No pension for Cook County judge who refused traffic court and quit
The Cook County judge who resigned in April rather than face a possible inquiry from a state disciplinary agency into his refusal to work in traffic court won't be walking...
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Innocence certificate bid gains new life in case that doomed state death penalty
An appeals court has breathed new life into efforts by Alstory Simon to win a certificate of innocence three years after Cook County prosecutors agreed to free him, rewriting the...
Ex-jail guard sues Sheriff Dart’s merit board over firings
A former Cook County Jail guard has filed a lawsuit seeking to claw back his firing and dozens of others by Sheriff Tom Dart's merit board after a higher court...
City settles lawsuit with exonerated man, one of Englewood Four
Five years after DNA evidence exonerated Terrill Swift — one of the Englewood Four teens wrongfully convicted of the 1994 rape and murder of a South Side woman — the...
La Santa Muerte, inspiración de sicarios en Chicago
CHICAGO— "Témeme" decía la calcomanía con la imagen de la Santa Muerte que tenía pegada Roberto Cerda en la ventana de su auto, un Mercury Grand Marquis. En su habitación,...
Federal judge tosses controversial Chicago cop’s lawsuit against IPRA
A federal court judge has thrown out a lawsuit filed by a high-ranking Chicago police officer who alleged that the Independent Police Review Authority retaliated against him and set him...
Defense questions appointment of former prosecutor to handle Burge cases
A Cook County judge bucked years of court rulings when he appointed a former Cook County assistant state's attorney as special prosecutor in cases where new trials are sought due...
How a brutal Chicago gang and its cult of death left trail of murder
"Fear Me" read the sticker with an image of a skeletal, scythe-wielding figure on the back of Roberto Cerda's 1991 Mercury Grand Marquis. The image was of La Santa Muerte...
Courtside server sues Benny the Bull, says he injured shoulder using her as crutch
A courtside food-and-drink server is suing the Chicago Bulls for negligently allowing mascot Benny the Bull to run "out of control on the court," causing a series of unfortunate events...
Newly minted Cook County judge who refused traffic court duty quits bench
A new Cook County judge who for months defied orders from his supervisors to work in traffic court has resigned, according to an Illinois Supreme Court spokesman. Richard Cooke stepped...