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Slaying victims’ relatives are critical of how killers are housed after a ‘not guilty by reason of insanity’ verdict

June 17, 2018 at 7:40 p.m.

Bill Larson was shocked to learn that his sister's killer would soon be allowed to walk freely around the grounds of the Elgin Mental Health Center. Larson has lived uneasily...

The city that works — even in a blizzard

August 22, 2021 at 11:54 p.m.

In the past, when major snowstorms hit the Chicago area, employees at CCH packed toothbrushes and spent long nights in their cubicles to make sure everything got done. No pajama...

Skokie man posed as lawyer, authorities say

August 22, 2021 at 11:46 p.m.

Marcus Moore has had his share of lawyers, so when he sought representation from Tahir Malik on nearly two dozen traffic and misdemeanor offenses, Moore didn't think it was necessary...

Former Chicago police Cmdr. Jon Burge walks with members of this legal team outside the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse during a break June 28, 2010. He was convicted later in the day.

Burge found guilty

June 16, 2018 at 7:51 a.m.

Decades after torture allegations were first leveled against former Chicago police Cmdr. Jon Burge's "Midnight Crew," a federal jury convicted him Monday on all three counts of obstruction of justice...

Burge’s strategy: Hope jurors trust the badge

June 18, 2018 at 1:55 a.m.

The fate of former Chicago police Cmdr. Jon Burge — who is set to resume testimony Monday at his federal trial — will likely hang on his gamble that jurors...

Feisty, emotional Burge denies torture

June 17, 2018 at 8:17 p.m.

At times on the witness stand Thursday, Jon Burge came off as the classic cop straight out of central casting — matter-of-fact and wry. At other times, the former Chicago...

Former Chicago police Cmdr. Jon Burge was briefly at the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse in 2010. The federal judge who presided over the trial of former Chicago Police Cmdr. Jon Burge increased his bond, a day after his conviction on perjury and obstruction of justice charges for lying about the torture of suspects.

Burge to take the stand at trial

December 23, 2018 at 2:04 p.m.

Former Chicago police Cmdr. Jon Burge announced in court Wednesday that he will take the stand at his federal trial to answer charges that he tortured or condoned the torture...

Prosecution rests in Burge torture trial

June 17, 2018 at 8:34 p.m.

Shadeed Mu'min said he was being questioned almost 25 years ago by Chicago Police Lt. Jon Burge about an armed robbery when Burge pulled out a .44 Magnum revolver, unloaded...

Witness expected to say he saw Burge smother suspect

June 17, 2018 at 8:30 p.m.

The highlight of the trial of retired Chicago police Cmdr. Jon Burge could come Monday, when a former detective who worked under Burge is expected to testify that he saw...

Most weapons stolen from Harvey shooting range recovered

August 22, 2021 at 10:07 p.m.

Most of the weapons stolen from a Harvey shooting range were recovered Wednesday in a wooded area behind an elementary school, and police say they are searching for persons of...

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