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Former Cook County assistant state's attorneys Nicholas Trutenko, left, and Andrew Horvat listen on the second day of their trial on misconduct charges related to the Jackie Wilson prosecution, Oct. 17, 2023, at the courthouse in Rolling Meadows. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Unusual trial of two former prosecutors to restart Monday after long appeal delay

October 21, 2024 at 9:25 a.m.

Nearly a year after a rare appeal stopped a trial in its tracks for two former Cook County assistant state’s attorneys, the case is expected to resume Monday as special...

Denise Wallace, left, sister of Natalia "Natalie" Wallace, looks on as Keyosha Robinson, a friend of her father, Nathan Wallace, holds onto a large photo cutout of Natalie on July 1, 2021. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

‘She was 7 years old’: Two men stand trial in 2020 Fourth of July shooting death of Natalia Wallace

October 10, 2024 at 3:54 p.m.

Bench trial begins for two men who allegedly fired guns down a residential street, killing 7-year old Natalia Wallace on the Fourth of July in 2021.

A Chicago police officer wears a button for slain Officer John Rivera at the wake at Elmwood Funeral Chapel, March 28, 2019. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Man found guilty in slaying of off-duty CPD officer in River North

October 8, 2024 at 7:21 p.m.

A Cook County jury on Tuesday found a man guilty of murder in the shooting death of an off-duty Chicago police officer in River North in 2019, according to court...

Lakisha Jackson stands with her son, Shawn Palmer, and father, James Perkins, and answers questions at the Leighton Criminal Court Building on Oct. 7, 2024, after an appellate court ordered her brother, Kevin Jackson, be released while an appeal is pending. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Kevin Jackson freed while appeal is pending after special prosecutor report cast doubt on guilt

October 7, 2024 at 4:08 p.m.

A Cook County judge on Monday ordered Kevin Jackson released from prison while his appeal of his murder conviction remains pending.

Family members of Alexander Villa, including his grandmother Bernadina Gabriella, and other supporters celebrate after a judge vacated the case against Villa, who was convicted of killing police Officer Clifton Lewis, at the Leighton Criminal Court Building on Oct. 2, 2024. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Amid allegations of prosecutorial misconduct, conviction vacated for final defendant in 2011 slaying of Officer Clifton Lewis

October 2, 2024 at 9:46 p.m.

During a tense hearing in front of a packed courtroom on Wednesday, a Cook County judge ordered a new trial for a man convicted of killing Chicago police Officer Clifton...

Lakisha Jackson's brother, Kevin Jackson, is among about a dozen people fighting for their convictions to be overturned, alleging misconduct on behalf of retired CPD officer Brian Forberg. She is seen on Dec. 15, 2023. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

Appeals court hears potential wrongful conviction case following special prosecutors’ report

October 1, 2024 at 4:16 p.m.

A panel of Illinois Appellate Court judges Tuesday heard arguments in the case of Kevin Jackson, a man seeking release from prison more than two decades after he was found...

Actor Jussie Smollett speaks after his sentence is read on March 10, 2022, at the Leighton Criminal Courthouse. (Brian Cassella/Pool/baiduhai)

Illinois Supreme Court hears arguments in Jussie Smollett case

September 17, 2024 at 3:41 p.m.

The Illinois Supreme Court on Tuesday heard arguments in one of Chicago's most closely followed low-level felony cases when attorneys for Jussie Smollett appeared before the court in Springfield seeking...

Cook County Chief Public Defender Sharone Mitchell, left, and Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx participate in a panel discussion on the first year of the Pretrial Fairness Act on Sept. 11, 2024, in Chicago. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

‘The sky did not fall’: One year into Illinois’ historic bail reform, officials reflect, examine the data

September 16, 2024 at 10:09 a.m.

The state’s sweeping bail reform measure took effect one year ago on this coming Wednesday, eliminating money as a factor in whether a defendant is released from prison while awaiting...

Former Chicago police Officer Carlos Yanez Jr. is consoled by loved ones, including his father, Carlos Yanez Sr., second from right, while speaking after the sentencing of Emonte Morgan in the killing of Yanez Jr.’s partner, Officer Ella French. The sentencing took place at the Leighton Criminal Court Building in Chicago on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024. French was killed in August 2021. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Man convicted of killing Officer Ella French and wounding her partner is sentenced to life in prison

September 11, 2024 at 7:00 p.m.

A judge sentenced a man to life in prison Wednesday for shooting and killing Chicago police Officer Ella French and injuring her partner, marking an emotional end to the case...

Michael Gargiulo is seen during a hearing at Los Angeles Superior Court on Feb. 28, 2020. A judge sentenced Gargiulo to death after he was found guilty of the home-invasion killings of two women in 2001 and 2005 in southern California. He was to appear in court in Skokie on Friday after authorities sought to bring him to trial in the 1993 slaying of 18-year-old Tricia Pacaccio. (Damian Dovarganes/AP)

Convicted serial killer known as ‘Hollywood Ripper’ to stand trial for 1993 Pacaccio murder

September 6, 2024 at 6:13 p.m.

More than 30 years after 18-year-old Tricia Pacaccio's father found her stabbed to death on the family's porch, a convicted serial killer dubbed the "Hollywood ripper" appeared in a Cook...

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