Megan Crepeau

A Chicago police officer escorts a distraught woman at the scene where three women were shot, two fatally, in the 8600 block of South Wood Street, June 22, 2020, in the Gresham neighborhood of Chicago.

Man held without bail in fatal shootings of his girlfriend, her mother and sister

November 6, 2020 at 4:10 p.m.

A Chicago man killed his girlfriend, her mother and her sister in an eruption of rage after his girlfriend declined to cook him breakfast and braid his hair one morning...

Judge Michael Toomin speaks after swearing in former U.S. Attorney Dan Webb as a special prosecutor related to the Jussie Smollett case on Aug. 23, 2019.

Judge Michael Toomin, who presided over high-profile cases from Jussie Smollett to Jeff Fort, in a close fight for his seat

November 15, 2022 at 12:46 p.m.

Early unofficial results indicate that Cook County Judge Michael Toomin is in a close fight to keep his spot on the bench, after a shunning from the county Democratic Party...

Cook County Judge Diane Gordon Cannon presiding over the trial of Chicago police Cmdr. Glenn Evans at the Leighton Criminal Court Building in 2015.

Judge Diane Gordon Cannon, longtime Cook County jurist, dies after long medical leave

November 2, 2020 at 12:07 p.m.

Cook County Judge Diane Gordon Cannon, a veteran jurist with a controversial reputation at the county's largest criminal courthouse, died Saturday after a long medical leave, authorities confirmed to the...

Man on electronic monitoring in Cook County now wanted in Ohio, where he is accused of pulling gun on deputies

November 2, 2020 at 9:22 a.m.

A Chicago man released on electronic monitoring while awaiting trial on murder charges is being sought in Ohio after he allegedly pulled a gun on sheriff's deputies during a traffic...

Shomari Legghette, 47, gestures as he walks out of the courtroom on Oct. 28, 2020, after being sentenced in the first-degree murder of Chicago police Cmdr. Paul Bauer.

Convicted killer of police Cmdr. Paul Bauer sentenced to life in prison for 2018 downtown shooting

October 28, 2020 at 5:31 p.m.

The day Chicago police Cmdr. Paul Bauer's official portrait was taken, his teenage daughter Grace recalled fondly, he brought home copies to show his family, happy and proud that he...

Grand jury subpoena indicates prosecutors investigating former Chicago police Superintendent Eddie Johnson’s controversial night of drinking

October 23, 2020 at 6:14 p.m.

A Cook County grand jury has requested extensive documents about the night that ultimately led to former Chicago police Superintendent Eddie Johnson's firing, an indication that prosecutors are considering criminal...

Chicago police First Deputy Superintendent Eric Carter, left, and Andrew Holmes, right, stand behind Chief of Detectives Brendan Deenihan, as he gives details of the charges against Corey Deering in the Oct., 13 killing of his girlfriend Stacey Jones on Oct. 23, 2020. Holmes help facilitate the arrest of Deering, 39, without incident, according to police.

Pregnant Cook County probation officer Stacey Jones and her baby boy killed in an ambush attack by the child’s father, authorities say

October 23, 2020 at 4:49 p.m.

In the middle of the night last Tuesday, Stacey Jones, eight months pregnant, peered out onto her front porch. Something caught her attention. Her 9 mm was secure in the...

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