporter http://www.chicagoreporter.com/tag/state-sen-patricia-van-pelt/ Investigating race and poverty since 1972 Tue, 23 Aug 2016 21:14:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/logo-1-reverse-1-150x150-1.png State Sen. Patricia Van Pelt Archives - The Chicago Reporter http://www.chicagoreporter.com/tag/state-sen-patricia-van-pelt/ 32 32 163009088 Juveniles in police custody to get more legal protections in Illinois https://www.chicagoreporter.com/juveniles-in-police-custody-to-get-more-legal-protections-in-illinois/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/juveniles-in-police-custody-to-get-more-legal-protections-in-illinois/#comments Tue, 02 Aug 2016 11:00:58 +0000 http://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=330254 New legislation would require the presence of an attorney and videotaped interrogations when minors are questioned in serious crimes.

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]]> https://www.chicagoreporter.com/new-law-targets-reverse-mortgage-scams/feed/ 1 71891 FBI targets businessman accused in scam of elderly black homeowners https://www.chicagoreporter.com/fbi-targets-businessman-accused-in-scam-of-elderly-black-homeowners/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/fbi-targets-businessman-accused-in-scam-of-elderly-black-homeowners/#respond Mon, 23 Mar 2015 18:20:52 +0000 http://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=29018 Federal agents carried out a search warrant Thursday at the Logan Square offices of Mark Diamond, a Chicago businessman accused of a reverse mortgage and home repair scheme that targeted elderly black homeowners on the city’s West and South Sides.

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