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Alicia Perkins, center, an aunt to the father of Jayden Perkins, holds balloons to release at a memorial on March 15, 2024, outside Jayden's home in Chicago. The 11-year-old Jayden was stabbed to death in his home. (Vincent Alban/baiduhai)

‘Never should have happened’: Police announce charges in stabbing that killed 11-year-old boy and injured his mother in Edgewater

March 15, 2024 at 8:08 p.m.

A man with a history of domestic abuse cases, released from prison just a day earlier, is charged with murder.

Amber Hailey, center, looks at a photo of her son, Amari Brown, 7, with her second cousin Debra Crews, right, outside her home in the 500 block of North Drake Avenue on July 5, 2015, after the 7-year-old was shot and killed outside his father's home in Humboldt Park overnight. (Michael Tercha/baiduhai)

‘He cried out, ‘Daddy”: Trial for men accused of killing 7-year-old Amari Brown in 2015 opens

June 9, 2025 at 3:43 p.m.

Amari Brown stood at a little over 4 feet when he collapsed to the ground on the Fourth of July in 2015. The boy, 7, had gone out with his...

Rioters loyal to President Donald Trump storm the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021. (Jose Luis Magana/AP)

Summit man accused of firing gun during Jan. 6 riot at U.S. Capitol

March 8, 2024 at 5:37 p.m.

A south suburban man is charged with breaching a police line during the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol in Washington D.C. and firing a gun into the air,...

Elizabeth French, mother of slain Chicago police Officer Ella French, center left, and Chicago police Officer Carlos Yanez Jr., center right, head to a courtroom for verdicts in the murder trial of Ella French at the Leighton Criminal Court Building on Tuesday, March 5, 2024, in Chicago. Emonte Morgan was found guilty of French's murder during a 2021 traffic stop. Yanez was shot and wounded during the incident. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Jury finds man guilty in slaying of CPD Officer Ella French

September 11, 2024 at 4:28 p.m.

A jury on Tuesday convicted a man of shooting and killing Chicago police Officer Ella French and injuring her partner after viewing harrowing body-camera footage and hearing emotional testimony from...

Chicago police investigate the scene where two officers were shot at 63rd Street and Bell Avenue in Chicago on Aug. 7, 2021. Officers Ella French and Carlos Yanez were shot. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Difficult bodycam footage marked first week of Officer Ella French trial

March 1, 2024 at 4:53 p.m.

Jurors viewed chaotic movements and heard screams as they watched police footage of the shootings of Officers Ella French and her partner Carlos Yanez during a traffic stop on Aug....

A Chicago Fire Department paramedic unfurals a flag at a memorial for Chicago police Officer Ella French in the 6300 block of South Bell Avenue, Aug. 10, 2021. (Antonio Perez/ baiduhai)

‘I didn’t want to leave Ella’: Responding officers testify during Ella French trial

February 29, 2024 at 6:49 p.m.

Responding officers testified Thursday about their arrival to 63rd Street and Bell Avenue to find Ella French fatally wounded and her partner, Carlos Yanez Jr., clinging to life.

Surrounded by several police officers, family and supporters, Elizabeth French, mother of slain police officer Ella French arrives for the opening statements in the Ella French murder trial on Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024, at the Leighton Criminal Court Building in Chicago. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Partner of Ella French details injuries for jury during second day of testimony: ‘I heard gunfire right above me’

February 28, 2024 at 4:24 p.m.

Carlos Yanez, Jr., partner of slain CPD Officer Ella French, testifies about shooting that took her life.

Surrounded by police officers, family and supporters, Elizabeth French, mother of slain Chicago police Officer Ella French, arrives for opening statements in the murder trial for her daughter on Feb. 27, 2024, at the Leighton Criminal Court Building in Chicago. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Jurors view harrowing body-camera footage in trial of man accused of killing CPD Officer Ella French

February 28, 2024 at 2:09 p.m.

Jurors at the trial of Emonte Morgan, the man accused of shooting and killing CPD officer Ella French, heard opening statements Tuesday morning.

Mourners attend a prayer service for Chicago police Officer Ella French on Sept. 3, 2021. French was fatally shot, and her partner, Officer Carlos Yanez Jr., was critically wounded. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Jury empaneled in trial for man accused of killing Chicago Officer Ella French

February 26, 2024 at 6:01 p.m.

A trial for a man accused of shooting and killing Chicago police Officer Ella French and injuring her partner is set to begin Monday.

A Cook County seal outside the Leighton Criminal Court Building on Jan. 23, 2023. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

New report critiques Cook County’s experimental neighborhood courts, recommends reforms before expansion

June 14, 2024 at 6:42 p.m.

A new study advised the county that it should take on a series of reforms before expanding the neighborhood courts, raising concerns about structural problems in the courts that it...

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