Prosecutor: Suspect in Tyshawn Lee killing had planned to torture boy
The slaying of Tyshawn Lee was so heinous it stood out even among the hardened criminals at Cook County Jail. It was there — on tiers where accused armed robbers,...
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Judge set to sentence convicted killer after weeklong hearing
When Nailah Franklin disappeared more than eight years ago, a photo taken by her best friend of the smiling 28-year-old pharmaceutical sales representative — broadcast on TV and used in...
FBI joins in probe of Chicago cop shooting of college student, grandmother
The FBI has joined in the investigation into the fatal shootings by a Chicago police officer of a Northern Illinois University student and a grandmother on the day after Christmas....
Appeals court hears emergency motion on jailed witness in rappers’ murder trial
Cook County prosecutors have struggled for months to ensure witnesses show up for the murder trial of two Chicago rappers. But with a speedy-trial deadline looming, did a judge overstep...
Sibling testifies about devastating loss of sister in 2007 murder
The youngest sibling of Nailah Franklin, testifying at the sentencing hearing of her convicted murderer, spoke Wednesday of her "vibrant, inspiring" nature and as the family favorite who was unafraid...
Sentencing begins for man in 2007 murder of Nailah Franklin
More than eight years after the disappearance of 28-year-old pharmaceutical sales representative Nailah Franklin sparked widespread attention, the sentencing hearing for her killer — a man she once casually dated...
Prosecutors: Suspect in fatal hit-run did not slow down before or after accident
A driver in a fatal hit-and-run did not slow down before striking a man crossing a street in Avondale last week, throwing him into the air and onto the hood...
Brother of slain cabbie: ‘I feel sorry’ for man charged with murder
The younger brother of a cabbie slain on the North Side said Friday that he feels sorry for the man charged with killing his older brother for his cash and...
2 petitions seek special prosecutor in Laquan McDonald shooting case
A Cook County judge said Friday that he wants more information about the roughly two dozen people or groups behind a petition filed last week asking for a special prosecutor...
Prosecutors drop charges against defrocked priest Daniel McCormack
The final pending criminal case against defrocked Roman Catholic priest and convicted sex offender Daniel McCormack ended Wednesday, when prosecutors said they were forced to drop all charges. McCormack, 47,...