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Caryn Rousseau

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Chicago, IL, United States

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Past articles by Caryn:

R. Kelly arrested again in Chicago on federal sex charges

CHICAGO — Singer R. Kelly, already facing sexual abuse charges brought by Illinois prosecutors, was arrested in Chicago on a federal grand jury indictment listing 13 counts including sex crimes and ob → Read More

Pregnant Chicago woman slain, baby cut from her womb

Police say a Chicago woman who sold baby clothes to a pregnant woman and lured her back to her house with an offer of more clothing has been charged with murder. → Read More

Brothers sue Jussie Smollett's lawyers, claiming defamation

CHICAGO (AP) - Two brothers who say they helped Jussie Smollett stage a racist and homophobic attack against himself filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the "Empire" actor's attorneys, alleging that they repeatedly asserted publicly that the brothers carried out a real, bigoted attack on Smollett despite knowing that wasn't true. A lawyer for Olabinjo Osundairo and Abimbola Osundairo filed the… → Read More

Brothers sue Jussie Smollett’s lawyers, claiming defamation

Two brothers who said they helped Jussie Smollett stage a racist and homophobic attack against himself are suing the "Empire" actor's attorneys for defamation. → Read More

A look at the cast of characters in the Jussie Smollett saga

The celebrity, the president, the mayor, the police superintendent: A look at the cast of characters in the Jussie Smollett saga. → Read More

Aurora attacker took gun to work he shouldn’t have owned

The man who killed five co-workers at a suburban Chicago manufacturing plant took a gun he wasn’t allowed to have to a job he must have known he was about to lose. → Read More

Aurora shooting victims ranged from intern to plant manager

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Aurora shooting victims ranged from intern to plant manager

The victims of a disgruntled employee who opened fire at a suburban Chicago industrial warehouse were co-workers ranging from an intern to the plant manager. A look at the victims: → Read More

Aurora shooting victims ranged from intern to plant manager

The victims of a disgruntled employee who opened fire at a suburban Chicago industrial warehouse were co-workers ranging from an intern to the plant manager. A look at the victims: → Read More

Police: Aurora gunman likely knew he was being fired

Authorities say the man who killed five co-workers at a suburban Chicago manufacturing warehouse brought his gun to a meeting in which he was going to be fired. → Read More

Weekend winter storm sweeping from Midwest to New England

A winter storm started sweeping across the Midwest on Friday, leading to slick roads and runways, as it inched its way toward New England, where it was forecast to dump up to 2 feet (0.61... → Read More

Yvonne Staples of hit-making Staple Singers dies in Chicago

Yvonne Staples, whose voice and business acumen powered the success of the Staple Singers, has died at age 80. → Read More

Yvonne Staples of hit-making Staple Singers dies in Chicago

Yvonne Staples, whose voice and business acumen powered the success of the Staple Singers, her family's hit-making gospel group that topped the charts in the early 1970s with the song... → Read More

Yvonne Staples of hit-making Staple Singers dies in Chicago

Yvonne Staples, whose voice and business acumen powered the success of the Staple Singers, her family's hit-making gospel group that topped the charts in the early 1970s with the song... → Read More

Yvonne Staples of hit-making Staple Singers dies in Chicago

Yvonne Staples, whose voice and business acumen powered the success of the Staple Singers, her family's hit-making gospel group that topped the charts in the early 1970s with the song... → Read More

Rauner vetoes Democrat-backed gun retailer licensing legislation

CHICAGO — Gov. Bruce Rauner vetoed legislation Tuesday that would have required gun retailers to be licensed by the state of Illinois, calling it "unnecessary, burdensome regulation" that would have → Read More

Illinois governor vetoes bill to license gun stores

CHICAGO — Gov. Bruce Rauner vetoed legislation Tuesday that would have required gun retailers to be licensed by the state of Illinois, calling it "unnecessary, burdensome regulation" that would have → Read More

Duerson Act would ban pre-teen tackle football in Illinois

An Illinois lawmaker is proposing a state ban on tackle football for children younger than 12 years old. → Read More

Bill proposed in Illinois would ban tackle football for kids under 12

CHICAGO — Organized tackle football would be banned for Illinois children younger than 12 years old under a bill to be unveiled on Thursday. → Read More

Duerson Act would ban pre-teen tackle football in Illinois

CHICAGO — Organized tackle football would be banned for Illinois children younger than 12 under a bill to be unveiled on Thursday. → Read More