Man researched attack before fatal Garfield Park hammer beating, prosecutors allege
Deandre Bell, 24, is charged with first-degree murder and possession of a stolen vehicle in the beating death of Davonta Curtis, 31.
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Clergy members decry use of shackles at Broadview ICE facility seen during Holy Week ministry
As local clergy ministered to detainees at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview, they saw the migrants handcuffed and shackled.
Immigration agents spotted at domestic violence courthouse at 555 W. Harrison, despite state law
State law bars federal agents from making civil immigration arrests in or near courthouses, said critics who argued their appearance Thursday fit a troubling pattern.
‘For a mere barbecue:’ Man sentenced to 55 years in prison for slaying of police officer
Joseph Brooks, 22, pleaded guilty to murder and was sentenced to 55 years in prison in the shooting death of Chicago police officer Aréanah Preston.
Judge orders Trump administration to allow clergy access at Broadview immigration facility for Easter holy days
A federal judge on Tuesday allowed clergy members from the Chicago area to minister to migrants at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview during Easter and Holy...
Judge keeps Loyola student shooting suspect jailed; lawyer says he was bused to Chicago from Texas
A Cook County judge on Friday denied the release of a man accused of killing Sheridan Gorman, the 18-year-old Loyola University Chicago student whose shooting death became a lightning rod...
Cook County state’s attorney hits back on ‘heavy-handed’ petition for Operation Midway Blitz outside prosecutor
The Cook County state's attorney's office on Tuesday hit back at an effort to appoint an outside prosecutor to investigate potential wrongdoing by federal agents during Operation Midway Blitz, filing...
Tragedy of Loyola student’s alleged killing by migrant marked by his clouded history, political reaction
Jose Medina, 25, is facing charges in the fatal shooting of 18-year-old Loyola University Chicago student Sheridan Gorman.
Hickory Hills woman charged with sending pornographic images of herself to child
A Hickory Hills woman is facing criminal charges for allegedly sending a pornographic photo and video to a child, according to the Cook County sheriff's office.
High early voting in Chicago helps bolster slower day at polls
A historically high number of early ballots cast in Chicago helped offset the relatively low number of votes recorded at the polls on an unseasonable cold and windy Tuesday.