December 5, 2019 Illinois mom pleads guilty to murdering 5-year-old boy months after body found in shallow grave An Illinois woman charged in the beating death of her 5-year-old son pleaded guilty to murder Thursday, according to reports.
December 5, 2019 Fired Chicago police chief Eddie Johnson officially retires, removed from payroll The police superintendent fired by Chicago’s mayor this week for committing a “series of ethical lapses” related to an October incident in which he was found asleep in his car has now officially retired from the department – and is off its payroll.
December 4, 2019 Chicago Police employees allegedly helped Eddie Johnson cover up sleeping incident, report says Multiple employees in the Chicago Police Department are now being investigated alongside fired superintendent Eddie Johnson for allegedly helping him cover-up an Oct. 17 incident in which he was found asleep in his car, a report says.
December 3, 2019 Fired Chicago Police Chief Eddie Johnson speaks out, claims he did not mislead mayor or public The police chief fired by Chicago’s mayor this week for committing "series of ethical lapses" was seen having drinks with a woman who wasn’t his wife in the hours leading up to an Oct. 17 incident in which he was found asleep in his car, two of the city’s top newspapers are now reporting.
December 1, 2019 Illinois girl, 14, tried to rob woman who shot her in chest, both charged, Chicago police say A teenage girl who was shot in the chest in a Chicago neighborhood Friday night is now facing an attempted robbery charge after officials said she tried to rob a woman she was meeting up with for a sale.
December 1, 2019 Illinois shooting leaves 1 dead, 4 injured, officials say One person was killed and several others were injured in a shooting in a Chicago suburb early Sunday morning, according to officials
November 30, 2019 Chicago cop seen body-slamming suspect ‘relieved of police powers’ pending investigation A Chicago police officer seen on a video body-slamming a man to the street on Thanksgiving Day has been “relieved of police powers” pending the outcome of an investigation into the incident.
November 30, 2019 Illinois city approves using marijuana taxes to fund reparations program Lawmakers in a Chicago suburb earlier this week approved using taxes from recreational marijuana sales to establish a local reparations program.
November 28, 2019 Illinois Democratic senator resigns amid federal corruption, bribery probe An Illinois Democratic senator under federal investigation for fraud and bribery resigned Wednesday from his office after FBI agents raided his Chicago home and Springfield office earlier this year.
November 27, 2019 UIC student found strangled in car was killed because she ignored man's catcalls: prosecutors The University of Illinois at Chicago student who was found strangled in her car Saturday was murdered because she ignored her alleged killer's advances, according to prosecutors.
