July 19, 2018 'Serial Stowaway' deemed fit to stand trial, must wear ankle monitor, judge rules Marilyn Hartman, 66, was ordered by Cook County Judge Maura Slattery-Boyle to stay clear of any airport, train station or bus station while she’s awaiting for trial.
July 19, 2018 Believing daughter, 10, was 'a demon,' Illinois parents locked her in squalid basement for months, cops say An Illinois couple locked their daughter in a dark, squalid basement prison for months -- because they believed the 10-year-old was possessed by a demon, cops said.
July 17, 2018 Chicago police union fights state's 'bizarre' proposed consent decree after Obama-era DOJ investigation The Chicago Fraternal Order of Police is fighting to get a pending consent decree it considers heavily anti-police tossed out before the document is enacted and potentially brings a dramatic overhaul to the city’s police policy.
July 17, 2018 Chicago could soon test universal basic income program The city of Chicago may soon become the largest municipality in the Unites States to test a universal basic income program.
July 16, 2018 Coupon dispute prompts white CVS manager to call police on black woman: report A black woman from Chicago said a CVS store manager called the cops on her for trying to use a coupon he didn’t recognize.
July 15, 2018 Chicago man shot, killed by officers appeared to have gun, police say Footage from body cameras and other surveillance video appeared to show that a black man who was shot and killed by a Chicago police officer was armed with a gun and reached toward it as officers confronted him, officials said Sunday.
July 15, 2018 Protest after Chicago cops fatally shoot armed man leads to 4 arrests, police say Chicago police fatally shot an armed man Saturday evening, igniting a protest near the scene in the city’s South Shore neighborhood that led to four arrests, officials said.
July 14, 2018 Cleanups at Pence family's failed gas stations costing taxpayers millions: report More than a decade after the former Indiana oil company of Vice President Mike Pence’s family filed for bankruptcy, taxpayers are bearing the costs of millions of dollars to clean up more than 85 contaminated sites, a report says.
July 12, 2018 Illinois judge charged after allegedly dropping gun in courthouse A Cook County judge dropped a handgun while inside the lobby of a courthouse on Chicago’s South Side last week and was charged with a misdemeanor after the incident was seen on video, authorities said.
July 11, 2018 Police officer resigns ahead of hearing on Puerto Rico shirt incident A police officer who drew criticism for allegedly failing to intervene in a dispute between a man and a woman over the woman’s Puerto Rico flag shirt has resigned, officials said Wednesday evening.