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Prosecutors have waived the death penalty in a Robinson capital murder case in which a man is accused of setting a fire that killed one person and hurt two others.

More than 3,000 people in Illinois prisons were convicted of crimes committed when they were under 21 and were given lengthy sentences, including life in prison without possibility of parole.

CHICAGO -- Antonio House hasnt known freedom since he was 19, when he was locked up as a suspect in the 1993 kidnappings and killings of two teens on Chicagos

Antonio House hasn’t known freedom since he was 19, when he was locked up as a suspect in the 1993 kidnappings and killings of two teens on Chicago’s West Side. While evidence showed House was only a lookout, a judge handed him a sentence of natural life. Destined to die in prison, he was forced to adapt to living without hope of ever again being free. His initial mindset was that he was ...

FHP says car hit 100 miles per hour before hitting the back of a dairy truck

FHP says car hit 100 miles per hour before hitting the back of a dairy truck

FHP says car hit 100 miles per hour before hitting the back of a dairy truck

Any particular part of chicago? >> all of it. >> chicago has one of the worst, most difficult, most intractable gang violence problems in the country. >> maybe theres something in the water here. al capones prohibition era outfit put chicago on the map as gangster city. in the 60s, the latin kings ruled. then came larry hoover, the leader of the gangster disciples, and willie lloyd, king of the vice lords. that all fell apart in the 90s when federal indictments sent top gang lieutenants to priso...

Cant you tell? right now im trying to save chicago. >> youre trying to save chicago. any particular part of chicago? >> all of it. >> chicago has one of the worst, most difficult, most intractable gang violence problems in the country. >> maybe theres something in the water here. alcapones crime outfit put chicago on the map as gangster city. in the 60s, the latin kings ruled. then came the leader of the gangster disciples. willie lloyd, king of the vice lords. that fell apart in the 90s when fe...

In the first quarter. in 2013, there were 93. thats more than a 40% reduction. >> were taking a more holistic approach to crime reduction here in chicago than i think has been done in most places in the country. >> what are you trying to achieve? >> im trying to save the world. cant you tell? >> i say that, too. >> well, right now im trying to save chicago. >> youre trying to save chicago. any particular part of chicago? >> all of it. >> chicago has one of the worst, most difficult, most detract...