Homeless Man Gets 50 Years For String Of Sexual Assaults
James Whiteside, 32, pleaded guilty Thursday to three counts of aggravated criminal sexual assault.
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James Whiteside, 32, pleaded guilty Thursday to three counts of aggravated criminal sexual assault.
James Luttinen, 33, faces a level 3 felony count of rape, according to the Porter County sheriff's office.
A South Side man was charged Friday with sexually assaulting a girl on a CTA platform.
A west suburban middle school teacher accused of sexually assaulting a 16-year-old boy on New Year's Day has been ordered held on a $300,000 bond.
John Cegielski, 76, was charged with criminal sexual assault, according to a statement from the DuPage County state's attorney's office.
The person turned himself in to detectives at 11 a.m. Monday, the morning after police released surveillance photos of the suspect, according to a Chicago Police source.
Chicago Police have released surveillance images of a man wanted for sexually assaulting a woman after she left a Red Line station on the North Side early Saturday morning.
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Jeremy J. Lind, 41, was charged with three counts of criminal sexual assault, four counts of traveling to meet a minor, four counts of indecent solicitation of a child, and two counts of aggravated criminal sexual assault, according to Chicago Police. All the charges are felonies.
Jason Hooks, 20, has been charged with two felony counts of aggravated sexual assault, police said.
Chicago Police have released surveillance images of a suspect wanted for sexually assaulting a woman after she left the CTA Harrison Red Line Station early Saturday morning.
A 38-year-old man has been accused of sexually assaulting an 18-year-old woman at a hotel last week in the South Side Kenwood neighborhood.
A DePaul University sophomore was charged with sexually assaulting a 22-year-old woman with developmental disabilities. Joseph Annel, 19, of the 1200 block of West Fullerton Avenue, was charged with criminal sexual assault and appeared in court Sunday.
Renard Winfield, 44, was convicted in July 1998 of six counts of aggravated criminal sexual assault in Cook County and had been held at the Pontiac Correctional Center, about 100 miles southwest of Chicago, according to the Illinois Department of Corrections.
A man has been charged with sexually assaulting a woman a week and a half ago at a bus stop on the Near West Side.
The teen tells police she was walking home near 113th and State at 6 p.m. Tuesday when three strangers approached her. Two of the men distracted the girl while a third struck her in the head, police said.
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Tram Duong Ngoc Nguyen, of the 1500 block of West Wilson Avenue, was charged with a criminal sexual assault, a Class 1 felony, according to a statement from the Niles Police Department.
A northwest suburban man charged with sexually assaulting a 97-year-old woman last month in Arlington Heights has been ordered held on a $5 million bond.
"I have a suggestion for anyone who isn't familiar with the complexities of sexual assault in America: shut up."
"We believe that a person — the complainant's mother — has engaged in an elaborate hoax," Erie County District Attorney Frank Sedita said.
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Carleous Clay, 33, of Lansing, was arrested Sunday night and charged with one felony count of kidnapping Monday, according to the FBI. Clay is being held in Michigan and court proceedings have not yet been scheduled.
Chicago (87-69) reduced its magic number to one and could wrap up a berth if the Diamondbacks lose to the Yankees later Sunday.
Williams departed with a right hamstring injury midway through the fourth quarter.
Williams got hurt while scrambling toward the sideline deep in Vikings territory with about 7 1/2 minutes left.
The McHenry County Sheriff's Office said that a 2024 Toyota Tacoma was traveling westbound on Butternut Drive when the driver failed to negotiate a curve.
CPD says a Jeep sports utility vehicle crashed into the front of the gas station and an unknown number of suspects exited, went inside and stole the ATM.
President Trump said that he has agreed to convert plans for a massive triumphal arch into a "top grade Military Complex," equipped with snipers and drone storage.
President Trump said Friday that three outlets would be banned from the White House, "effective immediately."
Fuel prices continue to climb across the country, and that has U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Illinois) pointing the finger at President Trump.
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The vice president headlines a Council Bluffs rally Friday, his second Iowa stop this year. He's been one of the GOP's most visible midterm surrogates, with trips to Kansas, Wisconsin and Ohio.
Fuel prices continue to climb across the country, and that has U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Illinois) pointing the finger at President Trump.
Nicor customers will get a break on their bills this fall after Illinois Attorney General Kwame Roul reached an agreement with the utility to cut $140 million from its requested rate hike.
Drivers in Chicago and beyond were paying the highest gas prices ever recorded for the Labor Day holiday as millions of Americans were making their way home on Monday.
Around 115 million domestic and international tourists visited Illinois last year, pushing visitor spending past $50 billion for the first time and generating more than $88 billion in total economic impact.
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul filed a lawsuit Thursday against ABC Plumbing, Heating, Cooling & Electric Inc., alleging deceptive business practices.
Nearly half of Americans with medical debt owe at least $2,000, forcing them to make tough choices, new research shows.
A judge on Tuesday was expected to place two shuttered Chicago-area safety-net hospitals into receivership.
Cardinal Blase Cupich and a group of Catholic nuns have joined a federal lawsuit challenging Illinois' Medical Aid in Dying law, which is set to take effect in just over a week.
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Prime Healthcare is drawing criticism after announcing it will stop obstetrics services at three Chicago-area hospitals.
The future of Rate Field was back in the spotlight on Wednesday.
Plans for a new Chicago White Sox stadium in the South Loop have residents near the existing ballpark in Bridgeport concerned, not just because the team might be leaving, but also what might be coming nearby.
A new report from the University of Illinois Chicago said federal immigration enforcement led to $1.26 billion in unspent money at retail establishments and restaurants in Cook County.
Around 115 million domestic and international tourists visited Illinois last year, pushing visitor spending past $50 billion for the first time and generating more than $88 billion in total economic impact.
A new Whole Foods Market is coming to Chicago's Old Town neighborhood.
Duncan Sheik died on Thursday night, his family said.
Aaron Rowe, Beoga, Lukas Graham and Finneas all released statements Tuesday on Instagram saying they were withdrawing from Ed Sheeran's tour.
Performer Macklemore is being dropped from Ed Sheeran's Loop tour after making on-stage statements that some found controversial.
Dubbed the "Designer to the Stars," Bob Mackie won nine Emmy Awards, a Tony Award and was nominated for three Oscars.
The stage was set and the air was humid as rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, took the stage for the first of two Chicago concerts at Soldier Field Thursday night.
Ald. Marty Quinn (13th Ward), who represents West Lawn and Clearing, and Ald. Mike Rodriguez (22nd Ward), who represents Little Village and North Lawndale, spoke with CBS Chicago’s Chris Tye on topics from Brandon Johnson to the potential buyer for the city’s parking meters.
The Manhattan District Attorney's Office had ordered it to be seized so it could be returned to Fritz Grunbaum's family. However, an appellate court panel of judges ruled that the judge and the Manhattan District Attorney's Office inappropriately cited a penal law to seize the drawing.
A fire broke out at an apartment building overnight in northwest suburban Hanover Park, leaving some residents on the second and third floors to jump to safety.
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Williams departed with a right hamstring injury midway through the fourth quarter.
The confrontation between protesters and the agents was caught on video, showing one of the agents using what appeared to be pepper spray.
The McHenry County Sheriff's Office said that a 2024 Toyota Tacoma was traveling westbound on Butternut Drive when the driver failed to negotiate a curve.
CPD says a Jeep sports utility vehicle crashed into the front of the gas station and an unknown number of suspects exited, went inside and stole the ATM.
A woman suffered a gunshot wound to her leg and the officer was also injured due to a ricochet from the gunfire, police said.
The village of Grayslake is touting a new massive data center, but neighbors say they weren't given an opportunity to make their voices heard before the project was approved.
A Cicero woman is suing Uber and a driver after the driver allegedly sexually assaulted her. She and her boyfriend said Uber hired him despite the driver having a criminal background.
Both hospitals were supposed to be placed in receivership, but after five hours of closed-door negotiations on Tuesday, it is still unclear what the future holds for both hospitals.
Chicago police crime data show 255 reported crimes in the last two years on the two blocks where the former Hard Rock and Rainforest cafés sit vacant. Neighbors have been calling the city about the alley between them for six years.
A three-year effort by the Cook County Sheriff's Office to help bring down crime on the Magnificent Mile in downtown Chicago appears to be working.
Chicago (87-69) reduced its magic number to one and could wrap up a berth if the Diamondbacks lose to the Yankees later Sunday.
Williams departed with a right hamstring injury midway through the fourth quarter.
Williams got hurt while scrambling toward the sideline deep in Vikings territory with about 7 1/2 minutes left.
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Notre Dame outscored Michigan State 10-0 in the second half, limiting the Spartans (2-1) to 40 yards of offense over the final two quarters.
An off duty Cook County Sheriff's correctional officer was among three men injured in a shooting during fight in River North early Saturday morning.
A man was found dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound after firing shots at an Indiana State Police trooper and fleeing the scene on Friday afternoon in rural LaPorte County.
A second person has been charged with killing a man by pushing him out of a moving CTA Red Line train last week on the South Side.
Darreon Plummer's flight to Washington state after Da'J Flowers was killed was itself evidence he committed the crime, the judge said, rejecting a defense request for electronic monitoring.
Inside the home, owned by Eugene Horsch and connected to his father, R.C. Horsch, authorities have found a trove of digital images, a so-called laboratory of chemicals and a small marijuana grow operation.
