Stacy St. Clair

After prosecutors drop charges and CPD clears him of wrongdoing, Chicago sergeant sues Wisconsin cops for wrongful arrest

December 9, 2020 at 6:31 a.m.

A veteran Chicago police sergeant is suing two Wisconsin officers and several prosecutors for false arrest and malicious prosecution after the district attorney's office dropped sexual assault charges against him,...

A Lake County sheriff's deputy watches protesters outside the Lake County Courthouse on Sept. 25, 2020, in Waukegan. An extradition hearing was being held inside for Kyle Rittenhouse, of Antioch, who is charged in the fatal shootings of Anthony Huber and Joseph Rosenbaum in August during protests in Kenosha.

Kyle Rittenhouse lawyer steps away from criminal case, hours after prosecutors allege fundraising effort ‘provides ample opportunity for self-dealing and fraud’

December 3, 2020 at 6:44 p.m.

An attorney for Kyle Rittenhouse indicated Thursday that he'd pull back from the teen's criminal defense, hours after prosecutors in Wisconsin sought to block him from participating and alleged in...

Cook County detainee Devin Hodge, center, introduces a pit bull named Sarge to Ald. Raymond Lopez during Tails of Redemption graduation ceremony at Cook County Jail in 2019. Inmates were paired with a shelter dog for about eight weeks in the program.

Chicago alderman who got contributions from pet store owner flips on anti-puppy mill law

November 30, 2020 at 5:00 a.m.

A Chicago alderman who long championed the city's anti-puppy mill ordinance has reversed his position and wants to lift a key restriction on pet shops, a move that comes after...

Video: Friend who bought gun for Kyle Rittenhouse told police teen predicted life behind bars after shooting 3 during Kenosha protests

November 20, 2020 at 4:25 p.m.

Kyle Rittenhouse predicted he would spend the rest of his life in prison after shooting three people during chaotic demonstrations in Kenosha over the summer, a close friend told police...

Kyle Rittenhouse’s mother didn’t know what he was doing on night of fatal Kenosha protest shootings

November 10, 2020 at 1:55 p.m.

Kyle Rittenhouse's mother says she would have tried to stop her teenage son from going to downtown Kenosha with an AR-15-style rifle during chaotic protests in August, but she didn't...

Protesters gather in Daley Plaza at the end of a postelection rally and march held by several groups in downtown Chicago on Nov. 4, 2020.

As Republicans mount legal challenges to presidential results, hundreds march through the Loop demanding all votes be counted

November 5, 2020 at 7:16 a.m.

As the nation awaited the final results of the presidential election, Englewood resident Shasta Jones stood among hundreds of people in Daley Plaza Wednesday night and held up a sign...

Despite Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s announcement of ticketing relief during the pandemic, thousands received parking citations anyway: ‘It’s a betrayal, just absolutely ridiculous’

June 14, 2024 at 6:48 p.m.

With schools closed, restaurants shut down and an economic collapse looming in the early weeks of the pandemic, Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced plans to stop ticketing, booting and impounding cars...

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