Nick Swedberg

A Cook County judge Wednesday denied bail to a felon accused of fatally shooting a Canadian National railroad security guard last month in Harvey. Rashad Williams, 24, was dragged from...

A Justice woman accused of shooting her neighbor during a dispute was found guilty Thursday of second-degree murder. Janine Brown, 38, was charged with the first-degree murder of Anthony Kingyon,...

Janine Brown testified Wednesday that she fatally shot her neighbor after he repeatedly punched her for talking too loudly about where to buy marijuana. The 38-year-old Justice mother on trial...

Janine Brown was "violently attacked" by her neighbor before she fatally shot him more than four years ago, her defense lawyer argued Tuesday. The Justice woman fought with 47-year-old Anthony...

A jury was selected Monday for the trial of a Justice woman accused of fatally shooting a 47-year-old man following an argument. Neighbors have claimed Janine Brown had asked Anthony...

Latise Douglas and her daughter, Adriana, had a nightly routine. The 9-year-old girl would get into her mother's bed and listen to a song by her before falling asleep, Douglas...

Two small rallies held Saturday in Chicago's Mt. Greenwood neighborhood were intended to promote unity in the community facing heightened racial tensions over a police-related shooting, organizers said. The gatherings...

An Oak Forest man was sentenced to six years in state prison last week after pleading guilty to possessing child pornography, according to court records. Thomas P. Schickel pleaded guilty...