After murders, closure for some more than others

May. 24, 2013
When Theodore McClendon’s parents were kidnapped and then killed in a forest preserve, hundreds came out to mourn, and the mayor promised justice.

Alderman's plan could make being homeless more expensive

Mar. 5, 2013
Also: An Illinois political legend is dead. And: Check Chicago's emergency closings.

The gambler, his wife, and her lover

Feb. 21, 2013
A bored trophy wife's affair ends in murder. The scandal that rocked 1907 Chicago.

Time for a Chicago murder commission?

Feb. 5, 2013
Also: White House 'kill memo' / Sandi Jackson probe / Lyric Opera accident / CNET reporter's new job / Facebook's watching

Increasing violence, neglect plague Kenwood

Jan. 30, 2013
Between increasing violence, neglect and the obvious fall-out of the housing boom, Kenwood is becoming more and more troubled.

Local man gets 105 years for murder

Jan. 19, 2013
A 22-year-old suburban Chicago man has been sentenced to 105 years in prison for killing a man after a bar fight.In a statement Friday, Cook County State's Attorney Anita Alvarez said the murder occurred outside a Broadview bar in October 2009.Prosecutors say Taurean Decatur of Maywood was among

Vaughn gets life sentence

Nov. 27, 2012
A suburban Chicago man was sentenced Tuesday for killing his wife and three children in 2007.

On TV, Mom pleads not guilty to killing kids

Nov. 21, 2012
In the highest-profile event yet for a pilot program that allows cameras in some Illinois courtrooms, a DuPage county judge allowed cameras inside the courtroom Wednesday for Elzbieta Plackowska’s arraignment.

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