Get local news delivered to your inbox!Enjoy unlimited articles at one of our lowest prices ever. You can cancel at any time!Loading&hellp;{{title}}{{description}}{{banner}}(renews at {{format_dollars}}{{start_price}}{{format_cents}}/month + tax){{tagline}}{{special_title}}{{html}}You have permission to edit this article.© 2022 Lee EnterprisesShare ThisWatch now: Kyle Rittenhouse fixated on social media, asked for a lawyer after shootings, new video showsShare thisand his mother fixated on , according to video released Monday that also shows the teen immediately asked for a lawyer when...…Get local news delivered to your inbox!Enjoy unlimited articles at one of our lowest prices ever. You can cancel at any time!Loading&hellp;{{title}}{{description}}{{banner}}(renews at {{format_dollars}}{{start_price}}{{format_cents}}/month + tax){{tagline}}{{special_title}}{{html}}You have permission to edit this article.© 2022 Lee EnterprisesShare ThisWatch now: Kyle Rittenhouse fixated on social media, asked for a lawyer after shootings, new video showsShare thisand his mother fixated on , according to video released Monday that also shows the teen immediately asked for a lawyer when...WW…

AdvertisementBy Chicago TribuneJan 24, 2021 at 7:02 pmA Chicago police officer choked an arrestee in the back seat of a police SUV for more than 10 seconds after the arrestee used a racial slur, officials alleged.Louis Garcia, a 17-year veteran of the department, was charged by Cook County prosecutors with official misconduct this week, though the incident occurred in May 2019.AdvertisementOn Friday, Judge David Navarro ordered Garcia held on $25,000 bond. Records show he posted the necessary $2,500 to be released.Garcia and another officer were on patrol near 89th Street and Commercial...…AdvertisementBy Chicago TribuneJan 24, 2021 at 7:02 pmA Chicago police officer choked an arrestee in the back seat of a police SUV for more than 10 seconds after the arrestee used a racial slur, officials alleged.Louis Garcia, a 17-year veteran of the department, was charged by Cook County prosecutors with official misconduct this week, though the incident occurred in May 2019.AdvertisementOn Friday, Judge David Navarro ordered Garcia held on $25,000 bond. Records show he posted the necessary $2,500 to be released.Garcia and another officer were on patrol near 89th Street and Commercial...WW…

AdvertisementBy Chicago TribuneJan 22, 2021 at 1:03 pmCook County court officials want to resume jury trials earlier than many expected, attempting to strike a balance as COVID-19 spreads while a backlog of cases builds and some defendants languish behind bars.But an initial target date to bring jurors back as early as mid-February — a plan met with skepticism from much of the courthouse rank and file — has already been scrapped, officials said, and there is no firm deadline. Jury notices that were intended to go out this week have not been sent.Advertisement“Trials could begin next month,...…AdvertisementBy Chicago TribuneJan 22, 2021 at 1:03 pmCook County court officials want to resume jury trials earlier than many expected, attempting to strike a balance as COVID-19 spreads while a backlog of cases builds and some defendants languish behind bars.But an initial target date to bring jurors back as early as mid-February — a plan met with skepticism from much of the courthouse rank and file — has already been scrapped, officials said, and there is no firm deadline. Jury notices that were intended to go out this week have not been sent.Advertisement“Trials could begin next month,...WW…

AdvertisementBy Chicago TribuneJan 13, 2021 at 5:57 pmA Chicago man was arrested Wednesday on federal charges alleging he participated in last week’s mob attack on the U.S. Capitol, posting a photo of the plaque outside House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s ransacked office.Kevin Lyons, 40, of the Gladstone Park neighborhood on the Northwest Side, was charged in a criminal complaint in Washington with misdemeanor counts of knowingly entering a restricted building without lawful authority, and violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds. Authorities said he also took phone videos while in...…AdvertisementBy Chicago TribuneJan 13, 2021 at 5:57 pmA Chicago man was arrested Wednesday on federal charges alleging he participated in last week’s mob attack on the U.S. Capitol, posting a photo of the plaque outside House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s ransacked office.Kevin Lyons, 40, of the Gladstone Park neighborhood on the Northwest Side, was charged in a criminal complaint in Washington with misdemeanor counts of knowingly entering a restricted building without lawful authority, and violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds. Authorities said he also took phone videos while in...WW…

AdvertisementBy Chicago TribuneJan 07, 2021 at 3:11 pmEx-Ald. Proco “Joe” Moreno was booked into Cook County Jail on Thursday after a judge ordered him into custody for picking up DUI and reckless driving charges while out on bond for his pending insurance fraud case.Judge William Hooks went above and beyond prosecutors’ request to simply impose stricter bond conditions such as drug-testing and a curfew. Instead, he called Moreno “a danger to the community” during a videoconferenced court hearing and ordered the former alderman to turn himself in.Advertisement“Right now, he’s remanded (to...…AdvertisementBy Chicago TribuneJan 07, 2021 at 3:11 pmEx-Ald. Proco “Joe” Moreno was booked into Cook County Jail on Thursday after a judge ordered him into custody for picking up DUI and reckless driving charges while out on bond for his pending insurance fraud case.Judge William Hooks went above and beyond prosecutors’ request to simply impose stricter bond conditions such as drug-testing and a curfew. Instead, he called Moreno “a danger to the community” during a videoconferenced court hearing and ordered the former alderman to turn himself in.Advertisement“Right now, he’s remanded (to...WW…

By Dec 20, 2020 at 5:00 amAdvertisementOn a cold Saturday at the end of October, the corner of Division Street and Cleveland Avenue was consecrated.A small crowd bowed their heads and prayed along with a man whose voice projected out to the whole block. “We glorify your name, Lord God, for the life and the legacy of Janari Ricks.”They stood next to new condos whose listings boast of soaking tubs and wraparound balconies. A couple of blocks south were the Cabrini-Green rowhouses, the last vestige of the old neighborhood, where Janari lived and died.Jalisa Ford, Janari’s mother, bowed her...…By Dec 20, 2020 at 5:00 amAdvertisementOn a cold Saturday at the end of October, the corner of Division Street and Cleveland Avenue was consecrated.A small crowd bowed their heads and prayed along with a man whose voice projected out to the whole block. “We glorify your name, Lord God, for the life and the legacy of Janari Ricks.”They stood next to new condos whose listings boast of soaking tubs and wraparound balconies. A couple of blocks south were the Cabrini-Green rowhouses, the last vestige of the old neighborhood, where Janari lived and died.Jalisa Ford, Janari’s mother, bowed her...WW…

AdvertisementBy Chicago TribuneNov 09, 2020 at 5:00 amOn Oct. 30, friends and family of Reinaldo “Reii” Sanchez gathered on what would have been his 29th birthday, a step toward healing after he was fatally stabbed last year in Portage Park.As they lighted lanterns and released balloons, they didn’t know that two days earlier the man charged in his killing had violated his house arrest, fled Illinois, and pulled a gun on two sheriff’s deputies some 250 miles away.AdvertisementSanchez’s mother, Guillermina, was watching the television news when she saw that Juan Torkelson — who allegedly...…AdvertisementBy Chicago TribuneNov 09, 2020 at 5:00 amOn Oct. 30, friends and family of Reinaldo “Reii” Sanchez gathered on what would have been his 29th birthday, a step toward healing after he was fatally stabbed last year in Portage Park.As they lighted lanterns and released balloons, they didn’t know that two days earlier the man charged in his killing had violated his house arrest, fled Illinois, and pulled a gun on two sheriff’s deputies some 250 miles away.AdvertisementSanchez’s mother, Guillermina, was watching the television news when she saw that Juan Torkelson — who allegedly...WW…

AdvertisementBy Chicago TribuneSep 24, 2020 at 12:06 pmA lone cowboy rode out from obscurity this summer and into local fame, an oddball bright spot in a bleak year.The Dreadhead Cowboy — born Adam Hollingsworth — became a social media sensation, a mainstay at Black Lives Matter protests, , a friend to children across the city.AdvertisementBut his gallop down the Dan Ryan Expressway this week ended in ugly allegations that he criminally mistreated his horse, which may now need to be euthanized, Cook County prosecutors said.Hollingsworth was ordered held on $25,000 bond at a hearing...…AdvertisementBy Chicago TribuneSep 24, 2020 at 12:06 pmA lone cowboy rode out from obscurity this summer and into local fame, an oddball bright spot in a bleak year.The Dreadhead Cowboy — born Adam Hollingsworth — became a social media sensation, a mainstay at Black Lives Matter protests, , a friend to children across the city.AdvertisementBut his gallop down the Dan Ryan Expressway this week ended in ugly allegations that he criminally mistreated his horse, which may now need to be euthanized, Cook County prosecutors said.Hollingsworth was ordered held on $25,000 bond at a hearing...WW…

AdvertisementBy Chicago TribuneSep 09, 2020 at 6:57 pmAn 18-year-old man accused of grabbing a Walgreens employee by the neck, dragging her to the front of the store and stabbing her to death was on electronic monitoring in a separate case until just days before the , the Tribune has learned.Sources said Sincere Williams, who was ordered held without bail at a hearing Wednesday, has a pending juvenile case from an incident where he allegedly broke into a suburban gun store this spring. Williams allegedly stole several firearms and was arrested shortly afterward, sources said, and had been...…AdvertisementBy Chicago TribuneSep 09, 2020 at 6:57 pmAn 18-year-old man accused of grabbing a Walgreens employee by the neck, dragging her to the front of the store and stabbing her to death was on electronic monitoring in a separate case until just days before the , the Tribune has learned.Sources said Sincere Williams, who was ordered held without bail at a hearing Wednesday, has a pending juvenile case from an incident where he allegedly broke into a suburban gun store this spring. Williams allegedly stole several firearms and was arrested shortly afterward, sources said, and had been...WW…

AdvertisementBy Chicago TribuneAug 20, 2020 at 12:46 pmMayor Lori Lightfoot defended the Chicago Police Department’s being able to demonstrate on the block where she lives, telling reporters Thursday that she and her family at times require heightened security because of threats she receives daily.Lightfoot refused to elaborate on the specific threats, but said she receives them daily against herself, her wife and her home. Comparisons to how the Police Department has protected previous mayors’ homes, such as Rahm Emanuel’s Ravenswood residence, are unfair because “this is a different time...…AdvertisementBy Chicago TribuneAug 20, 2020 at 12:46 pmMayor Lori Lightfoot defended the Chicago Police Department’s being able to demonstrate on the block where she lives, telling reporters Thursday that she and her family at times require heightened security because of threats she receives daily.Lightfoot refused to elaborate on the specific threats, but said she receives them daily against herself, her wife and her home. Comparisons to how the Police Department has protected previous mayors’ homes, such as Rahm Emanuel’s Ravenswood residence, are unfair because “this is a different time...WW…