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Former CPS assistant principal sentenced to probation after embezzling funds from elementary school

November 20, 2024 at 1:13 p.m.

A former Chicago Public Schools assistant principal was sentenced to two years probation on Tuesday after she pleaded guilty embezzling money from an elementary school.

Yellow crime scene tape stretches across the driveway outside of a townhome in The Arbors on Nov. 18, 2024, in Barrington. On Sunday afternoon, Olga Duchon was killed inside the townhome after being shot in the chest, police say. (Stacey Wescott/ baiduhai)

Barrington man charged with first-degree murder in shooting death of north suburban endocrinologist, police say

November 20, 2024 at 4:06 p.m.

William R. Zientek is accused of shooting and killing Olga Duchon, 42, Sunday in the 400 block of West Russell Street in what police described as a domestic dispute.

Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx poses in her office in Chicago's Loop on Nov. 12, 2024. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

As a polarizing eight years comes to an end, State’s Attorney Kim Foxx looks forward to a break from the spotlight

November 19, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

Elected in 2016, Foxx has been in the middle of nearly every conversation about safety and justice in Cook County, often with a polarizing fervor.

An image of Natalia Wallace on her gravestone at Glen Oaks Cemetery in Hillside, is seen on July 1, 2021. (Antonio Perez/ baiduhai)

‘They were out getting revenge’: Prosecutors close case against two men accused of killing 7-year-old Natalia Wallace on Fourth of July 2020

November 19, 2024 at 6:00 p.m.

Closing arguments were made Monday in the bench trial of alleged killers of 7-year-old Natalia Wallace.

Defendants Nicholas Trutenko, left, and Andrew Horvat, right, listen during their trial at the courthouse in Rolling Meadows on Oct. 21, 2024. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

State rests case against 2 former Cook County assistant state’s attorneys accused of wrongdoing

November 14, 2024 at 5:53 p.m.

Special prosecutors on Thursday rested their case against two former Cook County assistant state’s attorneys standing trial on accusations of wrongdoing in connection with an infamous wrongful conviction case.

Chicago police officers depart after a hearing on Nov. 7, 2024, at the Leighton Criminal Court Building where Darion C. McMillian was charged with murder in the slaying of Chicago police Officer Enrique Martínez. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

‘The level of danger … is without measure’: Man accused of killing CPD Officer Enrique Martínez ordered detained

November 7, 2024 at 5:17 p.m.

Cook County Judge Deidre Dyer ordered Darion McMillian detained while awaiting trial during a crowded and emotional hearing at the Leighton Criminal Court Building.

Police work the scene where Chicago police Officer Enrique Martínez, 26, was fatally shot near the 8000 block of South Ingleside Avenue in the Chatham neighborhood on Nov. 4, 2024. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Man charged in fatal shooting of Officer Enrique Martinez

November 7, 2024 at 11:26 a.m.

A south suburban man now faces murder charges in the fatal shooting of Chicago police Officer Enrique Martinez in Chatham earlier this week, officials announced Wednesday.

Judge orders detention for man accused of kicking CPD officer in head during funeral brawl

October 28, 2024 at 4:11 p.m.

As a crowd at a funeral grew chaotic on Saturday afternoon on the city's West Side, a Chicago police officer was punched, fell to the ground and was kicked in...

Defendants and former Cook County assistant state's attorneys, Nicholas Trutenko, right, and Andrew Horvat sit on a bench behind their attorneys during their misconduct trial at the courthouse in Rolling Meadows on Oct. 24, 2024. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

‘A mutual combat situation’: Trial for former Cook County assistant state’s attorneys gets contentious as prosecutors allege wrongdoing

October 28, 2024 at 2:55 p.m.

The trial for Nick Trutenko and Andrew Horvat, former Cook County assistant state’s attorneys, now moves into its second week after an 11-month break for an unusual, mid-trial appeal.

Nicholas Trutenko, center, talks with his attorney James McKay during his trial at the courthouse in Rolling Meadows on Oct. 21, 2024. At right is Andrew Horvat, who is facing felony charges with Trutenko in connection with the third trial of Jackie Wilson. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

Trial resumes in case against two former Cook County assistant state’s attorneys

October 22, 2024 at 11:06 a.m.

During a marathon day of testimony, a Cook County assistant state's attorney on Monday described conversations and meetings with two former colleagues who face criminal charges, recalling the days leading...

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