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$3.85 million granted in lawsuit against ex-Cook County forest preserve worker charged in fatal on-the-job crash

April 12, 2019 at 11:45 a.m.

A $3.85 million default judgment has been issued against a former Cook County Forest Preserve worker who authorities say was intoxicated while on the job when he drove a forest...

Judge doesn’t buy argument that gun went off by accident, finds Chicago man guilty of killing cousin at Elk Grove motel

April 9, 2019 at 4:57 p.m.

A Chicago man’s story that a gun accidentally went off while he was using it to beat his cousin at a suburban motel didn’t prevent a Cook County judge from...

Chicago man found not guilty of attempted murder in Norridge road-rage stabbing

March 11, 2019 at 9:33 p.m.

A 41-year-old Chicago man was found not guilty Wednesday by a Cook County judge of charges that he tried to kill a man in what authorities termed a road-rage incident...

Texas man found guilty of killing interstate massage business colleague in ‘cold, calculated execution’ at Schiller Park motel

May 23, 2019 at 6:50 a.m.

A Texas man was found guilty Tuesday of the murder of a friend and co-worker in an interstate massage business, a crime a prosecutor described as a “cold, calculated execution.”...

‘I shot him. … He fell. I just ran’: Video played at suburban murder trial that officials say centers around nationwide massage business

February 28, 2019 at 8:27 p.m.

A Cook County jury on Wednesday saw a video in court in which a Texas man recounted in chilling detail how he shot and killed a former co-worker who quit...

Chicago man who aimed car at Palatine cops during arrest attempt is sentenced to 13 years in prison

May 23, 2019 at 6:46 a.m.

A Chicago man convicted for driving his car toward two Palatine police officers who were trying to arrest him was sentenced Thursday to 13 years in prison. Michael Douglas, 28,...

Wheeling man partially closed lid on hot tub with wife still in it, cops say. Now he is charged in her death.

February 13, 2019 at 10:38 p.m.

A Wheeling man was charged with involuntary manslaughter after he allegedly closed the lid over a backyard hot tub while his wife was struggling to get out, police said. Eric...

Palatine High School freshman allegedly behind wheel during drive-by shooting is charged with murder

February 8, 2019 at 9:25 p.m.

A 16-year-old Palatine High School student has been charged with murder after Cook County authorities said he was behind the wheel during a gang-related drive-by shooting. Andre Naydenov was charged...

Friend of former ‘American Idol’ star Haley Reinhart reaches settlement in suit stemming from Palatine bar brawl that involved singer

January 7, 2019 at 4:39 p.m.

A Wheeling man who was beaten during a bar fight in Palatine that involved a local former “American Idol” contestant has settled a lawsuit against the establishment. An attorney for...

Elk Grove Village man accused of shooting postal worker, then hiding gun outside mother’s apartment

January 3, 2019 at 2:17 p.m.

An Elk Grove Village man has been charged with shooting a postal worker on New Year’s Eve, moments after he stopped outside the man’s home to deliver a package, authorities...

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