Witness in Cicero case tells of mob tie to insurance firm
The son of an alleged mob boss told a co-worker he was "protecting his father's interests" at an insurance brokerage firm accused of stealing money from the town of Cicero,...
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Cicero case witness grilled
A key government witness faced questions Monday that he omitted facts and lied to federal authorities as he testified for a fourth day in the corruption trial of Cicero President...
Safe Road probe reaches Metra
In another expansion of Operation Safe Road, federal prosecutors Wednesday charged a former legislator with paying thousands of dollars in bribes to a Metra board member to win $4 million...
Freeze on Ryan coffers is asked
Arguing that Gov. George Ryan's campaign fund is being depleted to pay legal fees for fighting the criminal charges against it, federal prosecutors Thursday asked a judge to freeze $1...
Doctor requests expert in death penalty cases
A Chicago podiatrist pleaded not guilty today to charges he shot to death a federal witness in a medical fraud case, and asked a judge to appoint for him a...
Judge refuses to grant gag order in Brown’s killings
A judge in the Brown's Chicken murder case Tuesday denied an unusual defense request for a gag order that not only would have prohibited those involved in the case from...
Library faces Internet protest
More than 2,000 protesters outside the Harold Washington Library Sunday called for pornography-filtering software on Chicago library computers. Religious and civic leaders arranged the demonstration after Library Commissioner Mary Dempsey...
Girl’s rough life, lonely death haunt friends
The girl lived a dark, grim life. Barwin Husan was poor and sick. She was born under the cruel rule of Saddam Hussein and escaped with her parents and thousands...
Parents charged in fatal fall
Authorities brought felony charges against the mother and stepfather of a 9-year-old deaf and blind girl Tuesday, two days after she fell to her death from the family's third-floor apartment...
19 kids hurt, 23 charged in elementary school brawl
A simmering rivalry between pupils at two Chicago elementary schools exploded into a brawl Thursday that included youngsters swinging bats and sticks, sending 19 children to area hospitals. None of...