Democratic state Sen. Emil Jones III is expected to face a rigorous cross-examination Thursday in his trial on bribery charges alleging he agreed to accept campaign funds and a job for his former intern from a red light camera company executive in exchange for his help on legislation in Springfield.
A 28-year-old man was found fatally wounded on the sidewalk Wednesday night in the Lincoln Park neighborhood. Shortly before 9:30 p.m., officers responded to a call of a person shot in the 800 block of West Lill Avenue and found a man lying on the sidewalk with a gunshot wound to the chest, police said. […]
A 13-year-old boy was discovered wounded Wednesday night on a CTA Red Line train in the Englewood neighborhood, Chicago police said. About 8:30 p.m., officers responded to a call of someone shot on a Red Line train in the 200 block of West Garfield Boulevard and discovered a 13-year-old boy with a gunshot wound to […]
An autopsy was set for Thursday for an unidentified body found near the Thornton Composite Reservoir in south suburban Thornton, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office. The body was found Wednesday morning and was pronounced dead at 11:41 a.m. at the scene near 17200 block of State Street in Thornton, the medical examiner’s […]
A federal judge will soon decide whether to proceed with the corruption trial of former South Side Alderman Carrie Austin, citing her worsening health.
Crime reports from south and southwest suburban agencies from police and court reports and news releases.
An independent expert will review security at Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s official residence after investigators accused a man of scaling a wall and setting fire to the mansion, state police said Wednesday.
A 19-year-old man was fatally wounded Tuesday night on the Far South Side in the Morgan Park neighborhood, Chicago police said.
Democratic state Sen. Emil Jones III will resume testifying in his own defense Wednesday as his trial on bribery charges nears an end.
A 19-year-old man was arrested overnight after a 3-vehicle traffic accident where a building was struck in the Auburn-Gresham neighborhood, Chicago police said. About 1 a.m., officers touring the area after shots were fired in the 2000 block of West 79th Street saw a 3-vehicle accident occur, police said. A white SUV headed west on […]