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U.S. Attorney Zachary Fardon speaks to the news media after the Dennis Hastert's sentencing on April 27, 2016, at the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse.

Hastert victim finally confronts man who had been ‘a key figure in my life’

March 28, 2019 at 9:32 p.m.

In the months that followed the scandalous federal indictment of his famous high school wrestling coach, Scott Cross has struggled through sleepless nights with anger, guilt, shame and fear. He...

Judge calls Hastert ‘serial child molester,’ gives him 15 months in prison

May 22, 2019 at 9:45 p.m.

In his 2004 memoir, former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert claimed he was never a good liar. "Maybe I wasn't smart enough," Hastert wrote. "I could never get away with...

Demonstrators tape pictures of individuals they said were shot by Chicago police officers on the wall of the Chicago police union headquarters on March 31, 2016, in Chicago.

Chicago police must face ‘hard truths’ about racist past, task force draft report says

August 18, 2019 at 1:49 p.m.

The Chicago Police Department must acknowledge its racist history and overhaul its handling of excessive force allegations before true reforms can take place, according to a scathing draft report from...

Former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert leaves Dirksen U.S. Courthouse in Chicago after sentencing on April 27, 2016.

How the feds uncovered Dennis Hastert’s sordid past

May 22, 2019 at 9:39 p.m.

Approached by federal agents last year about dozens of large cash bank withdrawals, Dennis Hastert claimed he was being extorted by a former student who said Hastert had sexually abused...

Dennis Hastert accused of sexual abuse by at least 4, sources say

June 14, 2024 at 6:47 p.m.

For months, federal authorities have hinted at the motive behind the hush-money payments former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert has admitted to making: the sexual abuse of a teenage boy...

Mayor Rahm Emanuel and interim police Superintendent John Escalante speak Dec. 30, 2015, during a news conference at City Hall.

Officers in Laquan McDonald shooting taken off streets — 14 months later

May 23, 2019 at 7:57 p.m.

Two police officers involved in the Laquan McDonald case, including the lead detective whose reports are dramatically at odds with a video of the fatal police shooting, have been taken...

Mayor Rahm Emanuel, with Corporation Counsel Stephen Patton, at a City Council meeting in April 2015. Public documents, including Patton's calendar, show the Law Department was aware there were allegations of discrepancies between police reports and dash-cam video in the Laquan McDonald case.

Top Emanuel aides aware of key Laquan McDonald details months before mayor says he knew

May 15, 2019 at 3:15 p.m.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel has said he didn't understand the gravity of Laquan McDonald's shooting death at the hands of a Chicago police officer until just before the city settled with...

A woman passes a fading mural depicting musicians Nov. 3, 2015, along 47th Street in the Bronzesville neighborhood.

Bronzeville supporters want more help from city

May 22, 2019 at 9:02 p.m.

Billy Ball has the kind of Chicago wisdom that comes from years of sitting behind the bakery counter on 47th Street in Bronzeville and getting to know the neighborhood one...

Blog: Mag Mile marchers protest Laquan McDonald shooting

June 9, 2018 at 4:21 a.m.

Live Blog: Mag Mile marchers protest Laquan McDonald shooting

May 22, 2019 at 9:00 p.m.

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