Prosecutors can use defendant’s silence as admission in Hadiya slaying
In a blow for one of two men charged in the 2013 killing of 15-year-old Hadiya Pendleton, a Cook County judge on Tuesday allowed prosecutors to use his silence —...
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Alvarez requests special prosecutor in Laquan McDonald shooting by police
In a surprise change of heart, Cook County State's Attorney Anita Alvarez dropped her opposition Thursday to a special prosecutor in the killing of Laquan McDonald and said her office...
Cable repairman convicted of second rape, murder from decade ago
A former cable repairman who had been sentenced to life in prison for raping and killing a customer on a routine service call was convicted Wednesday in the sexual assault...
Cop in Laquan McDonald slaying proposes deputies protect him at courthouse
An attorney for the Chicago police officer charged with murdering Laquan McDonald has proposed that Cook County sheriff's deputies guard the officer as he enters and exits the Leighton Criminal...
Eddie Bolden freed: Suburban mom key figure behind release after 2 decades in prison
The North Shore daughter of a Princeton tennis captain, Susan Carlson traded a career as a production designer for a grittier life as a private investigator, toting a Smith &...
Prosecutors: Man shot randomly into Northwest Side bar, killing worker
A man fired randomly into a Northwest Side bar, killing a worker there, after he was asked to leave the bar along with his girlfriend and her sister earlier this...
Prosecutors oppose Van Dyke skipping routine hearings in McDonald case
Giving indicted Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke a pass to skip routine court hearings in his first-degree murder case would create a perception of preferential treatment and set a...
Two brothers shot by Chicago cop cleared of wrongdoing
Dressed in a dark gray suit, a Chicago police tactical officer stood up in the witness stand, raised an imaginary gun and pointed it at a criminal defense lawyer. Officer...
Judge clears cop of sex assault of colleague’s 9-year-old, orders counseling
A Cook County judge who had cleared a longtime Chicago police sergeant of the sexual assault of a colleague's young daughter, convicting him instead of misdemeanor battery, ordered the cop...
Mother’s unguarded comments can be used at Endia Martin killing trial
A mother's unguarded comments in a Chicago police interview room can be used by Cook County prosecutors at her daughter's high-profile trial for the killing of a 14-year-old girl in...