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Vadal Redmond holds her phone with a photo of her daughter, Marseilles Redmond, with one of the diplomas from Lake Land College outside the Skokie Courthouse on March 29, 2024. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

‘I want my daughter home’: Woman who killed alleged abuser granted new sentencing hearing in wake of legislation

June 7, 2024 at 5:37 p.m.

A judge has granted a new sentencing hearing to a woman arguing for relief from her 28-year prison sentence because she said she shot and killed her abuser out of...

Plaintiff Jermaine Bell speaks during an announcement of lawsuits filed against the Illinois Department of Corrections and Department of Juvenile Justice at a news conference in Chicago, June 3, 2024. Dozens more former youth inmates filed lawsuits, seeking millions of dollars in damages for sexual abuse they allegedly endured at Illinois detention centers. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

‘No one listened’: Former Illinois youth detainees allege widespread abuse, call for reform

June 3, 2024 at 4:56 p.m.

In another set of sweeping lawsuits, former residents of juvenile detention centers have alleged widespread sexual abuse in youth prisons across Illinois and are calling on state officials to reform...

Marlen Ochoa-Lopez's uncle Jesus Maldonado and other relatives stand in front of a mural of Marlen in Pilsen on May 22, 2019. (Abel Uribe/baiduhai)

Woman sentenced to 30 years for helping her mother kill pregnant teen: ‘I could never apologize for what I did’

May 30, 2024 at 3:24 p.m.

A Cook County judge on Thursday sentenced a woman to 30 years in prison for helping her mother kill a pregnant teen and cut the baby out of her womb.

United flight to Seattle aborts takeoff at O’Hare after engine fire

May 28, 2024 at 6:13 a.m.

A flight bound for Seattle aborted takeoff Monday afternoon at O'Hare International Airport due to an engine fire, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. No one was injured after the...

Chicago police investigate 3 separate Memorial Day slayings

May 28, 2024 at 6:13 a.m.

Three people were killed in separate attacks on Memorial Day, as the city marked the traditional beginning of the summer season, according to the Chicago Police Department. Around 8 a.m....

City Winery at 1200 W. Randolph St., in 2012. (Chris Sweda/ baiduhai)

Judge orders man held in stabbing of City Winery server after prosecutors describe crime witnessed by patrons: ‘They could not believe what was happening’

May 24, 2024 at 4:22 p.m.

A City Winery dishwasher who allegedly chased a server into the dining room and fatally stabbed him in front of stunned patrons was ordered detained Friday by a judge pending...

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‘I want my daughter home’: Woman who killed alleged abuser granted new sentencing hearing in wake of legislation

‘No one listened’: Former Illinois youth detainees allege widespread abuse, call for reform

Woman sentenced to 30 years for helping her mother kill pregnant teen: ‘I could never apologize for what I did’

United flight to Seattle aborts takeoff at O’Hare after engine fire

Chicago police investigate 3 separate Memorial Day slayings

Judge orders man held in stabbing of City Winery server after prosecutors describe crime witnessed by patrons: ‘They could not believe what was happening’

Ex-Chicago police officer acquitted of killing girlfriend

State seeks to salvage high-profile conviction in Hadiya Pendleton slaying in arguments before Illinois Supreme Court

Did a Chicago police officer kill his girlfriend in self-defense? A jury will decide.

Cook County judge seals documents in highly-scrutinized case of man accused of stabbing child