Juror dismissed from corruption trial of former Ald. Ed Burke due to illness
One of the alternates will replace her on the panel of 12 jurors who will ultimately hand down a verdict.
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One of the alternates will replace her on the panel of 12 jurors who will ultimately hand down a verdict.
"Well, I'm not very, um, fond of the way they've conducted themselves up until this point, and as far as I'm concerned, they can go (expletive) themselves. Good luck getting it on the agenda."
"Last time we met, I got my son at Ignatius (College Prep) and a big mortgage. We talked about a marketing arrangement. I want to get my son in college and it's very important to me."
The trial could serve as a window into how prosecutors will go after former President Donald Trump and how they use rap lyrics as evidence.
"I'd also like to get some of his law business," Burke said in a recorded phone call regarding the owner of hundreds of Burger Kings, including one in his ward seeking permits for a remodeling project.
When top brass at the Field Museum realized they had upset Ed Burke, an influential voice that could derail plans for a fee increase six years ago, they hatched a plan to make him happy.
Opening statements in the corruption trial against former Chicago 14th Ward Alderman Ed Burke began on Thursday after a jury was seated. The trial was on hold since one of the attorneys involved came down with COVID last week. The group of 12 jurors was made up of nine women and three men, including only two from Chicago.
The feds have accused Burke of abusing his power at city hall to steer business to his private law firm — pressuring clients from Binny's, to a Burger King franchisee, to those refurbishing the Old Post Office building downtown.
CBS News' Naomi Ruchim reports the judge reminded the former president that these proceedings are not a political rally.
Nicholas Trutenko and Andrew Horvat are charged in connection with the wrongful prosecution of Jackie Wilson.
The trial began Monday for two former assistant Cook County state's attorneys accused of the fallout over a man who was wrongfully convicted. Jackie Wilson and his brother were charged with killing two police officers in 1982.
CBS 2's Darius Johnson reports Carlos Acosta and Andrew Polovin are accused of ignoring red flags that might have saved A.J.'s life. The five-year-old was murdered by his parents in 2019.
The trial is expected to provide insight into Chicago's "Drill" music scene and its effect on violence in the city.
FBG Duck, also known as Carlton Weekly, was shot and killed while shopping on Oak Street back in August 2020. Police said the shooters were all members of the O-Block street gang.
Two Chicago police officers have been acquitted of all charges in the shooting of an unarmed man last year in the Pilsen neighborhood. Sgt. Christopher Liakopoulos and Officer Ruben Reynoso were found not guilty of felony charges of aggravated battery and official misconduct in the shooting of 23-year-old Miguel Medina on July 22, 2022, following a bench trial in Cook County.
Two former DCFS workers are now on trial, charged with mishandling his case. CBS 2's Andrew Ramos has been monitoring the trial.
More than four years after the horrific murder of 5-year-old A.J. Fruend resulted in the arrests and convictions of his parents, the former DCFS workers accused of mishandling the child's care were in court.
Mapes was charged with making false statements to a grand jury investigating public corruption allegations and obstructing justice.
It will take a little longer for a judge to rule on the motion to dismiss charges against the father of the man accused of the Highland Park parade shooting last year.
Mapes is accused of lying to the grand jury that investigated Madigan, who is facing trial himself next year.
The actor had faced nine sexual offense charges related to incidents reported by four men that allegedly took place between 2001 and 2013 in the U.K.
Prosecutors said Crimo Junior signed his son's firearm owner ID (FOID) card while knowing his son had expressed violent ideas.
A judge on Friday found a Chicago police sergeant not guilty on charges related to an incident in which he pinned a 14-year-old boy to the ground. The incident happened last summer.
A judge on Friday found a Chicago police sergeant not guilty on charges related to an incident in which he pinned a 14-year-old boy to the ground. The incident happened last summer.
"I didn't know what this man would do to me. I thought I might even lose my life."
