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Judge balks at potential plea deal for ‘serial stowaway’ in most recent alleged try to sneak onto flight

March 2, 2021 at 1:08 p.m.

The Chicago-area woman known as the "serial stowaway" for her history of sneaking onto flights was poised to plead guilty in her latest case after working out a deal with...

2 charged with fatally shooting teen in Marquette Park neighborhood after he gave friend haircut tied to rival gang, authorities say

March 1, 2021 at 4:56 p.m.

Two men beat, chased and fatally shot a 16-year-old boy after he gave their acquaintance a haircut associated with a rival gang, Cook County prosecutors said in court Monday. Jesus...

Cook County sheriff fields complaint about couple having sex during court videoconference

February 25, 2021 at 3:45 p.m.

Screenshots and video of two people apparently having sex during a videoconferenced Cook County court hearing quickly circulated online this week, prompting concern and amusement in courthouse circles. "Maywood courthouse...

A jury box in the Leighton Criminal Court Building.

Cook County set to resume jury trials as first notices are sent out since pandemic closures

February 24, 2021 at 2:58 p.m.

Jury notices have been sent out for Cook County's first pandemic-era jury trial, Chief Judge Timothy Evans' office confirmed. The target date for the first jury trial at Chicago's main...

Chicago firefighter charged with attempting to kill wife

February 25, 2021 at 5:15 p.m.

A Chicago firefighter is accused of trying to kill his wife at their home over the weekend on the Far Northwest Side. Joseph X. Ramirez, 55, was charged with attempted...

Aaron Goldstein, then running for Illinois attorney general, answers questions from the Tribune editorial board at the Tribune Tower in 2018.

Contenders for Cook County public defender appointment include some high-profile names

February 24, 2021 at 2:37 p.m.

Several marquee names in Chicago criminal justice circles are in the running to become Cook County public defender, the Tribune has learned. Among the contenders: the director of a reform-minded...

Former Cook County judge once caught on camera leaving child in court lockup eyes return to bench

February 17, 2021 at 7:11 p.m.

An ousted Cook County judge is once again seeking a spot on the bench — a year after she was caught on video physically marching her young grandniece into the...

Wayne Antusas, 42, holds hands with his girlfriend, Lena Marie, while celebrating his release from Dixon Correctional Center at his parents' home in Chicago on Feb. 11, 2021.

Appeals court throws out sentence in 1995 killings of 2 girls, ending an unusual, winding legal battle

February 12, 2021 at 9:46 a.m.

Illinois appellate judges on Thursday threw out a longtime inmate's sentence for a double murder, paving the way for prosecutors to drop charges and overriding an unusual decision from a...

Chicago police Officer David Salgado, left, and Sgt. Xavier Elizondo appear at the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse on May 24, 2018.

Woman blames pattern of police corruption as she tries to have drug conviction tossed

February 11, 2021 at 3:11 p.m.

A woman alleging she was framed by Chicago police wants a judge to throw out her conviction, saying she was the victim of the same pattern of corruption that led...

Chicago police officer now facing charge of attempted murder in connection with off-duty shooting

February 5, 2021 at 3:07 p.m.

A Chicago police officer now faces attempted first-degree murder charges in connection with an off-duty shooting which allegedly involved him firing at another man and then lying about how the...

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