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Dawn Valenti, left, of Chicago's Citizens for Change, consoles Julie Williams, center, during a prayer vigil for slain 14-year-old Endia Martin at the 900 block of West Garfield Boulevard in Chicago on April 30, 2014.

Friend describes slaying of Endia Martin at trial of shooting suspect’s uncle

January 7, 2020 at 2:17 a.m.

Lanekia Reynolds hesitated outside the glass doors of a Cook County courtroom Tuesday morning, looking overwhelmed until a prosecutor touched her arm and assured her she'd "be OK." For the...

Judge orders new murder trial for man in prison 22 years

May 22, 2019 at 9:16 p.m.

Tears began streaming down Eddie Bolden's face Thursday after a Cook County judge threw out his murder convictions and ordered a new trial in connection with the fatal shooting of...

Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke leaves the Leighton Criminal Court Building on Jan. 20, 2016, after a brief hearing.

Judge allows cameras in some court hearings for officer charged in McDonald’s killing

May 23, 2019 at 7:57 p.m.

A Cook County judge ruled on Wednesday that he will allow the news media to operate cameras in his courtroom for routine hearings involving the Chicago police officer who is...

Janet Cooksey holds a photo of her son, Quintonio LeGrier, on Dec. 29, 2015, near Gwendolyn Brooks College Preparatory Academy. LeGrier graduated from the school, and a memorial for him was organized there.

NIU student killed by Chicago police acted erratically in recent months

August 18, 2019 at 3:41 p.m.

There were signs for nearly a year that Quintonio LeGrier appeared to be on a downward spiral. In the months before he was fatally shot by a Chicago police officer...

After 2 years, ex-Lynwood cop charged with aggravated battery of detainee

May 22, 2019 at 9:09 p.m.

A former south suburban police sergeant who allegedly coldcocked a handcuffed suspect inside a police station, breaking the man's nose and knocking him unconscious, has been charged with aggravated battery...

After 2 years, ex-Lynwood cop charged with aggravated battery of detainee

May 22, 2019 at 9:09 p.m.

A former south suburban police sergeant who allegedly coldcocked a handcuffed suspect inside a police station, breaking the man's nose and knocking him unconscious, has been charged with aggravated battery...

The site where Laquan McDonald, 17, was killed on the 4100 block of South Pulaski Road in Chicago. McDonald was shot 16 times by Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke in October 2014.

Judge who has heard high-profile cases could decide Officer Van Dyke’s fate

August 18, 2019 at 1:37 p.m.

The Chicago police officer charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of Laquan McDonald entered a not-guilty plea at his arraignment Tuesday. Jason Van Dyke appeared for the first...

Feds charge phony certified drug counselor with fraud

May 22, 2019 at 9:08 p.m.

A north suburban woman who posed as a certified drug counselor and treated troubled patients — including a 20-year-old man who died of a heroin overdose while under her care...

Suspect in weekend sex assault turns himself in to alderman

May 22, 2019 at 9:08 p.m.

A suspect in the sexual assault of a woman who was followed off an early morning CTA train Saturday turned himself in at a local alderman's office two days later....

Bail denied for man accused of sexually assaulting woman near Red Line station

May 22, 2019 at 9:08 p.m.

A Cook County judge denied bail Wednesday for a Rogers Park man charged with robbing and sexually assaulting a woman at gunpoint after following her from a Red Line train...

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