Victim, judge `very close’
Joan and Michael Lefkow have been part of the Chicago legal community for more than three decades and, according to one close friend, lived a storybook life. Very much in...
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City Teamsters linked to chain of corruption
An investigation of the Teamsters Union in Chicago turned up allegations of mob influence, kickback schemes and the secret shifting of union jobs to low-wage, non-union companies. Over two years,...
Ex-Death Row inmate arrested in drug sting
Former Death Row inmate Aaron Patterson, who became a high-profile community activist after he was pardoned by former governor George Ryan and ran unsuccessfully this year for the Illinois House,...
Burke link to accused priest raises conflict issue
Victims' advocates say Anne Burke, head of the U.S. Catholic bishops' oversight board on sex abuse, should have disclosed her friendship with a former Chicago priest who resigned in the...
FBI agents arrest Homewood man
A federal investigation into pirated movies abruptly shifted Thursday from Hollywood to south suburban Homewood, where FBI agents raided a house and accused its owner with posting popular films on...
FBI agents arrest Homewood man
A federal investigation into pirated movies abruptly shifted Thursday from Hollywood to south suburban Homewood, where FBI agents raided a house and accused its owner with posting popular films on...
Top cop finalist answers old charges
Over more than three decades as a Chicago police officer, Philip J. Cline built his career by being one of the best narcotics investigators in the business. The 53-year-old finalist...
Ex-drug dealer worked for FBI on night he died
Otis Moore, the cocaine kingpin turned prosecution witness, who was found shot in the mouth in front of the Chicago Heights police station, committed suicide, an autopsy requested by his...
Critical Chicago agent object of 4th FBI probe
The FBI has opened its fourth internal investigation into a Chicago agent who has repeatedly criticized the bureau for failing to follow up on terrorism leads, two U.S. senators said...
No gun, plenty of doubts
Five years ago, after Chicago police killed Michael Russell with a single gunshot wound in the back, officials declared the shooting a justified use of deadly force. The 20-year-old Russell,...