Tag: Prosecutors
‘Security guard for prostitutes’ beat three victims with 2-by-4, holding one captive for a week, prosecutors claim
Prosecutors have charged a man from Chicago, who identified himself as a security guard for prostitutes, with chaining…
Facial recognition cracked a street pastor’s murder case, prosecutors say
Facial recognition technology has played a crucial role in helping Chicago police identify a suspect in the murder…
Burglars took $2.5 million in gold from Lincoln Park home — then returned to try it again, prosecutors say
In a brazen theft last November, burglars made off with $2.5 million in gold bars, coins, and jewelry…
Face tattoo helped cops ID felon who mugged 15-year-old on CTA train, prosecutors say
Michael Burton (Chicago Police Department) Prosecutors allege that a man accused of robbing a teenager on a Green…
‘King of the CTA’: Man from viral Red Line hammer video jailed after threatening sheriff’s police, prosecutors say
Eric Vinson, inset, and a frame from the viral video. (Chicago Police Department, Twitter) Eric Vinson, a 51-year-old…
When judges release dangerous criminals, there are ways for prosecutors to fight back. In Cook County, that almost never happens.
Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke took office on December 1, 2024. (Campaign photo, CWBChicago) Following the…
Facial recognition helped ID cop-killer’s robbery accomplice, prosecutors say
Facial recognition technology played a crucial role in identifying the individual accused of aiding suspected cop killer Alphonso…
Suburban man helped cop killer rob dollar store, prosecutors say
A suburban man is accused of assisting Alphonso Talley in a violent robbery at a dollar store in…
Prosecutors provide detailed account of shooting that left one CPD officer dead, another fighting for his life
On Thursday, prosecutors provided a detailed account of events from Saturday morning, involving a man who had escaped…
D4vd used chainsaw to dismember Celeste Rivas in his garage: prosecutors
Prosecutors have disclosed unsettling new information about the alleged grooming and brutal mutilation of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas by…
Escaped felon used fake drug-swallowing claim (again) to get to hospital before killing officer, prosecutors allege
After being arrested for allegedly robbing a Family Dollar store in Albany Park and assaulting the cashier on…
Fake ComEd workers scammed 78-year-old man with burglary ruse, prosecutors say
A 28-year-old man with a history of targeting elderly individuals is accused of entering a home on the…