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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...

Tribune exclusive: Man free after 30 years says ‘It’s just scary to be out’

May 22, 2019 at 7:18 p.m.

Citing DNA evidence, Cook County authorities on Wednesday freed a man who spent nearly 30 years in prison for the rape and murder of a 15-year-old girl in the south...

Juan Rivera spent 20 years in prison for the rape and murder of 11-year-old Holly Staker in 1992. He was freed in 2012 after DNA evidence indicated a different man sexually assaulted Holly.

Judge orders tests for alleged evidence tampering in Juan Rivera case

August 18, 2019 at 6:40 p.m.

A federal judge has ordered forensic tests aimed at determining whether Lake County authorities tried to manufacture bogus evidence in one of the most troubled criminal cases in the county's...

Man threatened Crystal Lake police officer in Facebook video, cops say

June 16, 2018 at 5:21 a.m.

A 24-year-old man faces a felony charge after authorities say he threatened to shoot a northwest suburban police officer in a video of freestyle rap posted to Facebook. Gerard Golston...

In stabbing outside theater, police say suspect woke up intending to kill date

June 16, 2018 at 8:17 p.m.

An 18-year-old Des Plaines man told police that he repeatedly stabbed his date — puncturing both of her lungs — while outside a Deer Park movie theater because she "annoyed...

Rauner’s pick for comptroller not worried about possible 2016 election

August 18, 2019 at 6:33 p.m.

Leslie Munger, appointed by Gov.-elect Bruce Rauner as state comptroller, awaits a possible vote by legislators Thursday on whether she'll serve for the full four years or will face an...

Lawsuit claims doctors shouldn’t have let patient die

June 16, 2018 at 8:23 p.m.

A lawsuit alleges that doctors at a north suburban hospital wrongly cut off lifesaving care to a 22-year-old man who had overdosed on heroin. The suit, filed in Chicago federal...

Bennie Starks smiles during a news conference in Waukegan on Jan. 7, 2013, after the final charge against him was dropped. Starks was exonerated by DNA after spending 20 years in prison on a rape and battery conviction.

Authorities want innocence certificate vacated in case of man cleared by DNA

May 22, 2019 at 5:04 p.m.

In the years since DNA pointed toward Bennie Starks' innocence in the rape and beating of a woman in Waukegan, Lake County authorities have worked persistently but unsuccessfully to continue...

Attorneys: Police planted blood on Juan Rivera’s shoes in Waukegan slaying

May 21, 2019 at 2:30 p.m.

Before Juan Rivera went to trial for the August 1992 rape and murder of an 11-year-old girl, police and prosecutors in Lake County heralded a piece of evidence they said...

Lawyer for convict: No evidence ties client to North Chicago murder

May 21, 2019 at 2:28 p.m.

New forensic tests are expected to conclude by next month in a murder case under dispute in Lake County, and a lawyer for the man imprisoned for the slaying said...

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