Michael Lipford’s body was found with both arms and one leg severed and showed apparent attempts at further dismemberment, according to police.
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Richard Proctor sentenced 40 years in prison for fatal stabbing of Ryan Connell at New Year’s Eve party
A Will County judge sentenced Richard Proctor, 30, of Steger, to 40 years in prison for fatally stabbing Ryan Connell, 28, in 2020.
Luigi Mangione wants a laptop in jail while he awaits trial in killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO
Luigi Mangione is asking for a laptop in jail, but just for legal purposes — not for communicating with anyone — as he awaits trial in the killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO.
At least 2 restaurants burglarized overnight in West Town neighborhood
A least two restaurants were burglarized within minutes of each overnight in the West Town neighborhood, Chicago police said. Officers on patrol saw damage to the front glass door of a restaurant shortly after 3 a.m. Tuesday in the 1500 block of West Chicago Avenue and conducted a search of the business to discover the […]
‘They’ve got everlasting money, bro’: Chicago archdiocese alleges conspiracy to file false sex abuse claims against defrocked priest
An unusual new lawsuit filed by the Archdiocese of Chicago on Monday alleged a group of mostly West Side residents conspired for years to bring false allegations of sexual abuse against a notorious priest.
Boy, 13, fatally shot in Englewood; person questioned in the shooting, police say
Authorities said they were questioning a person of interest about the shooting.
French actor Gérard Depardieu stands trial in Paris for alleged sexual assaults on film set
French actor Gérard Depardieu went on trial Monday in Paris on charges of sexually assaulting two women on a movie set, in a case seen as a potential watershed for the #MeToo movement in France.
Judge orders boy, 15, held in killing of 16-year-old girl in West Side park
A Cook County judge on Monday ordered a 15-year-old boy held pending trial in the killing of a 16-year-old girl found beaten to death in East Garfield Park earlier this month.
One dead, one critically injured following crash in West Lawn neighborhood
A man was killed and a woman was critically injured in an accident in West Lawn Sunday night, according to Chicago Police.
Wrong-way crash on I-290 near Hillside leaves at least one dead, police say
Eastbound lanes on Interstate 290 near Wolf Road in Hillside are shut down after a wrong-way crash involving multiple vehicles Sunday morning, according to Illinois State Police.