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December 13, 2016

Chicago cousin pleads guilty to advising on Bali killing

A 26-year-old has changed his plea to guilty for helping his cousin and the cousin's girlfriend kill the woman's mother in Indonesia by texting tips from 9,000 miles away in Chicago.

December 13, 2016

Atheist who fought Illinois laws dies in small plane crash

An Illinois man who described himself as "the best known atheist-activist in the Midwest" died in a plane crash last week, officials said Monday.

December 12, 2016

Priest who served Chicago, Quincy moves closer to sainthood

A priest who served in Chicago and western Illinois in the late 1800s is a step closer to becoming a saint.

December 12, 2016

Timeline of events in Iowa State president's planes scandal

The governing board of Iowa's public universities is expected to decide Monday whether to take action against Iowa State University's president for his use of school planes.

December 9, 2016

2 officers resign rather than face firing in 2006 beating

Two Chicago police officers who were recorded on video while beating an ex-convict at a restaurant in 2006 while off-duty have resigned instead of facing the prospect of being fired.

December 9, 2016

Alleged Chicago gang boss denies ordering hit on informant

The purported leader of Chicago's notorious Hobos street gang has testified he didn't order a hit on a gang associate-turned-police informant killed in 2013 in front of his step-kids.

December 8, 2016

Man denies he killed Chicago-area railway security guard

A man charged in the fatal shooting of a security guard at a Canadian National Railway facility in suburban Chicago insists he's innocent.

December 7, 2016

Purported Hobos gang leader testifies at his Chicago trial

The purported leader of Chicago's powerful Hobos street gang surprised observers by choosing to testify at his federal racketeering trial and claimed no such gang existed.

December 7, 2016

8 people indicted for smash-and-grab at Missouri Saks store

Eight Chicago residents have been indicted by a federal grand jury for the smash-and-grab crime at a Saks Fifth Avenue in suburban St. Louis.

December 7, 2016

Honorary Trump street signs removed from downtown Chicago

City workers have taken down two Donald Trump honorary street signs near his downtown Chicago hotel and condominium tower.