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April 19, 2017

Jury awards $350G to mother of teen killed by Chicago police

The mother of a black teenager killed by Chicago police in July 2013 has been awarded $350,000.

April 19, 2017

Suspect stands trial in 2010 killing of off-duty Chicago cop

The trial is underway of a man accused in the 2010 death an off-duty Chicago police officer.

April 18, 2017

Lawsuit: Prosecutors faked evidence to convict man in murder

A lawsuit alleges two former prosecutors conspired with a Chicago police sergeant and others to fabricate evidence that led to a wrongful murder conviction.

April 17, 2017

Ex-Boston Celtic on trial in Chicago train-guns case

The trial is underway of a former Boston Celtics basketball player accused of receiving guns there were stolen off a freight train in Chicago.

April 17, 2017

Veteran threatened with deportation seeks pardon for crime

The Illinois Prisoner Review Board is being asked to intervene on behalf of an Army veteran with a green card who faces deportation because of a 2008 drug conviction.

April 14, 2017

Chicago man whose case was dismissed freed after 2 decades

A man whose conviction in a double murder case was based on suspect evidence has been released from custody after more than 20 years.

April 14, 2017

Lawyer: Dragged passenger 'poster child' for airline abuses

A lawyer for a man who suffered a concussion and lost two teeth when he was dragged off a United Express flight hopes the 69-year-old becomes "a poster child" for the mistreatment passengers suffer at the hands of the airline industry.

April 13, 2017

Chicago Archdiocese to pay $3.15M settlement in abuse cases

The Archdiocese of Chicago has reached settlements totaling $3.15 million with three men who say they were abused years ago by a defrocked priest convicted of child abuse.

April 13, 2017

Prosecutors: Slain judge's girlfriend was robbery target

Prosecutors say a man charged in the shooting death of a Chicago judge told them he and his partner were trying to rob the judge's girlfriend, who was wounded in the attack.

April 13, 2017

United doctor suffered concussion while being dragged from flight, lawyer says

The Kentucky doctor who was dragged off a United Airlines flight on Sunday received a significant concussion, broken nose and lost two front teeth during the incident, his lawyer revealed.