April 17, 2017 Veteran threatened with deportation seeks pardon for crime The Illinois Prisoner Review Board is being asked to intervene on behalf of an Army veteran with a green card who faces deportation because of a 2008 drug conviction.
April 14, 2017 Chicago man whose case was dismissed freed after 2 decades A man whose conviction in a double murder case was based on suspect evidence has been released from custody after more than 20 years.
April 14, 2017 Lawyer: Dragged passenger 'poster child' for airline abuses A lawyer for a man who suffered a concussion and lost two teeth when he was dragged off a United Express flight hopes the 69-year-old becomes "a poster child" for the mistreatment passengers suffer at the hands of the airline industry.
April 13, 2017 Chicago Archdiocese to pay $3.15M settlement in abuse cases The Archdiocese of Chicago has reached settlements totaling $3.15 million with three men who say they were abused years ago by a defrocked priest convicted of child abuse.
April 13, 2017 Prosecutors: Slain judge's girlfriend was robbery target Prosecutors say a man charged in the shooting death of a Chicago judge told them he and his partner were trying to rob the judge's girlfriend, who was wounded in the attack.
April 13, 2017 United doctor suffered concussion while being dragged from flight, lawyer says The Kentucky doctor who was dragged off a United Airlines flight on Sunday received a significant concussion, broken nose and lost two front teeth during the incident, his lawyer revealed.
April 13, 2017 2 suburban Chicago men arrested on terrorism charges Two suburban Chicago men have been arrested on suspicion of conspiring to support the Islamic State militant group.
April 13, 2017 Group of Chicagoans turning high crime street corners into 'Healing Corners' Street corners in Chicago can become high crime areas: drug deals, shootings, and some communities see it all too often.
April 13, 2017 AP FACT CHECK: Do Trump's Mar-a-Lago trips cost $3 million? With President Donald Trump making his seventh presidential trip this weekend to his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, government watchdogs and Democrats are once again seeing dollar signs: namely, $3 million.
April 13, 2017 Judge to rule on request to certify innocence in '57 killing A 77-year-old Washington state man hopes an Illinois judge will help eliminate a stain on his reputation by formally declaring he's innocent of a 7-year-old girl's kidnapping and killing in 1957.