Citing lax federal regulation, San Francisco officials on Tuesday proposed banning the sale of e-cigarettes not reviewed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and stopping e-cigarette companies from doing business on city property.
Read moreA union representing Chicago police officers claims in court that an oversight commission is violating Illinois law by using uncertified personnel to lead investigations into officer-involved shootings.
Read moreShining a light on the consensual affair between a pair of government prosecutors, a federal judge ruled that their privacy rights are outweighed by the interest in public accountability.
Read moreA grand jury in Chicago indicted “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett on 16 felony counts related to making a false report that he was attacked by two men who shouted racial and homophobic slurs.
Read moreA group of recent home sellers filed a class action antitrust lawsuit against multiple realty agencies in federal court in Chicago Wednesday, alleging the agencies conspired to develop a commission scheme that significantly inflated the cost of selling their homes.
Read moreShawn Cotton no longer drives his $55,000, bright pink Corvette to work because he’s afraid it could get him killed, like his friend. But there are two things he won’t leave home without: his bulletproof vest and the 9 mm pistol he slips into his pocket.
Read moreLori Lightfoot and Toni Preckwinkle, both progressive black women, won the most votes in Tuesday’s Chicago mayoral election and will head to a runoff election in April.
Read moreJust a day before the election, the Chicago mayor’s race is a toss-up, with no dominant candidate leading the 14-person pack and the scent of corruption trailing the establishment candidates.
Read moreR&B singer R. Kelly’s attorney entered a not guilty plea on behalf of his client Monday as the singer faces multiple charges of sexual abuse in Chicago.
Read moreIllinois prosecutors on Friday hit R&B singer R. Kelly with 10 counts of aggravated sexual abuse following decades of misconduct allegations swirling around the Chicago native.
Read morePolice tapped into Chicago’s vast network of surveillance cameras — and even some homeowners’ doorbell cameras — to track down two brothers who claimed they were paid by “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett to stage an attack on him, the latest example of the city’s high-tech approach to public safety.
Read more“Empire” actor Jussie Smollett turned himself in early Thursday to face accusations that he filed a police report when he told authorities he was attacked in Chicago by two men who hurled racist and anti-gay slurs and looped a rope around his neck, police said.
Read moreA federal judge ruled Tuesday that a lawsuit over the construction of former President Barack Obama’s presidential library in a Chicago park will proceed, denying in part a city attorneys’ motion to dismiss the suit.
Read moreOdds may still favor the eventual construction of former President Barack Obama’s $500 million museum and library in a public park along Chicago’s lakeshore, but it’s no longer a sure thing in the face of a formidable legal challenge by a parks advocacy group.
Read moreA staunchly conservative Seventh Circuit panel upheld Chicago’s “bubble zone” ordinance creating a buffer area around medical facilities – including abortion clinics – but the ruling almost begs the pro-life plaintiffs to appeal to the Supreme Court.
Read moreDemanding a tougher punishment for the death of black teen Lacquan McDonald, Illinois prosecutors filed court papers Monday to resentence former Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke.
Read moreA federal judge approved a final consent decree between Illinois and the Chicago Police Department on Thursday, ensuring court oversight over a department that has been under fire the past few years for brutality, discrimination and lack of accountability.
Read moreSome legal experts believe there’s a reasonable chance the prison sentence of less than seven years imposed on a white Chicago police officer last week for second-degree murder in the fatal shooting of black teenager Laquan McDonald 16 times could be tossed out and a new sentencing ordered.
Read moreThe white Chicago police officer who gunned down a black teenager in 2014 was sentenced Friday to nearly seven years in prison, bringing an end to a historic case that centered on a shocking dashcam video and fueled the national debate over race and law enforcement.
Read morejudge rejected allegations that the shocking video of Laquan McDonald’s death proved that Chicago police officers tried to stage a cover-up in the fatal shooting of the black teen. Now another judge must decide how long the officer who pulled the trigger spends behind bars.
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