More than 1,000 people died by homicide in Cook County so far in 2021
We talked to the program director of Healing Hurt People, a local nonprofit that helps individuals who have experienced violence recover and chart a new path forward.
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Organized retail theft is on the rise in Illinois and businesses are fighting back
Shoppers are returning to stores this holiday season, while retailers are concerned about a disturbing rise in organized retail theft.
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Jussie Smollett’s trial resumes Monday. Will he testify?
After two brothers spent hours telling a jury that the actor paid them to carry out a fake attack, the big question is whether Smollett will give his side of the story.
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For cop who shot Daunte Wright, will ‘wrong gun’ plea work?
Jury selection begins Tuesday for a white former suburban Minneapolis police officer, Kim Potter, who says she meant to grab her Taser instead of her handgun when she shot and killed motorist Daunte Wright, who was Black.
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An up-to-date timeline on the twists and turns leading to Jussie Smollett’s trial this week
The actor and musician’s trial is scheduled to start Monday in a Cook County criminal court. Here’s the bizarre path up to jury selection.
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The DOJ is targeting unruly airline passengers for prosecution
As millions of Americans hit the skies for Thanksgiving Day travel, the Justice Department announced they are cracking down on criminal behavior of airline passengers.
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For many, guilty verdicts in Arbery case mark progress for racial justice in court
Attorneys and activists lauded the jury verdict that found three white men guilty in the murder of a 25-year-old Black man.
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All 3 men charged in Ahmaud Arbery’s death convicted of murder
All three men charged in the death of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery were convicted of murder Wednesday in Brunswick, Ga. The jury reached its decision after more than 10 hours of deliberations.
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The Waukesha death toll rises to 6, and the suspect faces homicide charges
A child who was injured in the attack on a Christmas parade in the Wisconsin city has died, prosecutors said as they filed five counts of first-degree intentional homicide against Darrell Brooks Jr.
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3 of America’s biggest pharmacy chains have been found liable for the opioid crisis
Tuesday’s verdict comes as CVS, Walgreens and Walmart face thousands of lawsuits filed by communities across the U.S. The companies say they did nothing wrong dispensing huge quantities of opioids.
