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Lt. Wilfredo Roman, 46, was charged with felony counts of aggravated battery and official misconduct after Cook County prosecutors alleged he used unjustifiable force on a 17-year-old during his arrest for carjacking on Feb. 9, 2021. A Cook County judge on Monday found the Chicago police lieutenant not guilty, → Read More
The Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office assigned new prosecutors to try three defendants charged in the 2011 slaying of an off-duty Chicago Police officer amid increasing scrutiny of the decade-long prosecution. → Read More
Des Plaines police officers were called to the 1300 block of Perry Street for reports of gunfire around 9:30 p.m. When they arrived, they found the teen lying in the street suffering from multiple gunshot wounds, police said. → Read More
Proceedings at 26th and California go relatively smoothly one day after high court paused plans to eliminate cash bail. → Read More
A Kankakee County judge has found a key provision of Illinois’ sweeping criminal justice law is unconstitutional, potentially rolling back a controversial measure that would eliminate the use of cash bail as of New Year’s Day, according to a copy of the judge’s ruling obtained by the Tribune. → Read More
In what is now a familiar refrain in Chicago, residents told alarming stories Tuesday to a federal judge about what they described as racist and traumatic encounters with Chicago police officers. → Read More
In their first general election following the departure of indicted ex-Speaker Michael Madigan, Illinois House and Senate Democrats declared Tuesday they held onto their supermajorities as Republicans struggled to gain ground throughout the state. → Read More
Gerald Reed’s case took another pivot Tuesday when a special prosecutor retrying his double murder case asked a judge to set bond for him on charges related to new alleged crimes in three states. → Read More
Prosecutors have dropped domestic violence charges against a Cook County judge after the complaining witness decided not to testify in the case, according to court records. → Read More
Diego Uribe Cruz was found guilty Wednesday of killing six family members in their Gage Park bungalow. The verdict put to rest a years-old case that horrified Chicagoans when chilling details of the mass slaying were released to the public. → Read More
A Cook County judge on Monday threw out convictions for eight people whose cases were related to former Chicago police Sgt. Ronald Watts and his crew. → Read More
Organizers of the HOKA Chicago Half Marathon shortened the course to about 12.6 miles after being directed to do so by the city of Chicago, they said in an email to runners. → Read More
The survivors mourn friends who died and wonder why they lived. They think about the outsize impact of small decisions or random twists of fate, like choosing where to sit. → Read More
The survivors mourn friends who died and wonder why they lived. They think about the outsize impact of small decisions or random twists of fate, like choosing where to sit. → Read More
In some area 4.5 inches of rain fell Sunday, overwhelming storm sewers and flooding basements and roads. → Read More
The National Foundation for Gun Rights also filed suit against the states of Connecticut, Hawaii and Massachusetts. → Read More
Participants in the most recent survey reported most of their interactions with police were negative experiences, even when no enforcement actions were taken. → Read More
Kid-friendly drag performances and story hours have been held in Chicago for years, particularly during Pride Week in June. The events, replete with colorful costumes and makeup, offer children a chance to see free expression and broken-down gender norms, according to those that host them. → Read More
Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced an end to vaccine mandates for colleges on Wednesday, though some schools plan to keep mandates instated for the upcoming school year. → Read More
Two new variants of the virus appear to more easily evade immune protection from prior infections, meaning even some who have recovered from a case of COVID-19 in recent months may become a clean slate for the virus. The vaccines remain effective in largely preventing hospitalizations and death, doctors say. → Read More