Stacy St. Clair

Michael LaPorta and his mother, Patricia LaPorta, speak at a news conference at the office of their attorney Antonio Romanucci in Chicago in 2017.

Chicago police Superintendent Eddie Johnson: Officer should be fired for shooting a childhood friend and lying about it for years

October 18, 2019 at 9:14 p.m.

Chicago police Superintendent Eddie Johnson wants to fire an officer accused of shooting a childhood friend and then lying about it for nearly a decade, according to documents obtained by...

Drew Peterson is escorted out of the Will County Courthouse in Joliet after his arraignment was postponed on May 8, 2009.

Ex-cop Drew Peterson seeks to reverse his conviction for third wife’s murder — again

September 30, 2019 at 4:09 p.m.

Former Bolingbrook police Officer Drew Peterson has launched another bid to have his murder conviction overturned, once again arguing that his attorney's incompetence landed him in prison. Peterson, 65, who...

Jordan Zulauf does the family laundry, Aug. 21, 2019, at their West Chicago home. In 2016, Jordan lost his arms, and his uncle died, after being electrocuted.

A suburban man lost his life — and his nephew lost his arms — from an improperly installed ComEd wire. State regulators can’t guarantee it won’t happen again.

September 18, 2019 at 1:35 p.m.

In the final moments of his life, Robert Zulauf administered CPR to his nephew and ordered bystanders to move away from the deadly power line that arced and bowed just...

An oversight agency has found that Chicago police Officer Patrick Kelly, left, was responsible for shooting his childhood friend Michael LaPorta in 2010 and should be fired.

Chicago police officer should be fired for shooting friend nearly a decade ago, lying about it, oversight agency says

September 9, 2019 at 5:20 p.m.

A Chicago police officer should be fired for shooting his close friend nearly a decade ago and then lying about it for years, a city oversight agency found. Reversing a...

Maureen and Doug Walgren, whose son Corey took his life after he was questioned by police at Naperville North High School, have settled a lawsuit with the city and school district.

Family of Naperville teen who took his life after ‘aggressive’ police questioning settles suit against city, school district

August 29, 2019 at 9:52 a.m.

The parents of a Naperville teen who killed himself shortly after being questioned by police in a high school dean's office are expected to receive $250,000 to settle a wrongful...

T-shirts to benefit Corey's Goal, an organization established in honor of Corey Walgren by his parents, Doug and Maureen Walgren, are sold at their home in 2017. The nonprofit aims to create awareness of the constitutional rights of minors in school settings.

Prompted by Naperville teen’s suicide, new law requires parents be present before police question students on school property

August 26, 2019 at 8:45 a.m.

Prompted by a Naperville teen who killed himself after a police officer interrogated him about an alleged sex tape, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed legislation Friday that requires a parent...

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Chicago police Superintendent Eddie Johnson: Officer should be fired for shooting a childhood friend and lying about it for years

Ex-cop Drew Peterson seeks to reverse his conviction for third wife’s murder — again

A suburban man lost his life — and his nephew lost his arms — from an improperly installed ComEd wire. State regulators can’t guarantee it won’t happen again.

Chicago police officer should be fired for shooting friend nearly a decade ago, lying about it, oversight agency says

Family of Naperville teen who took his life after ‘aggressive’ police questioning settles suit against city, school district

Prompted by Naperville teen’s suicide, new law requires parents be present before police question students on school property

Will Illinois’ new gun dealer license law reduce crime? Gun rights group say no, and file suit to overturn it

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