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Man ordered held without bond for alleged online threats to attack Chicago abortion clinic

August 21, 2019 at 4:40 p.m.

A Chicago man charged with threatening violence against an abortion clinic near his home in repeated online posts was denied bail Tuesday after a federal judge deemed him a danger...

A man with a rifle was taken into custody Aug. 12, 2019, after he fired shots outside the Jesse Brown Veterans Affairs Medical Center, but there were no reports of injuries, according to witnesses and Chicago police.

Judge orders mental health evaluation for accused gunman in shooting last week at VA hospital in Chicago

August 20, 2019 at 3:42 p.m.

A federal judge on Tuesday ordered a mental health evaluation for a man accused last week of firing an assault weapon multiple times outside a Veterans Affairs hospital in Chicago,...

Chicago Outfit soldier captured on undercover recordings dies awaiting sentencing. ‘Nothing gets my juices flowing like putting a gun to someone’s head.’

August 20, 2019 at 1:12 p.m.

A reputed Chicago Outfit soldier who allegedly bragged about being responsible for hundreds of burglaries and home invasions has died while awaiting sentencing for a federal conviction of being a...

People light candles during a vigil Aug. 4, 2019, after the mass shooting at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas, that killed at least 22.

The same weekend as massacres in El Paso and Dayton, 15 people were shot in 2 Chicago incidents. Why aren’t those called mass shootings too?

August 7, 2019 at 5:21 p.m.

The term "mass shooting" is often invoked by the media, elected officials and pundits following acts of gun violence that injure or kill multiple people. But there's no universal standard...

Staff members work the Child Abuse Hotline operated by the Department of Children and Family Services in Springfield on July 1, 2019.

A police officer tried to report suspected child neglect to the state’s 24-hour hotline. He was told to leave a message and wait up to 4 days for a callback.

August 3, 2019 at 1:05 p.m.

A small police department in the northwest suburbs had received several calls about a local family, raising the possibility that young children might be living in a dangerous home. Concerned...

Lawsuit: Boy in foster home was assaulted by sex offender who lived there

July 18, 2019 at 4:25 p.m.

A boy in state care was sexually assaulted by a registered sex offender who was married to the boy's foster mother, according to a pair of lawsuits filed Thursday by...

Baptist schoolteacher who is pastor’s wife traded alcohol for sex with minor student, sent nude images, prosecutors allege

July 4, 2019 at 7:57 a.m.

A kindergarten teacher at a religious school in suburban Burbank supplied alcohol to a 15-year-old student and had sex with him at least five times while he was underage, prosecutors...

Kindergarten teacher at suburban Baptist school charged with sexual assault, child porn solicitation involving 2 students, police say

July 3, 2019 at 3:59 p.m.

A kindergarten teacher at a private religious school in suburban Burbank has been charged with sexual assault and solicitation of child pornography stemming from alleged encounters with two underage students,...

‘She doesn’t have anyone else’: Internment camp survivor’s supporters urge charges against nursing home workers accused of stealing her life savings

June 26, 2019 at 6:42 p.m.

Advocates for a 98-year-old dementia patient whose life savings of $750,000 were allegedly stolen by workers at her Lincoln Park nursing home are questioning why criminal charges have yet to...

A handwritten note attached to a blue ribbon in remembrance of AJ Freund hangs on a tree outside the family's Crystal Lake home on May 8, 2019.

DCFS investigator under review in AJ Freund case faced prior discipline, sits on McHenry County Board

June 24, 2019 at 7:23 a.m.

The last child welfare investigator who made contact with Andrew "AJ" Freund before the young Crystal Lake boy was allegedly killed by his parents is a local elected official with...

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