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Cook County will no longer prosecute some traffic offenses due to lack of resources
The Cook County state’s attorney’s office will stop prosecuting some traffic offenses due to lack of resources and personnel. “The state’s attorney’s office will not prosecute people accused of driving on licenses that have been suspended or revoked for financial reasons—such as failure to pay child support, tolls or parking tickets,” the Tribune reports. Cities in Cook County will still have the option to prosecute these offenses. “We are in a triage mode, and we can’t continue to do what we were doing ten years ago with 30 percent less resources,” first assistant state’s attorney Eric Sussman told the newspaper. [Tribune]
