Former Speaker Dennis Hastert's Settlement In Hush Money Case To Be Finalized Monday
A man who accused Hastert of child sex abuse claims Hastert refused to pay nearly $2 million in agreed-upon hush money.
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Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert Reaches Tentative Settlement Over Payments To Man Who Accuses Him Of Abuse
Former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert has reached a tentative settlement over payments to a man who accused him of child sexual abuse.
Judge: Hastert Victim Broke Terms Of $3.5M Hush-Money Deal
A former student who Dennis Hastert sexually abused decades ago breached an unwritten $3.5 million hush-money agreement with the former U.S. House Speaker by telling family members and a friend about it, an Illinois judge ruled this week.
Illinois Court Upholds Dismissal Of Suit Against Hastert
The unnamed accuser says Hastert abused him when he stopped to use a bathroom at a Yorkville building outside Chicago. He says Hastert warned him not to go to police.
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Statewide, more than 2,000 public officials were convicted of public corruption during the past four decades, with Chicago cases accounting for 1,706 of those cases.
Judge To Dennis Hastert: Stay Away From Porn, Sex Phone Numbers
Five months after leaving a federal prison, former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert faces several new restrictions on his freedom.
Kendall County Judge Dismisses Sex Abuse Suit Against Dennis Hastert
Judge Robert Pilmer said the statute of limitations had expired on the case.
'Serial Child Molester' Dennis Hastert Denies Bathroom Stall Attack
The former speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives now "adamantly denies" he sodomized a fourth-grader in a bathroom stall in the early 1970s.
Serial Child Abuser Dennis Hastert Set To Officially Leave Federal Custody
The former U.S. House speaker is set to officially leave the custody of the Bureau of Prisons and begin two years under court supervision.
Dennis Hastert Mugshot Released
A mugshot taken Monday of U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert was released on Wednesday.
Hastert Leaves Federal Prison In Minnesota, Back In Chicago
Hastert, 75, was sentenced to 15 months in prison last year, and reported to Rochester Federal Medical Center in Minnesota last June.
New Abuse Allegations Detailed Against Hastert
A lawsuit claims a grade-schooler was sexually assaulted by Dennis Hastert in the 1970s in a public restroom. CBS 2's Dorothy Tucker reports.
New Accuser Sues Former Speaker Dennis Hastert, Claims Child Sex Abuse
The lawsuit filed Friday claims Hastert forced himself on a 9- or 10-year-old boy in a Yorkville High School bathroom in the early 1970s.
Illinois Board Terminates Hastert's State Lawmaker Pension
An Illinois retirement board is terminating the pension that imprisoned former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert for his service in the Illinois General Assembly.
Illinois Board To Consider Hastert's State Lawmaker Pension
Illinois officials are poised to consider the status of the pension Dennis Hastert receives for the time the imprisoned former U.S. House speaker served in the state's General Assembly.
Judge Tosses Federal Lawsuit Alleging Hastert Misused Office
A judge has tossed a lawsuit alleging ex-Speaker Dennis Hastert used a taxpayer-funded office to do private business after leaving Congress.
Hastert Demands Hush Money Back, Through Attorneys
Attorneys for disgraced former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert want the $1.7 million back that Hastert paid to keep sexual abuse allegations quiet.
Imprisoned Hastert Fights For Tax-Covered Pension
The ex-U.S. House speaker is now pointing to a technicality to argue that a state body should restore his $17,000-a-year teacher's pension that it yanked after his April 27 sentencing.
Sex Abuse Survivor Urges Lawmakers To Change State Statues On Child Sex Abuse
Cross joined Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan in testifying before the Senate Criminal Law Committee's Subcommittee on Statutes of Limitation.
After Hastert, Illinois Pushes For Change To Child Abuse Law
The attorney general for Illinois is calling on state lawmakers to pass legislation removing statutes of limitations for child sex abuse crimes in response to the case against former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert.
Hastert's Prison Release Date Pushed Back
After initially predicting the former speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives would go free on July 23, 2017, the Federal Bureau of Prisons now apparently expects Hastert to spend a little more time behind bars.
Hastert Lawyer Says Victim's Lawsuit Should Be Thrown Out
The sordid secrets in Dennis Hastert's past began to fully unravel in March 2015, when federal agents approached one of his alleged victims to find out why Hastert was paying him hundreds of thousands of dollars, documents show.
Former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert Reports To Federal Prison
Inmate No. 47991-424 – as Hastert will be known – begins serving a 15-month sentence at the federal prison.
Hastert's Fall From Power: He Reports To Prison Wednesday
Former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert is due to report by Wednesday afternoon to a federal prison in southeastern Minnesota.
Judge Orders Dennis Hastert To Report To Prison By June 22
Former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert has been ordered to report to prison by June 22 to begin serving a 15-month sentence in his hush-money case.
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Shooting that killed 9-year-old boy was act of "revenge" against his grandparents, prosecutors say
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8-year-old girl pleaded "momma, stop!" as mother smothered her with plastic bag, prosecutors say
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Nationwide substitute shortage leads to overcrowded classrooms in Chicago Public Schools
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Chicago has had most mass shootings in U.S. since 2018 -- what's the solution?
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Complaints mount against Chicago's last Black bank: 'It's like the Flintstones'
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19 children and two teachers are dead and several more injured after a gunman opened fire at a Texas elementary school.
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Shooting that killed 9-year-old boy was act of "revenge" against his grandparents, prosecutors say
A third suspect has been charged in a shooting that left a 9-year-old boy dead and his little brother wounded in what prosecutors called "a hailstorm of bullets" in Skokie.
Vehicle blasts right through house in Downers Grove
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8-year-old girl pleaded "momma, stop!" as mother smothered her with plastic bag, prosecutors say
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City to send out police saturation patrols, provide recreation for teens this Memorial Day weekend
For the weekend, the city plans to saturate big gathering spots with officers — with a focus in particular on younger groups of people.
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City to send out police saturation patrols, provide recreation for teens this Memorial Day weekend
For the weekend, the city plans to saturate big gathering spots with officers — with a focus in particular on younger groups of people.
Complaints mount against Chicago's last Black bank: 'It's like the Flintstones'
Complaints against Chicago's last Black bank and federal concerns over its management and record-keeping
Lawsuit claims 13-year-old boy had his hands up when a CPD officer shot him in the back
The lawsuit said the shooting is proof that there is still a "widespread pattern and practice of using excessive force, including deadly force, against African Americans" within the Chicago Police Department.
Getting Hosed: A woman fights the city over a water bill she never should have received and wins
Getting Hosed, our exposé on Chicago's bad water billing, has saved consumers hundreds of thousands of dollars. So we wanted to know - what happens if you take on the City yourself?
Getting Hosed: East Garfield Park resident $64,000 for water bill; 'There must be a mistake'
"They told me to hire a good lawyer, that this is probably a billing issue with the city."
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott invokes Chicago violence, dismisses 'quote-"real"' gun laws
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Early voting for Chicago primary election moved back to Tuesday, May 31
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Getting Hosed: A woman fights the city over a water bill she never should have received and wins
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Baby formula shortage still leaves families desperate, especially those restricted by federal WIC program rules
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Abbott to resume production of baby formula at Sturgis, Michigan plant after recall
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Chicago gas prices hit new record, at more than $5 per gallon
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Chicago, suburbs, collar counties now at high community risk level for COVID-19, CDC says
Chicago Department of Public Health Commissioner Dr. Allison Arwady warned the advance to the high risk level was coming.
Chicago expected to move to "high risk" for COVID-19 on Friday, but no return to mask or vaccine mandates
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Pfizer says 3 of its COVID shots give kids under 5 strong protection
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Expert: Risk for monkeypox is low for overall population
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FDA clears COVID-19 booster shot for healthy kids ages 5 to 11
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City Council committee to vote on Chicago casino plan, which has some neighbors thinking of selling condos and leaving
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Crime and chaos downtown and beyond are keeping tourists away from Chicago
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Carvana tower in Skokie put on hold after Illinois suspends dealer's state license
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FTX cryptocurrency exchange opens new headquarters in Chicago
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Bally's unveils further plans for Chicago casino; some aldermen say it's being pushed through too fast
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Northwestern women's lacrosse trip to Final Four ends with heartbreaking loss to North Carolina
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Dave Chappelle attacked by armed man while onstage in L.A.
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CPD budget allows for 1,300 more officers than are on the force now
CBS 2's Tara Molina got her hands on the numbers involved with the CPD staffing shortage and brought them to a security expert.
Authorities: Girl pleaded 'momma, stop!' as mother smothered her
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City announces plan to prevent violence during Memorial Day weekend
And after two years of COVID-19 restrictions, Chicago is fully open this Memorial Day. CBS 2 Investigator Megan Hickey reports.
Some Chicago public schools do not have classroom doors that lock from inside
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