Illinois Supreme Court to hear actor Jussie Smollett appeal of conviction for staging racist attack
The Illinois Supreme Court will hear an appeal of actor Jussie Smollettโs disorderly conduct conviction for staging a racist and homophobic attack against himself in 2019 and lying to Chicago police.
Judge dismisses sexual assault suit brought by Chicago police officer against superintendent
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a Chicago police officer that alleged sexual assault by former police Superintendent Eddie Johnson, who was out drinking with her the night he was found asleep behind the wheel of his SUV.
Singer R. Kelly seeks appeals court relief from 30-year prison term
R. Kelly's lawyer says all kinds of legitimate organizations โ even college fraternities โ could be deemed racketeering organizations under a law used to convict the R&B superstar at his trial of using his fame to sexually abuse young fans.
A month after cyberattack, Chicago children's hospital says some systems are back online
Doctors and nurses at a premier Chicago childrenโs hospital can again access patientsโ electronic medical records, more than a month after a cyberattack forced Lurie Childrenโs Hospital to take its networks offline.
Illinois judge who reversed rape conviction removed from bench after panel finds he circumvented law
An Illinois judge who sparked outrage by reversing a manโs rape conviction involving a 16-year-old girl has been removed from the bench after a judicial oversight body found he circumvented the law and engaged in misconduct.
A criminal actor is to blame for a dayslong cyberattack on a Chicago hospital, officials say
A large childrenโs hospital in Chicago remains hobbled by a cyberattack that began more than a week ago, cutting doctors and nurses off from digital patient records and limiting communication with patients.
More than 200 staffers with Chicago Tribune and 6 other newsrooms begin 24-hour strike
More than 200 reporters, photographers and other staffers with the Chicago Tribune and six other newsrooms around the nation are on a 24-hour strike to protest years of โslow-walkedโ contract negotiations and to demand fair wages.
Girlfriend of suspect in fatal shootings of 8 in Chicago suburb charged with obstruction, police say
Authorities say the 21-year-old girlfriend of a man suspected of fatally shooting seven relatives and an eighth person last weekend in a Chicago suburb has been charged with obstruction for allegedly trying to prevent her boyfriendโs apprehension.
Man suspected of killing 8 outside Chicago fatally shoots self near San Antonio during confrontation, police say
A man suspected of shooting and killing eight people in suburban Chicago this weekend was related to most of the victims, authorities said Tuesday, a day after the 23-year-old fatally shot himself during a confrontation with law enforcement in Texas.
Vucevic's double-double helps Bulls rally past Jones, Spurs as Wembanyama watches, 122-116
Nikola Vucevic had 24 points and 16 rebounds, and the Chicago Bulls overcame a career-high 30 points from Tre Jones to rally for a 122-116 victory Saturday over the San Antonio Spurs, who sat Victor Wembanyama.
Bulls fans boo when Jerry Krause honored during Ring of Honor ceremony, leaving widow upset
Chicago Bulls fans booed former general manager Jerry Krause on Friday night during a halftime ceremony to honor the organizationโs greats, seemingly moving his widow to tears and drawing criticism from former players.
Suburbs put the brakes on migrant bus arrivals after crackdowns in Chicago and New York
Some officials in suburbs and outlying cities near Chicago and New York are giving migrants arriving from the southern border a cold shoulder amid attempts to circumvent restrictions on dropping migrants in those two cities.
Engine maker Cummins agrees to pay $1.67 billion to settle claims it bypassed emissions tests
Engine manufacturer Cummins Inc. has agreed to pay an over $1.67 billion penalty to settle regulatory claims that the company unlawfully altered hundreds of thousands of pickup truck engines to bypass emissions tests.
The Supreme Court refuses to block an Illinois law banning some high-power semiautomatic weapons
The Supreme Court has declined to put on hold a new Illinois law that would ban high-power semiautomatic weapons like the one used in the mass killing of seven people at a 2022 parade in a Chicago suburb.
Illinois city tickets reporter for asking too many questions, in latest First Amendment dustup
Officials in a suburban Chicago community have issued municipal citations to a local news reporter for what they say were persistent contacts with city officials seeking comment on treacherous fall flooding.
Recovering from attack that killed Illinois boy, Palestinian American mother urges prayers for peace
A Palestinian American woman whose 6-year-old son was killed in what police are calling a hate crime in a Chicago suburb is asking the public to โpray for peaceโ as she recuperates from her injuries.
Chicago's top cop says using police stations as short-term migrant housing is burden for department
Chicagoโs new police chief says the cityโs use of police stations as temporary housing for thousands of migrants seeking asylum has been a โburdenโ on the nationโs second-largest police department.