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Federal prosecutors link Lil Durk to 2022 Chicago murder ahead of detention hearing Newly unsealed court records now link embattled Chicago rapper Lil Durk — already facing murder-for-hire charges in Los Angeles — to the fatal 2022 shooting of an alleged gang leader outside a comm…

Newly unsealed court records now link embattled Chicago rapper Lil Durk — already facing murder-for-hire charges in Los Angeles — to the fatal 2022 shooting of an alleged gang leader outside a community center on Chicago’s Far South Side.

Appeals court overturns conviction against former Northwestern Professor accused in knife slaying of boyfriend An Illinois appeals court on Friday overturned the murder conviction for a former Northwestern University professor who was convicted in the gruesome killing of his boyfriend, ruling that a Cook Co…

An Illinois appeals court on Friday overturned the murder conviction of a former Northwestern University professor who was convicted in the gruesome killing of his boyfriend, ruling that a Cook County judge unlawfully barred him access to his attorney during the trial.

‘Sir, you’ve been with prostitutes right?: FBI mole Daniel Solis on hot seat in Madigan corruption trial Daniel Solis, the former Chicago alderman at the center of the federal prosecution of Michael Madigan faced questions from the once-powerful politician’s lawyers Monday.

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High-profile police commander tied to troubled Kevin Jackson case John Foster has risen through the ranks of the Chicago Police Department, earning praise and promotions, despite ties to the troubled case of Kevin Jackson, who was released from prison last month.

One of the detectives retired last year, the other — described as “the best investigator in the Chicago Police Department” — is now the commander of Area 5 detectives, promoted in 2023 by interim CPD Supt. Fred Waller.

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‘Magic list’ of Madigan-connected lobbyists shown to jury in ex-speaker’s corruption trial Federal prosecutors show Madigan jury his co-defendant Michael McClain’s ‘magic list’ of lobbyists, alleging McClain was secretly helping a select group of former Madigan staffers…

Jury sees “Magic List” of Madigan-linked lobbyists

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