Police have not been able to confirm the location of the assault R&B singer R. Kelly covers his mouth as he speaks to members of his entourage as he leaves the Leighton Criminal Courts Building (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) A Chicago woman was hospitalized this week after claiming she was sexually assaulted at R….
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Chicago White Sox Official Says Honoring Emmett Till At A Baseball Game Is ‘Poor Form’
Emmett Till was honored with “Wheel of Fortune” host Pat Sajak and director Orson Welles. On Saturday, during a break in the White Sox-Twins game, the park’s big screen honored people from Chicago with three individuals on the screen that included “Wheel of Fortune” host Pat Sajak, legendary actor and director Orson Welles, and Emmett…
Man Gets Taken Off Life Support by Wrong Family After Chicago Cops Misidentify Him, Lawsuit Charges
One Chicago family was needlessly put through the ordeal of having to make a life-or-death decision about a loved one, while a second family was robbed of the chance to bid farewell to theirs after a Chicago police mixup, a lawsuit filed by both families claims. Elisha Brittman, 69, was found under a car on…
Flint Water Prosecutors Drop Criminal Charges, With Plans to Keep Investigating
Nick Lyon, the former director of the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, faced charges of involuntary manslaughter in the Flint water crisis. Charges against him were dropped on Thursday.CreditCreditTerray Sylvester/The Flint Journal-MLive, via Associated Press CHICAGO — Prosecutors stunned the city of Flint, Mich., on Thursday by dropping all pending charges against…
Fact-check: Providing oversight of Lightfoot’s record on police discipline
Lori E. Lightfoot, then President of the Chicago Police Board, speaks during a 2017 press conference. File Photo. | Santiago Covarrubias/For the Sun-Times When mayoral candidate Lori Lightfoot makes her pitch to Chicago voters, the former federal prosecutor frequently recounts her record of working to reform the city’s police department.
A Chicago judge removed from the bench after claims of making insensitive racial statements
Richard Schwind, an associate Cook County judge in Chicago, lost his seat after being voted off the bench following claims that he’s made a barrage of racist comments.
