Lawsuit against city in slaying of 13-year-old Adam Toledo refiled in federal court
The family of Adam Toledo has refiled a new complaint against the city and the police officer who shot him, alleging wrongdoing in the 13-year-old's death.
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Attorneys, alleged victim call for upgraded charges against ICE agent accused of misdemeanor battery
A group of attorneys have called on State's Attorney Eileen O'Neill Burke to upgrade a misdemeanor battery charge that is pending against an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent to a...
Judge denies motion to appoint special prosecutor to investigate federal agents’ actions during Operation Midway Blitz
A Cook County judge on Thursday declined to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate alleged wrongdoing by federal immigration agents, finding that Cook County State's Attorney Eileen O'Neill Burke is...
Prison sentences for retail theft doubled in 2025, according to report studying policies of State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke
A court-monitoring group that studied policy changes during the first 500 days of Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke’s leadership found in a new report that prison sentences for...
Federal tort claims filed for residents arrested in ‘shocking’ military-style raid on South Shore building
Immigration advocacy groups on Wednesday filed tort claims against the Department of Homeland Security over a controversial raid in a South Shore apartment building.
‘A cop’s cop’: Mourners gather to remember slain Chicago police Officer John Bartholomew
Chicago police Superintendent Larry Snelling called fallen Chicago police Officer John Bartholomew a "cop's cop," remembering a photograph of the patrol officer wearing a helmet while working hard during the...
Lawsuit in killing of 13-year-old Adam Toledo to be refiled after judge ordered claims severed
In a strategic procedural move, the attorney for the family of Adam Toledo dismissed the lawsuit against the police officer who shot him, planning to refile with a fresh start.
Cook County state’s attorney has ‘political alliance’ with feds, attorneys seeking independent prosecutor argue
Eileen O'Neill Burke has a "political alliance" with federal law enforcement that has hindered her office from investigating alleged wrongdoing during Operation Midway Blitz, attorneys alleged Friday.
Man sentenced to 8 years in gun case connected to death of Chicago police Officer Krystal Rivera
A Cook County judge on Thursday sentenced a man to eight years in prison after he pleaded guilty to a gun charge in connection .with the shooting death of Chicago...
‘Like I was disposable to him’: Marimar Martínez testifies at congressional committee hearing about Border Patrol shooting
Marimar Martínez, who has become a prominent voice against aggressive immigration enforcement since being shot five times by a Border Patrol agent in Chicago in October, testified Wednesday in Washington,...