A life taken and won back: The extraordinary journey of Jimmy Soto
Imprisoned 42 years for a murder he didn't commit, Jimmy Soto was released from Stateville on Dec. 13, 2023. At the age of 62, he began the formidable work of...
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Man sentenced to 20 years in 2022 slaying of 8-year-old Melissa Ortega in Little Village
A judge on Friday sentenced a man to 20 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to murder in the 2022 slaying of an 8-year-old girl who was shot while...
Mistrial declared in federal bribery trial of state Sen. Emil Jones III after jury deadlocks on all three counts
The corruption trial of state Sen. Emil Jones III ended with a mistrial Thursday, with the jury unable to find agreement on any of the three counts in the case,...
Jury tells judge they cannot agree on any counts in bribery trial of state Sen. Emil Jones III
After note warning of an impasse, judge tells jury in trial of state Sen. Emil Jones III a deadlock would be premature at this point in their talks and to...
Bribery vs. entrapment: Jury deliberating in trial of state Sen. Emil Jones III
The jury in the federal bribery trial of state Sen. Emil Jones III has begun its deliberations.
With Cook County Jail’s population again on the rise, officials weigh the reasons
After a decline following statewide bail reform — and years of reductions prior to that — the county’s jail population has begun to tick up once again.
‘He tells her she is going to die’: Judge orders detention for Lincoln Square man accused of stabbing wife
Nurmuhammed Inus was charged with first-degree murder in the fatal stabbing of Mairunnisa B. Osman, police said.
Man acquitted in shooting death of 7-year-old Natalia Wallace on Fourth of July 2020
A Cook County jury on Friday acquitted a man of shooting and killing 7-year-old Natalia Wallace, making him the second defendant to be found not guilty in the slaying on...
Man found guilty in death threat against former Mayor Lori Lightfoot
A Cook County judge on Thursday found a man guilty of threatening then-Mayor Lori Lightfoot, who last month testified that receiving the profane and racist missive was traumatizing to her...
Accused ‘serial predator’ charged in sex attacks on North, Northwest sides
Local law enforcement leaders on Monday announced a slew of criminal charges filed against a man accused of sexually assaulting five women on the Northwest Side since mid-2022.