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She states in the video that she wanted to be "set free by the truth."
The new motion focuses on a "whole different set of irregularities, dealing specifically with the grand jury," Daniel Herbert told Judge Vincent Gaughan.
Evanston police said one of the garage doors had been opened, and three BMWs and a Porsche were stolen.
It was the city's first fatal shooting since Tuesday night, a span of nearly 55 hours that marked Chicago's longest stretch without a gun homicide so far this year.
Just after midnight, a woman in her 20s was standing on a front porch of a home in the 6300 block of South Rockwell when two people walked up and fired shots, hitting her in the head, according to Chicago Police. She was taken to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn in critical condition.
Wauconda High School was evacuated Thursday afternoon while police investigated a bomb threat. Police said everyone was safe, and the threat remained under investigation.
The day's latest shooting happened about 10:40 p.m. in the Homan Square neighborhood on the West Side.
A woman has been charged with driving away after a hitting three pedestrians with her vehicle, including a 2-year-old child, on Wednesday morning in north suburban Morton Grove.
Hours after President Donald Trump suggested it would be a good idea to sit down with Chicago gang leaders, and again said he might have to take matters into his own hands to address violent crime in the city, Mayor Rahm Emanuel essentially told the new president to put his money where his mouth is.
Tommy Crockwell, 47, of Country Club Hills was found guilty of first-degree murder in November after a bench trial before Judge Amy Bertani-Tomczak, according to the Will County state's attorney's office.
Dr. Darrell Scott, senior pastor of New Revival Center in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, was a guest of Trump's at an African-American History Month meeting at the White House, and claimed he was "contacted by some of the top gang thugs in Chicago for a sit-down."
It was a violent start to 2017 in Chicago, with the number of shootings nearly duplicating the tally from the start of last year, which ended up being the city's bloodiest year in nearly two decades.
James A. Doran, 60, has been charged with six felony counts of possession of a controlled substance, as well as possession of drug paraphernalia and driving without a license, according to a statement from Riverside police.
Marcus Cameron, 22, was found about 7:40 p.m. with a gunshot wound to the head in the 4500 block of South Prairie in the Bronzeville neighborhood, according to Chicago Police and the Cook County medical examiner's office.
The couple made off with an unspecified amount of cash about 3:30 p.m. from the bank at 3570 N. Elston Ave., according to the FBI. No weapons were shown, and no one was hurt.
Surveillance videos captured the armed robbery of a restaurant in Chicago's Back of the Yards neighborhood.
Lasonya T. Butler, 43, faces one count of aggravated battery, according to Elmhurst police.
Antoine L. Howard, 38, was shot near his home in the 2600 block of Madison Street in Gary, according to the Lake County coroner's office.
A person turned himself in to SWAT officers early Tuesday after pouring gasoline throughout his northwest suburban Wauconda home and barricading himself inside for more than eight hours.
A white Toyota Corolla was driving north on Central Park Avenue about 2:30 p.m. when a silver Oldsmobile Silhouette minivan speeding east on Garfield Square Drive disregarded a stop sign and struck the driver side of the Toyota, according to Chicago Police.
The 6-foot, thin black man in his 30s was wearing a White Sox hat, sunglasses, a gray hooded sweatshirt and a dark blue winter jacket while making off with an unspecified amount of cash from the bank at 8001 Cass Ave. in Darien, authorities said. He didn't shown a weapon, and no one was hurt.
Bond was denied Monday for a man charged with a Gold Coast neighborhood shooting early Saturday that left three men wounded, including an off-duty Cook County sheriff's officer working security at a Near North Side bar.
The robber, a black man thought to be in his late 20s or early 30s, made off with an unspecified amount of cash about 6 p.m. inside a Jewel grocery store at 7122 W. 40th St., authorities said.
A new study out this week suggests that the loss of jobs in Chicago's inner city has been a major factor in the rising crime rates in some neighborhoods.
The latest fatal shooting happened about 11 p.m. Sunday in the Brighton Park neighborhood on the Southwest Side.
The city-wide fundraiser comes as Latino families face food insecurity, wage loss, and instability after ICE activity in Chicago.
Last July, Herrera was hit and killed while walking across this intersection at Ashland and Cullerton after working a street festival in the Pilsen neighborhood.
Connor Bedard added an empty-net goal as the Blackhawks stopped a three-game slide. It was Bedard's first goal since returning from a right shoulder injury.
The incident happened at Medgar Evers Elementary School in Ford Heights last Thursday, where the Cook County Sheriff's Office said a loaded gun was found in a student's backpack.
Caleb Williams was reflective the day after and focused on attacking the offseason, while appreciating the impact this team had on the city of Chicago.
Illinois House Speaker Emmanuel "Chris" Welch posted photos of himself with Chicago Bears owner George McCaskey and president Kevin Warren at Sunday night's game as the apparent two-horse race continues to land a new football stadium.
As his standoff with America's closest allies escalates, President Trump says not getting the Nobel Peace Prize means he's no longer obligated "to think purely of Peace."
The Justice Dept. says it's investigating a group of protesters in Minnesota who disrupted services at a church where a local ICE official apparently serves as a pastor.
Europeans were reeling Sunday from President Trump's announcement that eight countries will face a 10% tariff for opposing American control of Greenland.
Looking overseas, there is wide opposition to the idea of taking Greenland by force.
Police in the west Chicago suburb of Geneva are warning of a scam involving spoofed phone numbers.
Protesters on Tuesday were cranking up the heat on Peoples Gas over a recently proposed rate hike that would add an additional $10 to $11 a month to utility bills.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
As this holiday season nears its end, Illinois Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias issued a warning Tuesday about text scams.
A new report shines a light on electricity shortages that Illinois could face in less than 10 years.
Roughly 1.4 million fewer Americans have signed up for an Affordable Care Act plan as expiring tax breaks drive up premiums.
January is Radon Action Month, and the Cook County Department of Public Health is urging residents to test their homes for radon.
Severe flu season is sending many people to hospital emergency rooms across the country, including in the Chicago area.
Unionized health care workers this week took aim at Northwestern Medicine, saying the health care system needs to hire more people before expanding the emergency room at Northwestern Memorial Hospital.
The Illinois Department of Public Health announced Tuesday that its recommendations for childhood vaccines will not be affected by a change in federal guidelines.
A development proposal issued this month calls for the replacement of a building housing a Giordiano's pizzeria in Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood with a new mixed-use building with 28 residential units.
United Airlines flight attendants picketed outside Chicago's Willis Tower Thursday morning as they fought for a new contract.
WSCR-AM, 670 The Score, will begin a simulcast on 104.3 FM next month.
Does the Chicago Bears' dramatic improvement this season, culminating in their first playoff run in five years, change the discussion about where they will build a new stadium?
The Piggery, a popular barbecue restaurant and bar in the northwest corner of Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood, announced Thursday that it is going out of business.
A flamenco dance series in Chicago is expanding access to the arts by bringing the expressive traditional dance form to Chicago communities.
Monday is the opening day for a new exhibit at the Griffin Museum of Science and Industry that immerses visitors into the imaginative world of award-winning fashion and costume designer Paul Tazewell.
Scott Adams, the cartoonist who created the "Dilbert" comic strip, has died at the age of 68, his first ex-wife revealed on Tuesday.
Here is everything you need to know about how to watch and stream the 2026 Golden Globes.
Bob Weir wrote or co-wrote and sang lead vocals on Grateful Dead classics including "Sugar Magnolia," "One More Saturday Night" and "Mexicali Blues."
Dan O’Connor jumped right in on Monday morning when the lake water temperature was just 33 degrees.
Flu hospitalizations for children under age 18 have hit the highest weekly rate in more than 15 years. At least 32 children have died from the flu.
Bundle up with the heavy jackets early tomorrow morning. By the afternoon highs will hover in the teens but will still feel like the single digits during the afternoon with partly cloudy skies.
The Todos Ponen Project launched in 2020 when immigrant families were navigating the COVID-19 pandemic. Since then, it's become a long-term initiative, helping the community.
In the six months since 22-year-old Marcela Herrera's death, loved ones have searched for closure by holding rallies and protests as they push CPD to make an arrest.
The incident happened at Medgar Evers Elementary School in Ford Heights last Thursday, where the Cook County Sheriff's Office said a loaded gun was found in a student's backpack.
The victim was found unresponsive in the alley at 64th and Drexel Sunday morning and was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.
Chicago police issued a warning about a string of vehicle break-ins involving Honda Civics on the South Side.
The city-wide fundraiser comes as Latino families face food insecurity, wage loss, and instability after ICE activity in Chicago.
If you can brave the freezing cold, you might be able to glimpse the northern lights in Illinois Monday night.
Chicago police issued a warning about a string of vehicle break-ins involving Honda Civics on the South Side.
Even as Mayor Brandon Johnson has warned of possible mid-year city worker layoffs if revenue estimates in the budget fall short, city employees and workers at the city's sister agencies owe a mountain of outstanding debt to the city.
Lead-based paint was banned for serious health reasons in 1978, but most homes built before then remain covered in it.
Fire department officials in Chicago's western suburbs said drone technology has been helping keep firefighters safe and make a major impact on public safety.
With the stores becoming a common target for thieves, some of the stores in the Chicago area are taking new steps to fight back.
Connor Bedard added an empty-net goal as the Blackhawks stopped a three-game slide. It was Bedard's first goal since returning from a right shoulder injury.
Caleb Williams was reflective the day after and focused on attacking the offseason, while appreciating the impact this team had on the city of Chicago.
Caleb Williams' last throw in regulation was a backpedaling, fourth-down rainbow that landed in Cole Kmet's hands in the corner of the end zone for a breathtaking touchdown.
Despite forcing OT with a catch in the final minute in the 4th Quarter, the Chicago Bears' playoff journey comes to an end.
Chicago led 70-51 at the half and the advantage stayed above 20 points for most of the second half.
The video shows burglars slicing into display cases under the eyes of several Louvre Museum staff members who do not intervene.
A judge and his wife were shot and wounded in their home over the weekend in Lafayette, Indiana.
A jewelry store in Chicago's Little India district was robbed at gunpoint Sunday evening.
A man was arrested and charged this weekend with a string of armed robberies and burglaries within a period of just over an hour earlier this month in Chicago.
The ages of the victims range from 17 to 40, according to Chicago police.
