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CHICAGO -- A Fox News investigation into alleged soft prosecutors and judges in Chicago highlights at least one judge who might not be helping the city’s notorious violent crime epidemic by seemingly placing a heavy burden on police and law enforcement and going easy on alleged criminals. Cook County Judge Carol Howard is known among certain prosecutors as being so lenient on criminals that her courtroom, room 203, has earned the slogan of "set em’ free, room 203." One case unfolded in 2011 on Chicago’s south side, where four suspects walked into a convenience store and opened fire. Four people, including one of the suspects, were killed in the bloodbath. Some of the crime was caught on video and obtained by Fox News. A Chicago law enforcement source told Fox News that in addition to the video, there was “more than enough physical, biological and firearms evidence to convict the suspects.” Yet, all three suspects were found not guilty. Read More |