Drew Peterson back in court, attorneys granted fitness evaluation
Peterson is due back in court next month.
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Peterson is due back in court next month.
It was his first appearance since his lawyers filed a petition to overturn his 2012 conviction. He claimed he was denied effective legal representation when he wasn't allowed to testify in his murder trial.
Former Bolingbrook Police Sgt. Drew Peterson's new attorney on Monday asked for more time to prepare for a hearing seeking to vacate his 2012 conviction in the murder of his third wife, Kathleen Savio.
A Will County judge says he found a "gist of a constitutional" claim in Peterson's hand-written petition to vacate his conviction.
In 2012, Peterson was convicted of killing his third wife, Kathleen Savio, and was sentenced to 38 years in prison.
The search is not over for missing Bolingbrook mother Stacy Peterson, nearly 14 years after her disappearance. In the years since, her husband Drew Peterson went to prison, her children grew up without their mother, and the Peterson family is fractured.
Authorities were searching in Lockport Tuesday in the search for Stacy Peterson – the fourth wife of convicted murderer Drew Peterson who has been missing for 14 years – but Peterson's sister said she was told nothing was found.
Convicted killer Drew Peterson has been transferred out of federal prison.
Attorney Joel A. Brodsky, who represented convicted wife killer Drew Peterson, has been suspended from practicing law in Illinois effective immediately, according to the Illinois Supreme Court.
The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear former Chicago-area police officer Drew Peterson's appeal of his murder conviction following the drowning death of his third wife.
Drew Peterson has filed an appeal with the U.S. Supreme Court to reconsider hearsay evidence in a murder conviction upheld last year by the Illinois Supreme Court.
Stacy wanted out of her marriage to Drew when she vanished.
The use of hearsay testimony to convict former Chicago-area police officer Drew Peterson in the death of his third wife was proper, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled Thursday in upholding the conviction.
The motivation for the attack was to get some of the convicted murderer's belongings and sell them on eBay, a source tells WBBM.
In February, Drew Peterson was transferred from the Menard Correctional Center to a high-security federal prison in Terre Haute, Indiana.
The reason for convicted wife killer Drew Peterson's transfer from an Illinois prison to a federal facility in Indiana remained a mystery on Wednesday, but his attorney said whatever the basis might be, the former Bolingbrook police officer is "probably better off."
Convicted killer Drew Peterson, serving a total of 78 years in prison, was no longer in state custody on Tuesday, but Illinois Department of Corrections officials would not provide his whereabouts.
"I think this is the first time I ever even said that out loud that I think he probably did it," Stephen Peterson said.
Peterson's lawyer, Steve Greenberg, argues that just being convicted in Savio's death does not allow the board to revoke Peterson's pension benefits.
Former Bolingbrook police officer Drew Peterson was sentenced to 40 years in prison Friday for trying to hire someone to kill the prosecutor who helped to convict him in the murder of his third wife.
Drew Peterson will be sentenced on Friday for trying to hire someone to kill the prosecutor who helped to convict him in the killing of his third wife.
From a courtroom outburst to prison cell conversations, the recordings presented at Drew Peterson's latest trial were released on Tuesday.
Jurors have found former suburban Chicago police officer Drew Peterson guilty of trying to hire someone to kill the prosecutor who helped convict him in his third wife's death.
The murder-for-hire trial of former suburban Chicago police officer Drew Peterson is winding down.
The former suburban Chicago police officer can be heard telling Antonio Smith "there was no turning back" on the hit, in recordings played Tuesday in a southern Illinois courtroom.
A teddy bear stolen during the downtown Chicago teen takeover Friday was found thanks to some help from a police helicopter.
One person was injured in a four-vehicle crash on I-57 in the south Chicago suburb of Markham during the midday hours Monday.
A 76-year-old woman was found dead in a home in the southwest Chicago suburb of Oak Lawn this past weekend, and police said they have identified a person of interest in her death.
Behind some of the viral physiques lies a troubling trend: the use of a powerful drug never approved for humans.
The Chicago Sky are trading two-time All-Star Angel Reese to the Atlanta Dream in exchange for two first-round draft picks.
President Trump is holding a news conference at the White House following the successful rescue of a U.S. airman inside Iran.
A U.S. crew member who went missing when an F-15E fighter jet was shot down over a remote area of Iran has been rescued by U.S. forces.
President Trump ordered the Department of Homeland Security to find a way to pay "each and every employee" of the agency.
The Illinois Accountability Commission is asking the federal officials who ran Operation Midway Blitz to testify at two hearings on federal agents' tactics during last year's immigration crackdown in Chicago.
Officials from 23 states and the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit seeking to block President Trump's executive order that aims to restrict mail voting.
A passenger on an American Airlines flight from New York to Chicago has been charged with making a false bomb threat that forced an emergency landing at Detroit Metro Airport last month, according to a federal criminal complaint.
Skyrocketing property taxes continue to be a hot-button issue in Cook County — particularly since last fall, when many residents saw their tax bills increase by 100% or more.
Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias this weekend issued a warning about a surge in text messages that falsely claim to come from his office or the DMV within it.
Tenants at a South Loop luxury high-rise that has been plagued with problems like broken elevators are vowing to fight five-day eviction notices.
It's become an annual March Madness tradition at CBS Chicago, pitting our city's best eateries in direct competition in a foodie bracket challenge. We did pizza, we've done Italian beef, we've done Chicago dogs. This year, we're taking flight with wings.
Allergy season is here, and the dreaded pollen can trigger sneezing, congestion, wheezing, and shortness of breath.
Northwestern Medicine and the American Red Cross teamed up for a community blood drive in Chicago on Monday morning.
Ending domestic violence is the goal of groups and advocates all over the world, and some experts in Chicago say it is time to become less reactive and more proactive when it comes to the people causing harm.
A new Iowa law bans local nondiscrimination protections on the basis of gender identity after the state became the first in the U.S. to roll back its civil rights code last year.
Food containing norovirus may smell and taste normal but still cause serious illness if consumed, FDA warns.
A new restaurant has joined the busy stretch of Halsted Street toward the south end of Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood that is also home to Alinea and Boka.
The federal government is suing Illinois, Connecticut and Arizona over efforts to regulate prediction market operators such as Kalshi and Polymarket.
The owners of the popular Uncommon Ground restaurant, live music venue, and brewery in Chicago's Wrigleyville community announced this week that they're looking for a successor to take over the business.
Chicago consistently ranks in the top three cities in Fortune 500 company headquarters, and now a competition has been launched to build on Chicago's power in business.
The flagship Ann Sather restaurant on Belmont Avenue in Chicago's Lakeview community will be moving later this year, a restaurant representative said Tuesday.
"Beverly Hills, 90210" actress Tori Spelling was involved in a two-car crash in Temecula on Thursday night, according to her manager and Riverside County Sheriff's Office officials.
Chicago blues legend Muddy Waters' birthday is Saturday, and in his memory his eldest son is putting on a concert in Chicago.
A federal judge in New York has tossed out actor Blake Lively's sexual harassment claims against actor Justin Baldoni over their roles in the movie "It Ends With Us," but left intact a claim for retaliation.
Atlanta rapper Gucci Mane was lured to a Dallas studio for a meeting, then allegedly kidnapped and robbed by a group including rappers Pooh Shiesty and Big30.
When Jean-Luc Godard's "Hail Mary" opened in Chicago on April 4, 1986, it drew a throng of angry protesters who considered the film an affront to their faith.
Meteorologist David Yeomans has your 11 a.m. First Alert Weather forecast for Monday, April 6, 2026.
Metra's electronic ticket scanning pilot program officially launched Monday at some downtown Chicago stations.
Big Bear bald eagles Jackie and Shadow are parents again; their second bald eaglet hatched over the weekend in San Bernardino National Forest.
Artemis II astronauts are expected to make history Monday when they travel farther from Earth than any humans in history. The astronauts are conducting a lunar flyby that is also set to make them the first humans to see some parts of the far side of the moon with the naked eye.
Iran has rejected the latest ceasefire proposal presented by negotiators. A White House official said President Trump also has not signed off on it, as the president says Iran is on a deadline to open up the Strait of Hormuz or face consequences.
Two police officers were hurt in a crash early Monday morning in west suburban Cicero while chasing burglary suspects, town officials said.
In March 2021, in Little Village, a police officer chased Adam Toledo on foot after shots were fired on a street corner.
A teddy bear stolen during the downtown Chicago teen takeover Friday was found thanks to some help from a police helicopter.
One person was injured in a four-vehicle crash on I-57 in the south Chicago suburb of Markham during the midday hours Monday.
A 76-year-old woman was found dead in a home in the southwest Chicago suburb of Oak Lawn this past weekend, and police said they have identified a person of interest in her death.
A Morgan Park family is still in shock after a staggering 300% spike in their latest property tax bill, and the man poised to take over as Cook County Assessor at the end of the year says it's an error he wants to make sure doesn't happen again.
Researchers at the University of Chicago have built a "self-driving" lab that uses robotics and artificial intelligence to accelerate work that would take humans weeks or months to complete.
Johnson said the position was temporary, but when the chief homelessness officer was first appointed, she told CBS News Chicago that her role was funded for three years, not two.
A former stand-out college football star with a criminal history has been convicted of sexually abusing foster children who were in the care of a Chicago facility at the center of a massive investigation.
Two more women have filed lawsuits against Massage Envy, accusing the company of failing to protect them against sexual assaults by two of their therapists.
The Chicago Sky are trading two-time All-Star Angel Reese to the Atlanta Dream in exchange for two first-round draft picks.
Dansby Swanson hit a two-run homer and Matt Shaw and Happ added solo shots for Chicago in Game 2.
The Bulls missed four shots on their next possession, including three straight at point-blank range by Leonard Miller, before Booker made a 3 to make 117-108 with 1:33 remaining.
Amaya's hard shot to right-center field off Connor Brogdon (2-1) scored pinch-runner Dylan Carlson from second base.
Miguel Vargas had an RBI triple, and Lenyn Sosa and Austin Hays each drove in a run as the White Sox opened 3-0 at home for the first time since 2004.
The woman accused of killing her on-and-off-again boyfriend and his parents in Chicago's south suburbs was due in court Monday.
Thieves stole an ATM in a crash-and-grab burglary at a BP gas station in Chicago's Uptown neighborhood early Monday.
A man shot and killed someone who came into his home and started charging at him in Chicago's South Deering community, police said early Monday.
A man was due in court Sunday after being arrested and charged with hitting a woman with a vehicle last week and then running off in Chicago's South Austin neighborhood.
A man was stabbed to death in a fight in Chicago's Washington Heights neighborhood early Sunday morning.
