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A five-time convicted felon facing a mandatory 15-year prison sentence for his latest weapons offense in Chicago was instead allowed to walk free -- because a federal judge ruled it unconstitutional to bar criminals from owning guns.

Good morning, Chicago. Mayor Brandon Johnson deflected questions yesterday about a City Hall controversy in which a top adviser tried to persuade an alderman to vote for parts of Johnson’s progressive agenda by tying those votes to the administration’s willingness to remove homeless camps in the alderman’s ward. The mayor was responding to questions from reporters about the proposal, which was ...

As a five-time convicted felon, Glen Prince was facing a mandatory minimum 15 years behind bars when he was charged in federal court with being a felon in possession of a handgun stemming from an armed robbery on CTA train in 2021. Instead, Prince’s case was tossed out earlier this month by a federal judge who ruled the statute barring felons from possessing handguns is unconstitutional in ...

Glen Prince, 37, already had three armed robberies and the aggravated battery of a police officer on his record when he was arrested for robbing three men on a CTA train in September 2021.

Matthew and Ryan Bewley from the Chicago State Cougars are suing the NCAA after they were ruled ineligible to be compensated through the use of name, image and likeness deals. The 19-year-old twins were deemed ineligible after playing at Overtime Elite Academy, an Atlanta prep sports school, which used to compensate student-athletes.

Twin brothers have sued the NCAA in federal court, alleging they were ruled ineligible because of compensation they received for use of their name, image and likeness while they were playing at an Atlanta prep sports academy. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of Matthew Bewley and Ryan Bewley, 19-year-old twins from Florida, in U.S. District Court in Chicago on Wednesday. The Bewleys spent two seasons at Overtime Elite Academy before accepting scholarships from Chicago State University in June.

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Rudy Acosta III, also known as King Rudy, avoided a lengthy prison sentence in a drug case after cooperating with the authorities.