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Cook County is expected to pay $17 million to a Chicago man exonerated for the 1982 killings of two Chicago police officers, according to court records and a recommendation from a county board subcommittee. Cook County commissioners are scheduled to vote on the deal this week, which would bring a quiet end to a civil rights lawsuit filed against former Cook County state’s attorneys accused of ...
The Minnesota man charged in the 1972 killing of a Naperville teenager has died, his attorney said. Barry Lee Whelpley, 79, was found unresponsive early Friday morning in his cell at the Will County j...
Whatever a Minnesota man charged in the 1972 killing of a Naperville teenager said to investigators during a 15-minute conversation at the police station can be used at trial as long as those statemen...
The trial of two former Cook County State’s assistant state’s attorneys has been postponed indefinitely as special prosecutors submitted paperwork this week for a rare mid-trial appeal that questions a judge’s decision to limit testimony from a key witness. It’s unclear how long the process will take, as the appeal delves into fundamental rights regarding attorney-client privilege and the ...
A criminal trial of two former Cook County assistant state’s attorneys was halted suddenly Wednesday when prosecutors said they planned to file a rare mid-trial appeal after a judge limited testimony from a key witness and sharply criticized Kim Foxx’s office. The move pushes the criminal case into an indefinite holding pattern, as the sides argue over key concepts such as attorney-client ...