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Crooked ex-cop wants out of prison early for informing on others
Corrupt former Chicago cop Jerome Finnigan says he has fed the government details about crimes involving a variety of people — from other cops to a U.S. border agent to a doctor — since he was charged...
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In addressing violence, mayor plans to confront absentee fathers
Mayor Rahm Emanuel has been raising eyebrows with his private previews of an upcoming policy address on violence, in which he confronts the issue of absentee fathers in African-American families....
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CPD officer indicted by feds in 2013 shooting of two teens
A retired Cook County judge and the lawyer for two teenagers shot in 2013 by a Chicago Police officer are both hailing a federal grand jury’s decision to indict him with civil-rights violations. Marco...
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Every Chicago patrol officer to wear a body camera by 2018
Chicago officials have decided to expand the use of police-worn body cameras throughout the city following a pilot program that began in 2015 but has raised questions about whether officers always turn...
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Chicago DEA boss says agents are in China to fight fentanyl here
U.S. drug agents are working in China with the help of the government there to crack down on the manufacture of fentanyl — a powerful additive to heroin that’s responsible for a spike in deaths in Cook...
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CPD to hire nearly 1,000 cops to combat surge in Chicago violence
The Chicago Police Department will launch a two-year hiring blitz that will add 970 police officers to confront a 50 percent spike in homicides and improve detectives’ ability to solve crimes, the...
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Suburban postal worker charged with delivering drugs
A U.S. postal worker in the south suburbs is charged with making special deliveries — of the illegal variety. Marvin Jones, who worked in the Tinley Park post office, is accused of picking up packages...
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CPS students safer despite rising Chicago violence, officials say
As Mayor Rahm Emanuel prepared to deliver his address on curbing Chicago’s rampant crime, city officials Wednesday pointed to decreases in student violence as one “glimmer of hope.” One-third fewer...
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Cop charged with shooting 2 teens balks at request to give up gun
A Chicago Police officer charged with violating the civil rights of two teenagers he shot is afraid he will lose his paycheck if he’s forced to give up his gun and state firearm owner’s identification...
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Dozens nabbed in fentanyl probe tied to spike in Chicago deaths
Chicago Police have arrested 33 people in connection with a huge spike in deaths from fentanyl-laced heroin this year, authorities said Friday. Fentanyl manufactured in China is up to 50 times more...
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Man charged in overdose death of Chicago cop’s stepdaughter
When Sydney Schergen died of a drug overdose last year, Theresa Almanza found herself in an unusual position. Almanza, a Chicago Police Department gang-crimes officer accustomed to solving crimes...
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Indicted Chicago cop agrees to give up his gun
A Chicago Police officer has agreed to give up his gun and state firearm owner’s ID card while facing federal charges alleging he violated two teenagers’ civil rights. Marco Proano, 41, shot the teens...
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Two decades later, two murder cases unravel
A Cook County judge on Tuesday vacated the conviction of a Chicago man sent to prison in the sexual assault and killing of a 6-year-old boy in 1992. Mark Maxson is the 15th person whose conviction was...
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Wrongfully convicted man set free; suspect charged in ’92 murder
A convicted killer was charged Tuesday with the 1992 murder of a 6-year-old boy after prosecutors moved to vacate the conviction of a man who wrongfully served more than two decades for the crime....
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Accused killer wrote to boy’s family, wrongly convicted man
Osborne Wade allegedly took a 6-year-old boy into a garage to molest him and stabbed him to death in 1992, authorities say. For decades, they say, Wade, 42, walked the earth free, while an innocent man...
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Wrongfully convicted man sues city for $54 million
A Chicago man released from prison after DNA evidence showed he was wrongfully convicted of a 1992 murder is seeking $54 million in a lawsuit his attorneys filed Friday against the city. Mark Maxson,...
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Wrongfully convicted man, Mark Maxson, joins 21st century
Mark Maxson was unable to attend the funerals of his two brothers. He never touched a laptop computer or a cellphone. And his only window to the world was a TV and a radio that his mother bought for...
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Thousands sign petition criticizing Chicago fire commissioner
More than 2,300 people have signed a petition criticizing Chicago Fire Commissioner Jose Santiago in connection with the suspension of one of his lieutenants for refusing an order. Lt. Steven Spallina...
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CPD settles lawsuit seeking records on secret cellular trackers
The Chicago Police Department has settled a lawsuit that sought records showing how it has used secret cellular tracking systems — known by several brand names including StingRay, the lawyer who filed...
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