Families protest deal for officer in fatal DUI collision
Cecilia Garcia learned on Facebook of an emergency involving her son, Joaquin, 25, but hours dragged by before she found out the horrible truth: he and a friend had been...
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Ex-cop gets 10 years for DUI crash that killed 2 friends
Tears streamed down former North Chicago police officer Terrell Garrett's face Friday as a woman who survived a horrible crash forgave him at his sentencing for driving drunk the wrong...
NATO 3 get prison terms ranging from 5 to 8 years
Cook County prosecutors raised the specter of the Boston Marathon bombings in asking for hefty sentences for three alleged anarchists convicted of making crude Molotov cocktails in the lead-up to...
Prosecutors seek 14-year prison terms for NATO 3 at sentencing Friday
Cook County prosecutors want the so-called NATO 3 given at least 14 years each in prison at their sentencing Friday. The three out-of-state men – Brian Church, Jared Chase and...
Cops: Cameras help track down suspect in Lakeview sexual assault
Moments after buying cigarettes Monday afternoon near her Lakeview residence, a 22-year-old woman walking home through an alley was dragged into a garage and raped by a man who held...
Professor charged with sexual assault of former student
A Truman College professor was charged with sexually assaulting a former student he had previously dated, Cook County prosecutors alleged Wednesday. Authorities charged that the sexual assault by Max Gulias...
‘Oh God.’ Longtime city worker accused of stealing $750,000
A low-level clerk in City Hall embezzled almost $750,000 in permit fees over five and a half years without raising any alarms by depositing hundreds of checks payable to the...
5 years for ex-Markham deputy police chief who had sex with detainee
A former top south suburban police official was sentenced Wednesday to the maximum five-year sentence in prison by an outraged federal judge who ruled he sexually assaulted a woman in...
5 years for ex-Markham deputy police chief who had sex with detainee
A former top south suburban police official was sentenced Wednesday to the maximum five-year sentence in prison by an outraged federal judge who ruled he sexually assaulted a woman in...
Alvarez: More gang conspiracy cases coming, new division for domestic, sex assault cases
In what she called a "fresh approach" to targeting gun crimes, Cook County State's Attorney Anita Alvarez said Tuesday she plans to increasingly use the state's new anti-racketeering law to...