Madeline Buckley – Page 18

A father receives a video call at work: ‘Jayden and Mommy are dead’

May 13, 2025 at 5:43 p.m.

Neighbor of Laterria Smith testifies about horrific scene in Smith's apartment during trial of Crosetti Brand.

‘The protector of his mother’: Prosecutors open case against alleged killer of 11-year-old Jayden Perkins

May 12, 2025 at 8:53 p.m.

Prosecutors opened their case against Crosetti Brand for the high-profile knife slaying of 11-year-old Jayden Perkins,

The Gus Giordano Dance School community prepares to release a lantern into the sky on March 13, 2025, during a vigil to remember Jayden Perkins on the one-year anniversary of the 11-year-old’s death. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Jurors empaneled in trial for Crosetti Brand, accused of killing 11-year-old boy protecting his mother

May 9, 2025 at 9:17 p.m.

Jury selection was nearly complete Friday in the murder trial of Crosetti Brand, who is charged with murder, attempted murder and other felonies in a 2024 attack at an Edgewater...

People wait in line at check-in counters at O'Hare International Airport on Dec. 23, 2024. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Did a British woman accused of drug trafficking try to use ICE to flee the country?

May 7, 2025 at 10:12 a.m.

Prosecutors say a U.K. woman on electronic monitoring in a drug case sought out federal immigration authorities in an attempt to get deported and evade trial.

People walk into the Leighton Criminal Court Building in Little Village on Feb. 1, 2025. (Audrey Richardson/baiduhai)

Authorities searching for defendant who escaped from courthouse

May 5, 2025 at 9:28 p.m.

Richard Donta Cotton, 32, faces multiple gun felony charges, according to court records.

Jimmy Soto, shown here while still in Stateville Correctional Center, earned his bachelor's degree in prison just one month before he was exonerated on Dec. 14, 2023. He spent 42 years behind bars. (Vincent Alban/Reuters)

A life taken and won back: The extraordinary journey of Jimmy Soto

May 5, 2025 at 7:35 a.m.

Imprisoned 42 years for a murder he didn't commit, Jimmy Soto was released from Stateville on Dec. 13, 2023. At the age of 62, he began the formidable work of...

Community members leave flowers in remembrance of Melissa Ortega on Jan. 22, 2023, in front of a memorial off West 26th Street in Little Village following a march one year after the 8-year-old was fatally shot while walking with her mother. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Man sentenced to 20 years in 2022 slaying of 8-year-old Melissa Ortega in Little Village

May 2, 2025 at 12:10 p.m.

A judge on Friday sentenced a man to 20 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to murder in the 2022 slaying of an 8-year-old girl who was shot while...

State Sen. Emil Jones III talks to reporters in the lobby after his bribery trial ended in a mistrial at the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse on April 24, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Mistrial declared in federal bribery trial of state Sen. Emil Jones III after jury deadlocks on all three counts

April 24, 2025 at 7:16 p.m.

The corruption trial of state Sen. Emil Jones III ended with a mistrial Thursday, with the jury unable to find agreement on any of the three counts in the case,...

Illinois state Sen. Emil Jones III makes a thumbs-up gesture as he leaves the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse in Chicago on April 23, 2025, after another day of deliberation in his federal bribery trial. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

Jury tells judge they cannot agree on any counts in bribery trial of state Sen. Emil Jones III

April 24, 2025 at 5:15 p.m.

After note warning of an impasse, judge tells jury in trial of state Sen. Emil Jones III a deadlock would be premature at this point in their talks and to...

State Sen. Emil Jones III exits after his bribery trial at the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse, April 16, 2025, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Bribery vs. entrapment: Jury deliberating in trial of state Sen. Emil Jones III

April 21, 2025 at 6:34 p.m.

The jury in the federal bribery trial of state Sen. Emil Jones III has begun its deliberations.

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