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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.

Kyle Rittenhouse freed from Kenosha jail after attorneys post $2 million bail despite pleas from families of men he shot

November 20, 2020 at 11:34 p.m.

Kyle Rittenhouse was released from jail in Wisconsin on Friday afternoon after his attorneys posted $2 million bail, setting the teenager free as he awaits trial for fatally shooting two...

Video: Friend who bought gun for Kyle Rittenhouse told police teen predicted life behind bars after shooting 3 during Kenosha protests

November 20, 2020 at 10:25 p.m.

Kyle Rittenhouse predicted he would spend the rest of his life in prison after shooting three people during chaotic demonstrations in Kenosha over the summer, a close friend told police...

Kyle Rittenhouse’s mother didn’t know what he was doing on night of fatal Kenosha protest shootings

November 10, 2020 at 7:55 p.m.

Kyle Rittenhouse's mother says she would have tried to stop her teenage son from going to downtown Kenosha with an AR-15-style rifle during chaotic protests in August, but she didn't...

Candidate for Cook County state's attorney Pat O'Brien' concedes the race outside his election night event, Nov. 3, 2020, at White Eagle Events & Convention Center in Niles.

Democratic Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx fends off Republican former Judge Pat O’Brien

November 4, 2020 at 6:35 a.m.

Democratic Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx beat Republican challenger Pat O'Brien on Tuesday night, winning four more years to continue enacting her criminal justice reform agenda. Flanked by her...

Kyle Rittenhouse’s bail remains at $2 million as dead man’s father makes emotional plea for higher amount

November 2, 2020 at 11:13 p.m.

A Wisconsin court commissioner left Kyle Rittenhouse's bail unchanged at $2 million Monday after an occasionally heated online hearing for the Antioch 17-year-old, who faces charges stemming from the fatal...

Kyle Rittenhouse sent to Wisconsin to face charges in Kenosha protest shootings

October 31, 2020 at 5:46 a.m.

Lake County authorities on Friday afternoon handed off Kyle Rittenhouse to police in Wisconsin, where he faces charges stemming from the fatal shooting of two men and the wounding of...

Authorities: Man says he fired ‘warning shot’ on night Kyle Rittenhouse allegedly shot 3 in Kenosha

October 16, 2020 at 1:23 p.m.

Prosecutors in Wisconsin have charged a man with firing a shot near the spot where prosecutors allege Kyle Rittenhouse fatally shot one of two men killed during protests the same...

Chicago police officers outside Nini's Deli in Chicago on June 7, 2020.

Chicago police announce changes to use of force policies, drawing early criticism and leaving behind many recommendations from task force

October 15, 2020 at 2:52 a.m.

Chicago police officials announced Wednesday they will adopt a handful of changes to their use of force policies while declining to enact numerous other recommendations from a task force touted...

A Lake County Sheriff's deputy watches protesters outside of 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 shooting to death Anthony Huber and Joseph Rosenbaum last month during protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin.

Kyle Rittenhouse, accused in Kenosha shootings, will not face gun charges in Lake County over AR-15-style rifle, prosecutors say

October 15, 2020 at 10:35 a.m.

Kyle Rittenhouse will not face gun charges in Lake County related to the AR-15-style weapon he is charged with using to kill two men and wound a third during violent...

Jamel Fields (cq), 26, uses a cellphone to do a virtual cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) session at READI Chicago (Rapid Employment and Development Initiative) in Chicago on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020.

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Mayor Lori Lightfoot vowed to reimagine violence response and end sole reliance on police, but outreach groups at heart of plan still struggle for funding

October 12, 2020 at 6:00 a.m.

As a candidate and then mayor, Lori Lightfoot has spoken often of her ambition to fully reinvent Chicago's approach to combating its stubborn violence problem. Key to those plans are...

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