Dan Hinkel

A Lake County sheriff's deputy watches protesters outside the Lake County Courthouse on Sept. 25, 2020, in Waukegan. An extradition hearing was being held inside for Kyle Rittenhouse, of Antioch, who is charged in the fatal shootings of Anthony Huber and Joseph Rosenbaum in August during protests in Kenosha.

Prosecutors again ask for higher bond for Kenosha protest shooter Kyle Rittenhouse, saying he thinks ‘rules do not apply to him’

February 5, 2021 at 12:15 a.m.

Wisconsin prosecutors pressed their call for a higher bond for Kyle Rittenhouse, arguing Thursday that the 18-year-old "apparently believes the rules do not apply to him" as he awaits trial...

Prosecutors want arrest warrant, higher bond for Kenosha shooter Kyle Rittenhouse over questions about current address

February 4, 2021 at 1:55 a.m.

Prosecutors are seeking an arrest warrant and higher bond for Kyle Rittenhouse, alleging he failed to inform the Wisconsin courts of where he is living as he awaits trial for...

Kyle and Wendy Rittenhouse focused on social media comments as teen asked for a lawyer and did not answer cops’ questions, new video shows

January 26, 2021 at 12:56 p.m.

Kyle Rittenhouse and his mother fixated on social media comments about them in the hours after he fatally shot two men, and the teen immediately asked for a lawyer when...

Prosecutors: Kyle Rittenhouse flashed sign adopted by racists, was serenaded with Proud Boys song at bar

January 14, 2021 at 5:08 p.m.

Kyle Rittenhouse flashed a hand sign appropriated by some white supremacist groups and was "loudly serenaded" with a song reportedly adopted by the far-right group the Proud Boys as the...

Maskless Chicago police work a scene where a person was fatally shot near 45th Street and Racine Avenue on Oct. 28, 2020.

Federal judge rejects Chicago FOP motion complaining of insufficient COVID-19 protections

January 7, 2021 at 8:25 p.m.

A federal judge has rejected a motion by Chicago's main police union complaining of inadequate COVID-19 precautions for officers during training and seeking further protections. The brief ruling Wednesday —...

People attend to a wounded person, during a clash with law enforcement, on Aug. 25, 2020 in Kenosha, Wisconsin.

Police officer won’t face charges in Jacob Blake police shooting, Kenosha prosecutor says; Rittenhouse pleads not guilty

January 6, 2021 at 3:23 a.m.

The police officer who shot Jacob Blake won't face criminal charges for firing seven bullets into the former Evanston man during a struggle in August, Kenosha County prosecutors announced Tuesday....

Police and officials work the crime scene along state Route 1, near Kankakee, where the body of kidnap victim Stephen Small was found buried in a wooden box.

Jailed 33 years for buried-alive suffocation murder, Nancy Rish using Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul’s words against him in latest bid for freedom

January 2, 2021 at 3:17 p.m.

For decades, Nancy Rish's attorneys have unsuccessfully tried to wipe away her life sentence for aiding in the murder of a Kankakee businessman who suffocated after being buried alive. Now...

Prosecutors allege Midlothian man beat mail carrier he accused of pepper-spraying stepson

January 2, 2021 at 12:41 a.m.

Prosecutors allege that a Midlothian man beat a postal carrier whom he accused of pepper-spraying his teenage stepson as the carrier tried to repel a dog. Lawrence Murillo, 35, is...

58-year-old man fatally shot in Bronzeville

January 7, 2021 at 8:31 p.m.

A 58-year-old man was fatally shot in the Bronzeville neighborhood early Friday, according to police. The man was shot in the neck while driving a Volvo sedan in the 4700...

Kyle Rittenhouse lawyer steps away from criminal case, hours after prosecutors allege fundraising effort ‘provides ample opportunity for self-dealing and fraud’

December 4, 2020 at 12:44 a.m.

An attorney for Kyle Rittenhouse indicated Thursday that he'd pull back from the teen's criminal defense, hours after prosecutors in Wisconsin sought to block him from participating and alleged in...

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