Matthew Hendrickson
Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago, IL, United States
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Courts will be ready when Illinois ends cash bail Monday, Chicago-area officials say
“Things aren’t going to be too different for us,” said Cook County Judge Mary Marubio. “It’s just that money will no longer be a condition of release.” → Read More
Jussie Smollett slips into hearing on his appeal of conviction for lying about racist attack
His one-time hit show “Empire” had filmed in the Michael Bilandic Building, he told a reporter next to him, and now he was there as his lawyers sought to keep him out of jail. → Read More
No bail for man accused of luring firefighters into home doused with gasoline
A defense attorney for Melvin Jordan, 47, of the 7700 block of South Marshfield Avenue, requested a mental health evaluation of his client Friday. Jordan is also accused of pulling a knife on the firefighters Tuesday. → Read More
Man acquitted in nearly 30-year-old West Side murder case tied to ex-detective accused of misconduct
Jurors found Bernard Williams, 44, not guilty after only a few hours of deliberations in his retrial on murder and aggravated battery charges Thursday evening. → Read More
2 Chicago firefighters escape after man lures them into home doused in gasoline, pulls knife on them
A battalion chief and lieutenant were unharmed after fellow firefighters broke a window and got them out of the Auburn Gresham home, police said. The man had once been convicted of murder. → Read More
Illinois courts get flexibility on remote detention hearings as state prepares for end of cash bail
Illinois Supreme Court Chief Justice Mary Jane Theis said the decision was made due to “the anticipated volume of investigations and hearings on pretrial detention” when bail reform goes into effect Sept. 18. → Read More
Felony charges dropped against man found with guns at Chicago hotel — 2 years after Lightfoot, top cop suggested he planned mass attack
No evidence was ever produced that Keegan Casteel had nefarious intentions when a housekeeper found guns and ammunition in his room at the W Hotel on Lake Shore Drive. → Read More
‘Don’t screw up,’ judge warns sister-in-law of Flores twins who turned on El Chapo, giving her probation
“Here’s the deal, this is like you just won the World Series,” U.S. District Judge Matthew Kennelly warned Bianca Finnigan, 34. “You won’t get a second break.” → Read More
ComEd jurors say they didn’t believe the jobs and money that went to Madigan allies were just legal lobbying
‘We felt this went beyond goodwill to “intent to influence,”’ said the jury foreperson, Sarah Goldenberg, a 34-year-old data analyst. → Read More
Man wrongfully imprisoned 14 years sues city, says CPD detectives framed him
Allen Robinson was 19 when he was arrested and charged in the shooting death of Christopher Hanford in 2008. Robinson was awarded a certificate of innocence this year. → Read More
Cook County bans reporters from bringing computers, phones into courthouse — for now
The ban was ordered after a reporter took photographs with a cellphone while in a courtroom, a spokeswoman said. A meeting has been set for Friday with court officials “to discuss expectations going forward.” → Read More
Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx won’t seek reelection
Chosen twice by voters to be the county’s top prosecutor by wide margins, Foxx also faced near-constant criticism for her office’s progressive policy choices and their perceived impact on crime in Chicago. → Read More
Man, 63, accused of fatally stabbing driver who twice backed into his car
When Rosco Williams confronted 35-year-old Nikita Hampton, the younger man told Williams to “get away” from him, reversed and struck Williams’ car a second time, prosecutors said. → Read More
Man accused of beating ex-girlfriend to death with rock, fatally shooting her current boyfriend
Steven Hawthorne, 56, faces two counts of murder and a count of attempted murder. He was previously convicted of murder as a teenager. → Read More
Illinois assault weapons ban withstands appeal in federal court
A Chicago federal court denied a request by Robert Bevis, a firearms store owner in Naperville, to block the ban while he appeals a Virginia ruling that found the ban “constitutionally sound.” → Read More
Lightfoot condemns CPD Twitter account’s ‘like’ of anti-trans post: ‘We are an inclusive city’
Chicago’s first openly gay mayor said she has directed the city’s top cop “to conduct a robust investigation to identify the person responsible and hold them accountable.” → Read More
Chicago police Twitter account’s ‘like’ of anti-trans tweet prompts internal affairs probe
The main Twitter account of the Chicago Police Department this week liked a tweet by country singer Travis Tritt that is seen as having an anti-LGBTQ message. → Read More
Man charged with two slayings 10 days apart
Nicholas Samudio was taken into custody when he fled from a stolen Chrysler 300 that law enforcement officials tried to stop hours after the second deadly shooting on Feb. 26. → Read More
Ald. Nicole Lee hangs onto 11th Ward seat, as challenger Ciaravino concedes
With all precincts reporting, Lee held 62% of the vote compared to her challenger Anthony Ciaravino’s 38%. → Read More
Cook County prosecutors drop case against man who spent nearly 30 years in jail for a double murder
David Wright had been convicted of killing two neighborhood friends, Tyrone Rockett and Robert Smith, in 1994. His confession was thrown out on appeal. → Read More