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Trial of former Cook County assistant state’s attorneys halted for appeal after ruling rebuking Kim...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 6 months agoA criminal trial of two former Cook County assistant state’s attorneys was halted suddenly Wednesday...
Jussie Smollett timeline: Key moments of the case, from the alleged attack to his sentencing
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAfter several years of investigation and court procedures, Jussie Smollett's fate was determined...
Illinois Supreme Court to hear Jussie Smollett appeal
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 months agoCHICAGO — The Illinois Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal from Jussie Smollett, the former...
‘A judge’s judge’: Michael Toomin, who presided over major trials and juvenile court, dies after...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 10 months agoMichael Toomin, a former Cook County judge who presided over some of the county’s highest-profile...
Oral arguments in Jussie Smollett appeal look back to hearing where prosecutors dropped charges...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 8 months agoIllinois Appellate Court judges on Tuesday fired questions at lawyers for Jussie Smollett about the...
A year after sentencing, Jussie Smollett appeals, claiming his double-jeopardy rights were violated...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 year agoCHICAGO — Nearly a year after being sentenced to five months in jail, only to be released on bond days later, former actor Jussie Smollett has filed his long-awaited appeal claiming his indictment ...
Cook County expected to pay $17 million in Burge-connected Jackie Wilson case
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 months agoCook County is expected to pay $17 million to a Chicago man exonerated in the 1982 killings of two...
Trial of two former Cook County assistant state’s attorneys officially grinds to a halt as...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 6 months agoThe trial of two former Cook County State’s assistant state’s attorneys has been postponed...
Chicago’s new 34th Ward set to play key role as city looks to reenergize downtown
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe newest ward in Chicago — encompassing a good portion of the Loop, as well as Greektown, Fulton Market and a large swath of the Near West Side — is primed to become one of the most influential ...
Stepping away from bench and a decade of leading juvenile court, sometimes-controversial judge...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIn 2018, Juvenile Court Presiding Judge Michael Toomin made the consequential decision to detain two 12-year-old boys facing gun charges despite a Cook County ordinance that said children that ...