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Chicago homicide Detective Kriston Kato outside the Cook County Criminal Court Building at 26th Street and California Avenue, Jan. 6, 1993. (Michael Fryer/baiduhai)

Judge questions special prosecutor appointment in 2 cases involving former Chicago police detective

April 21, 2026 at 1:55 p.m.

A judge has raised doubts about the appointment of a special prosecutor in two cases involving a former Chicago police detective who has been accused of misconduct.

An image from body-worn camera video shows the moments leading up to the death of Officer Krystal Rivera, the Gresham (6th) District tactical officer fatally shot last year by her partner, Carlos Baker, in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood. (COPA)

Harrowing video of Officer Krystal Rivera’s partner fatally shooting her during a foot chase is made public

April 17, 2026 at 6:26 p.m.

The city on Friday released videos showing the fatal shooting of Officer Krystal Rivera, the tactical officer fatally shot last year by her partner in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood.

Man researched attack before fatal Garfield Park hammer beating, prosecutors allege

April 14, 2026 at 8:01 p.m.

Deandre Bell, 24, is charged with first-degree murder and possession of a stolen vehicle in the beating death of Davonta Curtis, 31.

The Rev. Paul Joseph Keller, from left, Sister Alicia Gutierrez, the Rev. Juan Vargas and the Rev. David Inczauskis head back to their group after leaving the Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility in Broadview, where they offered Communion and pastoral care for detainees, on Holy Thursday, April 2, 2026. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Clergy members decry use of shackles at Broadview ICE facility seen during Holy Week ministry

April 7, 2026 at 3:05 p.m.

As local clergy ministered to detainees at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview, they saw the migrants handcuffed and shackled.

A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent sits outside the domestic violence courthouse, 555 W. Harrison St., in Chicago on Sept. 15, 2025. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Immigration agents spotted at domestic violence courthouse at 555 W. Harrison, despite state law

April 3, 2026 at 4:03 p.m.

State law bars federal agents from making civil immigration arrests in or near courthouses, said critics who argued their appearance Thursday fit a troubling pattern.

Dionne Mhoon, mother of slain Chicago police Officer Aréanah Preston, stands in the lobby of the Leighton Criminal Court Building in Chicago, April 2, 2026, after a plea deal for one of the defendants accused of killing Preston in May 2023. See story on Page 3. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

‘For a mere barbecue:’ Man sentenced to 55 years in prison for slaying of police officer

April 2, 2026 at 5:28 p.m.

Joseph Brooks, 22, pleaded guilty to murder and was sentenced to 55 years in prison in the shooting death of Chicago police officer Aréanah Preston.

Sister Bernadette Eaton, of the Coalition for Spiritual and Public Leadership, holds a crucifix outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Judge orders Trump administration to allow clergy access at Broadview immigration facility for Easter holy days

March 31, 2026 at 1:10 p.m.

A federal judge on Tuesday allowed clergy members from the Chicago area to minister to migrants at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview during Easter and Holy...

Loyola University Chicago student Sheridan Gorman in an undated photo. (Family photo)

Judge keeps Loyola student shooting suspect jailed; lawyer says he was bused to Chicago from Texas

March 27, 2026 at 6:33 p.m.

A Cook County judge on Friday denied the release of a man accused of killing Sheridan Gorman, the 18-year-old Loyola University Chicago student whose shooting death became a lightning rod...

People install a memorial for Silverio Villegas González on Sept. 15, 2025, in Franklin Park. Villegas González was shot and killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer during a traffic stop. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Cook County state’s attorney hits back on ‘heavy-handed’ petition for Operation Midway Blitz outside prosecutor

March 24, 2026 at 12:12 p.m.

The Cook County state's attorney's office on Tuesday hit back at an effort to appoint an outside prosecutor to investigate potential wrongdoing by federal agents during Operation Midway Blitz, filing...

Loyola University Chicago student Sheridan Gorman is seen in an undated photo. (Family photo)

Tragedy of Loyola student’s alleged killing by migrant marked by his clouded history, political reaction

March 23, 2026 at 6:12 p.m.

Jose Medina, 25, is facing charges in the fatal shooting of 18-year-old Loyola University Chicago student Sheridan Gorman.

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