Nick Swedberg

Jury says Zion cop did not use excessive force in fatal shooting of Justus Howell

May 24, 2019 at 5:18 a.m.

A jury sided with a Zion police officer Thursday, rejecting claims he used excessive force and doctored the scene in the shooting death of a teenager nearly three years ago....

Jurors in case of Zion cop who killed teen Justus Howell to continue deliberations for third day

May 24, 2019 at 5:18 a.m.

Jurors ended their second day of deliberations Wednesday without reaching unanimous decisions regarding the federal lawsuit against a Zion police officer who shot and killed a teenager. The grandmother of...

LaToya Howell, whose son, Justus Howell, was shot and killed in April 2015, attends a prayer service in 2016.

Justus Howell civil suit’s closing arguments paint different picture of fatal shooting by Zion police

May 24, 2019 at 5:18 a.m.

A Zion police officer covered up the truth during testimony in which he claimed a gun was in the hands of a teenager he shot twice in the back, killing...

Coroner: Ex-superintendent accused of stealing from foundation died of self-inflicted gunshot wound

May 8, 2019 at 9:22 p.m.

A former superintendent accused of stealing from a south suburban education foundation died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound in his Indiana home, according to the Lake County Coroner's Office. An...

Accused former Beecher superintendent found dead a day after court appearance

May 22, 2019 at 3:06 a.m.

A retired superintendent was found dead one day after appearing in a Cook County court on a felony theft charge for allegedly stealing nearly $10,000 from a south suburban school...

Ex-Beecher superintendent charged with stealing $10K from Calumet City school district foundation

May 31, 2019 at 9:04 p.m.

A retired superintendent stands accused of felony theft after allegedly stealing nearly $10,000 from a south suburban school district’s charitable foundation. Prosecutors said Raymond LaPorte, 74, who led Beecher School...

Burbank man charged with child porn after Homeland Security agents seize laptop, officials say

May 22, 2019 at 3:05 a.m.

Child pornography videos were found in a Burbank man's laptop that was seized by the Department of Homeland Security, prosecutors said. Bail was set at $250,000 on Wednesday for Frank...

2nd lawsuit against school bus company alleges driver assaulted student in south suburbs

May 22, 2019 at 2:59 a.m.

The family for a special needs student from a Palos Heights private school is suing a bus company, alleging one of its drivers verbally threatened and dragged a student from...

Man charged in death of Dolton resident

May 22, 2019 at 2:57 a.m.

A second defendant has been charged in the death of a man from a 2015 attack in Dolton, prosecutors said. Bail was denied Monday to Deandre Jones, 39, of Chicago,...

Two dead after incident at their Sauk Village home

May 22, 2019 at 2:57 a.m.

Two men died over the weekend at a Sauk Village home, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office. Their deaths stemmed from an incident at about 4:00 p.m. Saturday...

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