Man, son charged in Comiskey attack
William Ligue Jr. may well have gone to the ballgame to try to get away from his troubles, which his sister says have become abundant. But by the time he...
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Cicero defendants owe U.S. $4 million
Three days after a federal jury convicted Cicero Town President Betty Loren-Maltese and six others on corruption charges, one of the jurors on Monday expressed misgivings about the verdict even...
Loren-Maltese found guilty
Betty Loren-Maltese's controversial decade-long run as Cicero town president came to an end Friday when a federal jury convicted her of racketeering conspiracy and fraud in connection with the theft...
Loren-Maltese found guilty
Betty Loren-Maltese's controversial decade-long run as Cicero town president came to an end Friday when a federal jury convicted her of racketeering conspiracy and fraud in connection with the theft...
Funeral director under scope
State and local law enforcement officials are investigating an unlicensed Maywood funeral director after a deceased newborn was found unprepared in a body bag when the child should have been...
7 charged in vigilante slayings
Four days after two men were dragged from their van and beaten to death after crashing into several women on the South Side, Cook County prosecutors filed first-degree murder charges...
Net may be closing on vigilantes
As community leaders Thursday implored witnesses to come forward with information about the mob beating deaths of two Chicago men, investigators said they were slowly sorting out who was involved...
Broadcast cited in alleged beating of Brown’s suspect
Prosecutors have subpoenaed the tape of a radio broadcast in which a suspended Cook County correctional officer is believed to have discussed allegations he struck a jailed suspect in the...
Citizens for Ryan gets new lawyer in criminal case
A Chicago law firm gave formal notice today it will appeal a judge's ruling disqualifying it from representing Gov. George Ryan's campaign fund in a pending federal criminal case. Mark...
Ryan pal admits kickback role
The expanding Operation Safe Road corruption probe netted another conviction Wednesday as a close confidant of Gov. George Ryan pleaded guilty to participating in a kickback scheme involving state contracts....