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April 5, 2019

Man who claimed to be Timmothy Pitzen charged with lying to FBI

Timmothy Pitzen’s family has had a rollercoaster week.

April 5, 2019

Nurses pay bond of dad arrested while rushing daughter to hospital

A group of nurses bonded a father out of jail after he was arrested for multiple traffic violations while driving his one-year-old daughter to the hospital.

April 5, 2019

Jussie Smollett's lawyer threatens Chicago, Rahm Emanuel if they go after 'Empire' star for cash

Jussie Smollett's legal team has promised swift action should the city of Chicago follow through with their threat to sue the "Empire" actor to reimburse the city for the cost of investigating his controversial case.

April 5, 2019

Man, 23, accused of posing as Timmothy Pitzen has criminal history, authorities say

An Ohio man who falsely claimed on Wednesday to be Timmothy Pitzen, the Illinois boy who went missing in 2011 at age 6, has a criminal history and was once psychologically evaluated, authorities said on Thursday.

April 4, 2019

Chicago police unions call for Cook County State's Attorney Kimberly Foxx to resign

Police groups from in and around Chicago are calling for Cook County State’s Attorney Kimberly Foxx to step down.

April 4, 2019

Drew Peterson, convicted wife-killer, says he's 'living the dream' in federal prison, maintains his innocence

Former cop and convicted wife-killer Drew Peterson thinks federal prison is an upgrade from the confines he was previously in and thinks he should have just stayed a bachelor in a new interview from jail.

April 4, 2019

Jussie Smollett's deadline to pay Chicago for investigative costs looms

Jussie Smollett's deadline to pay more than $130,000 to Chicago for investigative costs into what city authorities say was a staged racist, anti-gay attack or risk getting slapped with a civil lawsuit is looming.

April 4, 2019

DNA testing underway in Timmothy Pitzen case after teen found in Kentucky says he’s long-missing Illinois boy

Authorities ordered DNA testing on a teen who claims to be Timmothy Pitzen, an Illinois boy who made national headlines when he vanished in Illinois in 2011 — but shocked police Wednesday when he reemerged in Kentucky claiming he escaped his two kidnappers in Ohio.

April 4, 2019

Ohio teen tells investigators he's Timmothy Pitzen, child who disappeared in Illinois in 2011: report

Investigators claim that a 14-year-old boy in Ohio identified himself on Wednesday as Timmothy Pitzen, a 6-year-old boy who vanished in 2011, and said he had just escaped the grasp of two kidnappers who allegedly held him for seven years.

April 3, 2019

Lori Lightfoot wins Chicago mayoral race, to become city's first black woman mayor

Former federal prosecutor Lori Lightfoot was projected to win Chicago's mayoral runoff Tuesday night, making her the first black woman to run the nation's third-largest city.