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Chicago police process a crime scene on Dec. 21, 2020, near 30th Street and Union Avenue, where 33-year-old Shuai Guan was shot and killed. Denroy Garcia, 16, has been charged as an adult with first-degree murder and carjacking in the slaying.

16-year-old charged in murder, carjacking in Bridgeport killing caught on video

January 14, 2021 at 3:16 p.m.

A 16-year-old boy committed a string of carjackings late last year before one of them went fatally wrong, leaving one of his targets shot dead in a Bridgeport alley, Cook...

State Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch talks to lawmakers at the Capitol in Springfield on May 25, 2016.

Michael Madigan’s decadeslong grip on Illinois ends as House Democrats make Rep. Emanuel ‘Chris’ Welch state’s first Black speaker

January 14, 2021 at 12:07 p.m.

An era in Illinois' political history came to a historic conclusion Wednesday when Emanuel "Chris" Welch was elected the state's first Black speaker of the House after Democrats rejected embattled...

A man walks a dog near the home of Kevin Lyons in the 5500 block of North Mason Avenue in the Gladstone Park neighborhood on the Northwest Side on Jan. 13, 2021.

Feds say Chicago man charged with entering US Capitol during attack posted photo outside Nancy Pelosi’s office

January 13, 2021 at 8:56 p.m.

A Chicago man was arrested Wednesday on federal charges alleging he participated in last week's mob attack on the U.S. Capitol, posting a photo of the plaque outside House Speaker...

Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch, D-Hillside, on the floor as the Illinois House of Representatives convenes at the Bank of Springfield Center on Jan. 8, 2021.

Rep. Emanuel ‘Chris’ Welch, Madigan’s successor as Illinois House speaker, faces questions about his treatment of women

January 13, 2021 at 5:22 p.m.

Two years ago, embattled Democratic Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan was rocked by a #MeToo scandal that caused him to cut loose several trusted political operatives, including his chief of...

Ex-Ald. Proco "Joe" Moreno, left, reports to the Leighton Criminal Court Building on Jan. 7, 2021.

Ex-Ald. Proco ‘Joe’ Moreno ordered into custody after alleged DUI

January 7, 2021 at 3:19 p.m.

Ex-Ald. Proco "Joe" Moreno was booked into Cook County Jail on Thursday after a judge ordered him into custody for picking up DUI and reckless driving charges while out on...

Dante Grier toma una fotografía de los daños en un vehículo para enviarla al propietario del automóvil que se encuentra fuera de la ciudad, en el vecindario Gold Coast de Chicago, el lunes 28 de diciembre de 2020

Tras las rejas, el ex concejal Proco ‘Joe’ Moreno representa ‘un peligro para la comunidad’

January 7, 2021 at 12:38 p.m.

El ex concejal Proco "Joe" Moreno fue puesto bajo custodia el jueves por cargos de conducir bajo la influencia del alcohol y por imprudencia, mientras se encontraba bajo fianza por...

Man arrested with gun day after September killing charged with murder after weapon matched to shell casings

January 6, 2021 at 3:55 p.m.

A man accused of opening fire at a party in September, leaving one person dead, was arrested with the weapon the next day—then charged with murder just this week, after...

Man fled to Missouri, had car repainted after shooting a man to death on West Side, prosecutors say

January 6, 2021 at 3:06 p.m.

A Chicago man fled to Missouri and had his car repainted to try to cover his tracks after fatally shooting someone on the West Side last month, Cook County prosecutors...

First female judge named to lead the Circuit Court’s Criminal Division

January 4, 2021 at 5:39 p.m.

For the first time in Cook County, a female judge has been named to lead the Circuit Court's Criminal Division, a role that involves supervising dozens of judges at one...

Parents Judy Young and Jonathan Watkins embrace in front of the casket of their daughter, six-month-old Jonylah Watkins.

Prosecutors drop case against man accused of shooting 6-month-old girl in 2013

December 22, 2020 at 10:17 a.m.

Cook County prosecutors last week quietly dropped all charges against a man accused of fatally shooting 6-month-old Jonylah Watkins as her father held the child in his arms. Koman Willis,...

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