Chicago police, protestors prepare for G-8 and NATO summits

Jun. 23, 2011
Protestors and Chicago's police officers are already preparing for next May's G-8 and NATO summits that are coming to the city.

Quinn: Don't expect concealed carry law anytime soon

Jun. 23, 2011
Illinois could soon become the only state in the nation that prohibits residents from carrying a concealed weapon - something Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn said Thursday is a good thing."

DePaul professor heads UN investigation of human rights abuses in Libyan war

Jun. 23, 2011
The Libyan government has repeatedly denied allegations that Colonel Muammar Qaddafi has ordered soldiers to systematically rape women who support the rebel movement.  Cherif Bassiouni is a human rights law pioneer who has worked for the United Nations on investigations looking into war crimes

Fugitive mobster Whitey Bulger caught in California

Jun. 23, 2011
James "Whitey" Bulger, the notorious Boston mobster accused of murdering 19 people, is in custody in California after an epic 16-year manhunt that turned him into a global sensation.The FBI finally caught up with the 81-year-old Bulger on Wednesday at a residence in Santa Monica, Calif.

Priest denies helping mobster

Jun. 22, 2011
A former prison chaplain pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges he helped a convicted mobster.Eugene Klein was released on a $20,000 bond after he appeared in a Chicago federal courtroom.

How a mostly female jury might affect deliberations in the Blagojevich retrial

Jun. 21, 2011
Eleven women and one man are weighing former Governor Rod Blagojevich's fate as jury deliberations continue. That line-up is legal, but how does a female-dominant jury affect deliberations? Or even a verdict?

Chicago transit adding security cameras, patrols

Jun. 20, 2011
The Chicago Transit Authority is doubling its number of security cameras and work with police to start special plainclothes patrols. CTA president Forrest Claypool announced the increased security efforts Monday.

The Rape of Nanjing

Jun. 20, 2011
More than 70 years ago, during the Sino-Japanese war, Japan’s army captured the former Chinese capital of Nanjing. Troops then embarked on rape and murder on a massive scale.The BBC program Witness provides a first-hand account of those tragic events.

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