Mistakenly freed inmate is recaptured
A Cook County Jail inmate with a lengthy criminal history who was mistakenly released Monday night — the third such incident this year and the second since July — was...
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Father of girl, 8, grandmother charged in girl’s July murder in Austin
When paramedics found 8-year-old Gizell Davis on the floor of her bedridden father's blood-spattered room, they saw wounds arching across her cold body, according to Cook County prosecutors. Davis' grandmother...
Father of girl, 8, grandmother charged in girl’s July murder in Austin
When paramedics found 8-year-old Gizell Davis on the floor of her bedridden father's blood-spattered room, they saw wounds arching across her cold body, according to Cook County prosecutors. Davis' grandmother...
No bail for man charged with killing at 2012 birthday party
A judge denied bail today for a man accused of fatally shooting a woman outside his 35th birthday party in the Lawndale neighborhood last year after she refused advances from...
Release of wrongfully convicted men fails to silence Alvarez’s critics
The decision by Cook County State's Attorney Anita Alvarez to set aside the convictions of two men Tuesday, leading to their release from prison and into the arms of family...
Prosecutors dismiss charges in 2 cases: ‘This is a joyous day’
A homeless man in prison for raping a clerk at the Daley Center and a man convicted of a fatal shooting in Wrigleyville were ordered released immediately today after prosecutors...
Federal appeals court orders new hearing for convicted ex-hit man
A federal appeals court on Monday strongly criticized an earlier Illinois Supreme Court decision as it ordered a new hearing for a former Chicago hit man to determine whether jury...
Man accused of molesting girls gets 3rd charge
A 71-year-old Chicago man charged with sexually abusing two young girls at a church last month was accused Friday of previously sexually abusing an 8-year-old girl who was shopping with...
Man, 71, faces third charge of sexually abusing girls
A 71-year-old Chicago man charged with sexually abusing two young girls at a church last month was accused today of previously sexually abusing an 8-year-old girl who was shopping with...
Man, 71, faces third charge of sexually abusing girls
A 71-year-old Chicago man charged with sexually abusing two young girls at a church last month was accused today of previously sexually abusing an 8-year-old girl who was shopping with...