East Chicago Man Wants Murder Conviction Tossed
An East Chicago Imperial Gangsters member says his racketeering and murder conviction should be tossed partly because he thinks one of his jurors has ties to a rival gang.
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An East Chicago Imperial Gangsters member says his racketeering and murder conviction should be tossed partly because he thinks one of his jurors has ties to a rival gang.
When a 14-year-old Chicago girl was arrested on charges that she shot and killed another 14-year-old Chicago girl, much of the attention centered on how the shooting stemmed from an argument over a boy that was playing out on Facebook.
A man has been charged with fatally shooting Chicago rapper Twista's security guard, a man who was found dead in February after a fire in the South Chicago neighborhood.
Police in Mundelein say they've not yet been able to question a hospitalized man about the apparent murder of an Island Lake woman.
Angel Santiago was working as a truck driver for Krispy Kreme in January 2012 when he got jealous after learning from text messages on her phone that Antonia Berrios, 33, had a new boyfriend.
Jurors found 26-year-old D'Andre Howard guilty of murdering the father, sister and grandmother of his ex-fiancé, Amanda Engelhardt in 2009.
A former north suburban man sentenced to death last Friday in Virginia murder will likely stand trial in Lake County later this summer for the brutal murder of two young girls on Mother's Day 2005.
Chicago police have announced an arrest and charges in the murder of a local businessman who was shot earlier this year while collecting rent from tenants.
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A woman who watched her ex-fiancée allegedly kill three members of her family testified in court Wednesday.
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Torolan Williams, 28, killed the victims with the help of his cohort Michael King on April 23, 2008, prosecutors said. Earlier this week, Williams' high school friend and accomplice testified against him.
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Elvin L. Prince, Jr., 27, allegedly shot and killed 17-year-old Kayshaun Hall from a vehicle Monday evening in the 8400 block of South Kedzie Avenue.
A man serving two life sentences for two killings was back in court Monday to stand trial in the deaths of four others, including a young boy.
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