All charges dropped against man convicted in double slaying
Two decades after a Chicago man was convicted of a double murder in spite of evidence that he was in a police lockup when the slaying took place, Cook County...
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Downstate prosecutor admits error in murder case
In an unusual legal concession, a longtime prosecutor from southern Illinois said Monday that he would agree to a new trial for a man convicted of murder amid allegations the...
Downstate prosecutor admits error in murder case
In an unusual legal concession, a longtime prosecutor from southern Illinois said Monday that he would agree to a new trial for a man convicted of murder amid allegations the...
Judicial hopefuls rely on political consultants
This story was reported in collaboration with Medill Watchdog, a project at Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism, and WGN-TV, with producer Marsha Bartel and reporter Mark Suppelsa contributing. Medill...
Marathon blasts could reshape security across Illinois
After Monday's explosions at one of the nation's most iconic sporting events, Illinois officials immediately began to look to Boston for clues on how to protect a public headed into...
Chicago man doing life has chance at new trial
The Illinois Appellate Court on Friday granted an evidentiary hearing to a Chicago man who has long claimed he was wrongfully convicted of a 1995 double murder, saying new evidence...
A career spent trying to save youths like Parrish Flournoy
Even after Tom Schneider ended his role as Parrish Flournoy's juvenile probation officer, the two remained close. The young man wrote Schneider letters, lamenting the years that he had wasted...
Criminal justice: Jail alibi doesn’t outweigh confession
Even before Cook County State's Attorney Anita Alvarez formed her conviction integrity unit one year ago to deal with potential wrongful convictions, the case of Daniel Taylor had presented prosecutors...
Authorities continue search for Gacy victims
More than two years after reopening the John Wayne Gacy case, Cook County sheriff's investigators continue to probe cold case files from across the country and leads closer to home...
Authorities continue search for Gacy victims
More than two years after reopening the John Wayne Gacy case, Cook County sheriff's investigators continue to probe cold case files from across the country and leads closer to home...