A federal judge dismissed the charges Monday against a Minnesota man accused of hiding a stolen pair of ruby slippers that Judy Garland wore in the 1939 musical “The Wizard of Oz” after prosecutors informed the court that he died on Sunday.
Inmate Marquez Whitfield, 20, of Hazel Crest, recalls police and his mom pressuring him to identify shooter in New Lenox killing.
Christina Formella, 30, faces two felony counts of aggravated sexual abuse and one count of aggravated criminal sexual assault against a Downers Grove South High School student, authorities said.
Kevin Henley, Jr., 35, is charged with involuntary manslaughter and aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, police said.
An East Chicago teen, 16, is facing charges for gunning down a 17-year-old. Afterward, crying, the alleged shooter told his relative: “I made a big mistake.”
With several months in office behind her, Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke is setting a different tone for her post.
Josif Suclea, 52, of Scottsdale, Arizona, is charged with murder in the death of Crestwood trucking company CEO Dane Koletski.
A woman was arrested and charged in a shooting at a liquor store that left five people injured in the New City neighborhood Friday night, according to Chicago police.
A young male was fatally shot in North Lawndale early Monday morning, according to Chicago police.
Chicago homicide data, which is updated on this page weekly, is through March 12, 2025.