Judge convicts shooter in slaying of 7-year-old Natalia Wallace but acquits alleged getaway driver
A judge convicted a man of shooting and killing Natalia Wallace on the Fourth of July in 2020, but acquitted the alleged getaway driver.
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Former city employee, ward boss to Ald. Gardiner pleads guilty to gun charge
A former city employee and ward boss for Ald. Jim Gardiner pleaded guilty on Thursday to a gun charge after prosecutors said he tried to sell an antique machine gun...
Appeals court overturns conviction against former Northwestern professor accused in knife slaying of boyfriend
An Illinois appeals court overturned the murder conviction for Wyndham Lathem, who was convicted in the gruesome killing of his boyfriend, ruling that a Cook County judge unlawfully barred him...
To protect ‘crown jewel’ case, former prosecutor tried to conceal friendship with witness, state alleges in closing arguments
Former Cook County assistant state’s attorney Nicholas Trutenko called the prosecution that he won in 1989 against Jackie Wilson the “crown jewel of his career," according to prosecutors, but it...
As she is sworn in, State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke decries violence and pledges new detention policy
Cook County State's Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke pledged to get "seismic things done" Monday morning as she took her oath of office in front of a bipartisan crowd, announcing a...
Judge who made controversial electronic monitoring decision not hearing domestic violence cases because of threats
Cook County Judge Thomas Nowinski is not hearing domestic violence cases because of threats he has received, according to a statement.
Corrections officer accused in alleged jail beating acquitted amid allegations of prosecutorial misconduct
A Cook County corrections officer was acquitted on Friday of charges stemming from an alleged jail beating amid allegations that an assistant state's attorney hid evidence in the case, according...
Man googled synagogues and Jewish community centers prior to West Rogers Park attack, prosecutors say
A man accused of shooting and injuring a 39-year-old man who was on his way to synagogue in West Rogers Park last month used his phone to search for synagogues...
Illinois high court overturns Jussie Smollett’s convictions in allegedly staged hate crime
In a stunning move, the Illinois Supreme Court overturned the convictions for former “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett, finding that a special prosecutor’s decision to retry him violated his rights after...
Man suspected of killing estranged wife before being found dead was previously released on electronic monitoring
Weeks before a man allegedly fatally stabbed his estranged wife in a Portage Park attack that also injured a police officer, he appeared before a Cook County judge on accusations...