No bail for man charged in hammer attack on 2 women
A hammer-wielding attacker with a long history of mental illness struck two 55-year-old women walking near Navy Pier, causing a head wound to one woman that took about 30 stitches...
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No bail for man charged in hammer attack on 2 women
A hammer-wielding attacker with a long history of mental illness struck two 55-year-old women walking near Navy Pier, causing a head wound to one woman that took about 30 stitches...
Ex-school coach acquitted of sex charges involving 2 students
A former South Side boys basketball coach accused of sexually assaulting an underage female student and attempting to assault another was acquitted Thursday by a Cook County jury. Kevin Jones,...
Illinois Supreme Court rules Burge can keep his pension
A dry, technical ruling by the Illinois Supreme Court that allows disgraced former Chicago police Cmdr. Jon Burge to keep collecting his pension despite his felony conviction drew emotional responses...
Former high school coach on trial in sex assault of student
A trial got underway today for a former South Side high school basketball coach on charges he sexually assaulted an underage female student. Kevin Jones, a former varsity boys' basketball...
Former high school coach on trial in sex assault of student
A trial got underway today for a former South Side high school basketball coach on charges he sexually assaulted an underage female student. Kevin Jones, a former varsity boys' basketball...
State high court to weigh in on Jon Burge pension
The Illinois Supreme Court is expected to weigh in Thursday on a controversial decision by the city's police pension board to let disgraced former Chicago police Cmdr. Jon Burge keep...
Prosecutors: Correctional officer got $250 each time he smuggled contraband
A Cook County correctional officer pocketed bribes of up to $250 each time he smuggled marijuana, tobacco and other contraband to inmates at the jail, prosecutors alleged Monday. An inmate...
Appeals court upholds Beavers’ conviction
A federal appeals court today upheld the conviction of former Cook County Commissioner William Beavers a month after he was released from prison after serving a six-month sentence on tax...
Veteran thief sentenced to five years in prison for stealing rare Indian guitar from O’Hare carousel
A thief with a lengthy history of stealing from airport baggage carousels who made headlines earlier this year after stealing a rare Indian guitar from O'Hare International Airport pleaded guilty...