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Darien Harris, center, joined by his mother Nakesha Harris, left, and attorney Lauren Myerscough-Mueller, is released from Cook County Jail after prosecutors dropped murder charges stemming from a 2011 fatal shooting at a South Side gas station on Dec. 19, 2023.

Man convicted of murder based on testimony of blind witness wins freedom as prosecutors opt against new trial

December 19, 2023 at 7:35 p.m.

Two weeks after a Cook County judge overturned his murder conviction, Darien Harris won back his freedom Tuesday after prosecutors said they will not retry him in a fatal shooting...

Chicago police Officer Craig Lancaster leaves following his November arraignment at the Leighton Criminal Court Buildingin Chicago. Lancaster was charged with battery following an incident at Gresham School last May in which he allegedly struck a young teen.

CPS teacher gave officials the wrong name of boyfriend after video showed him striking a student, records show

December 16, 2023 at 5:00 a.m.

As Chicago police Officer Craig Lancaster awaits trial on a felony aggravated battery charge for striking an eighth grade student, newly released documents show that his girlfriend — a Chicago...

Darien Harris' wife, Jessica, at right, listens to attorney Lauren Myerscough-Mueller speak after a Cook County judge vacated Harris' murder conviction on Tuesday.

Man gets new trial after being convicted of murder based on testimony of blind witness

December 6, 2023 at 3:59 p.m.

A Cook County judge overturned the murder conviction Tuesday of a man who was found guilty in a fatal shooting at a South Side gas station primarily based on the...

Attorney Terry Ekl sits at the defense table on the second day of the trial of former Cook County Assistant State's Attorneys Nicholas Trutenko and Andrew Horvat on Oct. 17, 2023, at the courthouse in Rolling Meadows.

Trial of two former Cook County assistant state’s attorneys officially grinds to a halt as prosecutors appeal ruling

November 17, 2023 at 5:55 p.m.

The trial of two former Cook County State's assistant state's attorneys has been postponed indefinitely as special prosecutors submitted paperwork this week for a rare mid-trial appeal that questions a...

Lynida Williams-Saddler and Vincent Suttles, grandparents of JaQuwaun, with their attorney, Jordan Marsh, arrive for the arraignment of veteran Chicago police Officer Craig Lancaster, Nov. 16, 2023.

Chicago police officer pleads not guilty to felony aggravated battery for videotaped school incident

November 16, 2023 at 4:50 p.m.

A veteran Chicago police officer pleaded not guilty Thursday to felony aggravated battery for striking an eighth grade boy earlier this year while making an off-duty visit to a South...

In an image from surveillance video obtained by the Tribune, off-duty Chicago police Officer Craig Lancaster appears to strike 14-year-old student JaQuwaun Williams near his throat outside Gresham School of Excellence on May 18, 2023.

Chicago police officer charged with felony aggravated battery after video shows him hitting 8th grader

June 14, 2024 at 6:42 p.m.

A Chicago police officer has been charged with aggravated battery for allegedly striking an eighth grade boy while making an off-duty visit to a South Side elementary school earlier this...

Former Cook County assistant state's attorney Nicholas Trutenko, center, speaks with his attorney, Jim McKay, left, during an evidentiary hearing on the fourth day of his trial with Andrew Horvat on misconduct charges related to the Jackie Wilson prosecution on Nov. 7, 2023, at the Rolling Meadows courthouse.

Trial of former Cook County assistant state’s attorneys halted for appeal after ruling rebuking Kim Foxx’s office

November 8, 2023 at 10:44 p.m.

A criminal trial of two former Cook County assistant state's attorneys was halted suddenly Wednesday when prosecutors said they planned to file a rare mid-trial appeal after a judge limited...

In an image from surveillance video obtained by the Tribune, teacher Yana Cruz steps between off-duty Chicago police Officer Craig Lancaster and 14-year-old student JaQuwaun Williams at Gresham Elementary in May.

Chicago police officer under investigation for striking 8th grader while off duty

November 1, 2023 at 9:13 a.m.

A Chicago police officer is under investigation for striking an eighth grade boy earlier this year as at least one school employee and the teen's classmates looked on, the Tribune...

Lake County Circuit Judge Daniel Shanes, left, instructs attorneys while Lawrence Rosen, center, answers questions on the witness stand from defense attorney Jim McKay during Rosen's second day of testimony in the trial of former Cook County Assistant State's Attorneys Nicholas Trutenko and Andrew Horvat on Oct. 17, 2023, at the courthouse in Rolling Meadows.

Lawyers for ex-assistant state’s attorneys standing trial criticize handling of third Jackie Wilson trial in heated questioning of special prosecutors

October 18, 2023 at 4:09 p.m.

Lawyers for two former Cook County assistant state's attorneys on Tuesday attacked the credibility of special prosecutors who handled Jackie Wilson's third trial, launching into contentious exchanges about whether the...

Fontaine Sanders, 19, was fatally shot in April 2017. He was a student at Robert Morris University, working toward his dream of becoming a physical therapist.

The frightened witness and the long-hidden memo: Plea deal in murder case has startling back story

June 14, 2024 at 6:42 p.m.

Three eyewitnesses identified Zeron Moody as one of two shooters who opened fire in a neighborhood park and killed 19-year-old Fontaine Sanders. Two of those people named Terreon Gathings as...

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