Chief judge’s office refers allegations to Judicial Inquiry Board after lawyer handcuffed to a chair
The Cook County chief judge's office has referred allegations made against a Cook County judge...
Crime and Public Safety
Jury awards former nurse falsely accused of battering infant nearly $3.9M
Eight years after a nurse was falsely accused of breaking an infant’s arm during treatment...
3 deputies shot while responding to Lost Lake home, suspect also wounded, official says
Multiple people have been reported shot Wednesday in a rural Lee County community in what...
At rape trial of Illinois basketball star Terrence Shannon, jury hears from accuser’s friend, other players
Terrence Shannon, a University of Illinois men’s basketball standout, is on trial in Kansas.
Tim Mapes, former Madigan chief of staff, reports to federal prison
Former House Speaker Michael Madigan’s longtime chief of staff is now a federal inmate, the...
33-year-old man injured in knife attack Tuesday night in Loop
A 33-year-old man was stabbed Tuesday night as he exited a business when someone from...
Man, 49, shot while delivering food overnight on South Side, cops say
A 49-year-old man was shot overnight after getting into an argument with someone after trying...
Woman fatally shot while driving in Englewood, 3 injured during crash
A 19-year-old woman was shot while driving and lost control crashing into another vehicle injuring...
Boy, 14, critically wounded Tuesday night in shooting on Southwest Side
A 14-year-old boy was critically wounded Tuesday night in a shooting in the Little Village...
‘He got everything out of his life’: US District Judge Harry Leinenweber dies at 87
U.S. District Judge Harry Leinenweber, the Joliet native who served in the Illinois legislature before...