Company: Temp worker to blame for his fatal burns

Jan. 7, 2013
Raani Corp., the firm supervising a Chicago-area temporary worker who was scalded in its factory, says the man failed to take “proper precautions.”

NATO protesters plead not guilty

Jul. 2, 2012
Charges range from material support for terrorism to arson conspiracy.

Steep bond for NATO protesters held on bomb charges

May. 20, 2012
A Cook County judge set steep bonds Sunday afternoon for two more activists accused of planning violence during the NATO summit.Criminal Court Judge Israel Desierto set a $750,000 bond for Sebastian Senakiewicz, 24, a Chicago resident charged with falsely making a terrorist threat.

Preckwinkle asks for Cook County bail bonds study

Jan. 12, 2012
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle on Thursday defended an ordinance that frees some inmates wanted by immigration authorities.

Deal could lead to new Chicago park

Aug. 12, 2011
The city of Chicago could be near the end of a five-year legal battle for control of a former industrial site with potential to help form a 24-acre park. If an eminent-domain settlement holds up, the land could be an asset for a Mexican-American area of the Southwest Side.