Cook County State's Attorney's Office claims resignations not to blame for case backlog
Former prosecutors in the State's Attorney's Office has been 'hemorrhaging talent' and morale is being affected.
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Former prosecutors in the State's Attorney's Office has been 'hemorrhaging talent' and morale is being affected.
"It's clear that people were taking advantage of early voting more than ever," Chicago Board of Elections spokesman Max Bever said.
The student, whose age and gender have not been released, is charged with possession of a firearm in a school and disorderly conduct.
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A Naperville man is sentenced to nine years in federal prison for ringleading a mail and identity theft conspiracy - resulting in over $400,000 in purchases with stolen credit cards.
The more than 450-page redacted report on the sexual abuse within the Archdiocese of Baltimore was released to the public Wednesday by the Maryland Attorney General's Office.
The woman was taken to the hospital for evaluation, police said.
It's the 15th season for Honor Flight Chicago, and the first Honor Flight Hub in the country to send 10,000 seniors to tour our nation's capital.
A man was hit in the face and robbed of his belongings in West Town Wednesday morning.
Only days after a round of severe weather brought 16 tornadoes to northern Illinois and Indiana, more severe weather hit the Chicago area on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Police a group of six to eight men would approach victims and demand their vehicles.
Johnson, a former teacher and longtime Chicago Teachers Union organizer, was leading Vallas by a margin of 51.4% to 48.6%, a difference of about 16,000 votes, with about 99.6% of precincts reporting.
Indiana State Police said detectives received a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) of a possible criminal act that took place on the website.
A tornado hit the town of Bryant, about 30 miles southwest of Peoria. Another twister hit Colona, about 80 miles northwest of Peoria.
Chicago police say a 37-year-old man was driving when he lost control of his car and struck multiple parked vehicles.
