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49ers defensive end Ray McDonald tackles Bears running back Matt Forte in the second quarter at Levi's Stadium.

Bears criticized for signing player under investigation in sex assault case

August 18, 2019 at 7:03 p.m.

In August, defensive end Ray McDonald of the 49ers celebrated his 30th birthday with friends at his 4,800-square-foot home in San Jose overlooking a golf course. Guests arrived as early...

Man freed after 20 years in prison for Waukegan murder gets $20 million

May 10, 2019 at 10:29 p.m.

Authorities have reached a $20 million settlement with a man who spent two decades in prison before he was cleared by DNA of the rape and murder of an 11-year-old...

Lake County won’t free man convicted in North Chicago murder

May 10, 2019 at 10:29 p.m.

Lake County prosecutors have decided not to free a man imprisoned for murder, despite the recent discovery that his alleged crime was linked by DNA to an unidentified potential suspect...

New medical evidence undercuts Lake County murder case

May 10, 2019 at 10:29 p.m.

In the 14 years since Jason Strong was convicted of murder in Lake County, evidence has steadily emerged that clashes with the case against him. The prosecution was unusual from...

Man cleared in ’94 rape walks out of prison as 2nd case dropped

May 10, 2019 at 10:29 p.m.

A Waukegan man walked out of prison Tuesday evening, nearly 20 years after he was convicted of a rape and abduction that authorities now say he did not commit. Angel...

Angel Gonzalez Jr. stretches his arms wide to get a hug from his mother, Maria Gonzalez, after arriving at his family's home in Waukegan on March 10, 2015. Gonzalez was released from Dixon Correctional Center earlier in the day. He spent 20 years in prison.

After 20 years in prison, Lake County clears man in rape — but he isn’t free

August 18, 2019 at 6:53 p.m.

After spending 20 years incarcerated for a rape that Lake County prosecutors now say he didn't commit, Angel Gonzalez was formally exonerated Monday, becoming the fifth person cleared of a...

DNA clears Lake County man serving 20 years for abduction, rape

May 10, 2019 at 10:28 p.m.

Lake County prosecutors plan to exonerate a man who has spent 20 years in prison for rape and abduction, a move that would lengthen the list of the county's criminal...

Prosecutors in ’92 Skokie killing of teen want to detail suspect’s past

August 18, 2019 at 6:48 p.m.

Prosecutors and defense lawyers are battling over whether jurors will learn of the alleged past misdeeds of a man charged last year with the notorious 1992 slaying of a 15-year-old...

Suit: Northwestern allowed unethical acts, leading to wrongful conviction

May 22, 2019 at 7:20 p.m.

A new lawsuit condemns Northwestern University and a former star professor central to Illinois' history of wrongful convictions and exonerations, alleging the university allowed a "culture of lawlessness" and unethical...

Former Schaumburg police Officer John Cichy is released on bond Feb. 5, 2013, from DuPage County Jail. Cichy, 32, faces trial on charges he stole from drug dealers and sold narcotics with two other officers.

Schaumburg chief: ‘Culture of dysfunction’ before 3 officers arrested

May 10, 2019 at 4:04 p.m.

As the trial date nears for the last of three former Schaumburg police officers charged with stealing from drug dealers and selling narcotics, the suburb continues to try to repair...

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