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Reputed gang member beat rival to death just half-hour after two placed in same cell in Cook County Jail, prosecutors say

February 7, 2020 at 6:57 a.m.

A reputed gang member was viciously beaten to death just half an hour after he was placed into a two-man cell in Cook County Jail with an inmate who belongs...

Pandilleros rivales fueron encerrados en la misma celda, uno estaba muerto media hora después

February 6, 2020 at 3:20 p.m.

Un reputado pandillero fue brutalmente golpeado a muerte sólo media hora después de ser ingresado en una celda con un recluso que pertenece a la pandilla rival, en la cárcel...

Judge sets high bond for man who spit on Chicago cop, then was body-slammed

February 3, 2020 at 5:20 p.m.

A man who was body-slammed after allegedly spitting on a Chicago police officer in late November likely will remain in custody after picking up a new felony charge for allegedly...

Bail denied for man accused of shooting Chicago cop, who then spotted him and gave chase after witnessing him fatally shoot another man on West Side

January 31, 2020 at 4:30 p.m.

The Chicago police sergeant who chose to pursue the murder suspect who shot him rather than go to the hospital is "a real superhero," a Cook County judge said Friday...

Latisha Turner, left, mother of Diamond Turner, and her sister, Latonya Turner, take questions from reporters outside the Leighton Criminal Court Building after the bond hearing for Arthur Hilliard.

Chicago’s top cop says DNA tests delayed charges in woman’s slaying 3 years ago. Family replies, ‘Hurry up and get a better system’

January 30, 2020 at 5:00 p.m.

Suspicion surrounded Arthur Hilliard from almost the moment Diamond Turner was killed nearly three years ago. In the middle of the night, Hilliard was seen mopping up a trail of...

Actor Jussie Smollett speaks to Judge James Linn after his sentence is read on March 10, 2022, at the Leighton Criminal Court Building.

Retired judge objects to office of Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx hiring a private law firm in Jussie Smollett probe

January 17, 2020 at 3:47 p.m.

The retired appellate judge who successfully petitioned for a special prosecutor's investigation of the Jussie Smollett case is objecting to the selection of a private law firm to represent the...

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Reputed gang member beat rival to death just half-hour after two placed in same cell in Cook County Jail, prosecutors say

Pandilleros rivales fueron encerrados en la misma celda, uno estaba muerto media hora después

Judge sets high bond for man who spit on Chicago cop, then was body-slammed

Bail denied for man accused of shooting Chicago cop, who then spotted him and gave chase after witnessing him fatally shoot another man on West Side

Chicago’s top cop says DNA tests delayed charges in woman’s slaying 3 years ago. Family replies, ‘Hurry up and get a better system’

Jussie Smollett seeking dirt on Chicago’s ex-top cop Eddie Johnson in legal fight with city

Judge declines to make prosecutors reveal the names of two R. Kelly accusers to his lawyers

Feds allege R. Kelly still a threat to intimidate witnesses from a federal jail in downtown Chicago

Cook County prosecutors to take R. Kelly to trial in fall on charges involving lone adult accuser

Retired judge objects to office of Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx hiring a private law firm in Jussie Smollett probe