DON BABWIN

July 17, 2019 at 12:39 pm

R. Kelly doesn’t have freedom, money for this legal battle

CHICAGO (AP) — The difference between R. Kelly's life in 2002 when he was last charged with child sex-related crimes and his arrest last week...

• Nation & World
• Nation

July 16, 2019 at 6:10 am

Florida expert captures elusive alligator at Chicago lagoon VIEW

CHICAGO (AP) — The alligator had a good run as day after day the people hunting for him in a Chicago lagoon came up empty,...

• Nation & World
• Nation
• Oddities

July 15, 2019 at 9:01 pm

Judge orders R. Kelly held in jail without bond in sex case VIEW

CHICAGO (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday ordered R. Kelly held in jail without bond after a prosecutor warned that the singer accused of...

• Entertainment

July 14, 2019 at 9:01 pm

Avenatti: R. Kelly paid $2M to silence girl he assaulted VIEW

CHICAGO (AP) — Celebrity attorney Michael Avenatti said Monday that R&B singer R. Kelly paid $2 million to keep the alleged victim in a child...

• Entertainment

July 10, 2019 at 11:08 am

Report: No police misconduct in hospital patient’s arrest

CHICAGO (AP) — An independent investigator has found no evidence of police misconduct or racial bias in the arrest of a black patient who was...

• Nation & World
• Nation

July 3, 2019 at 8:02 am

Chicago boosts police presence to tamp down July 4 violence

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago's police department is following a familiar playbook for the July 4 holiday by flooding the street with officers and arresting dozens...

July 2, 2019 at 1:00 pm

Black hospital patient attached to IV arrested in Illinois

CHICAGO (AP) — Police are investigating why a black man being treated for double pneumonia at a northern Illinois hospital was arrested after a hospital...

• Nation & World
• Nation

June 26, 2019 at 6:44 am

Off-duty police officer shot in head driving through Chicago

CHICAGO (AP) — An off-duty Chicago police officer was critically injured early Wednesday when someone in another vehicle opened fire and shot him in the...

• Nation & World
• Nation

June 24, 2019 at 3:52 pm

Police release more than 1,000 files from Smollett probe

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago police on Monday released more than 1,000 files from the investigation into Jussie Smollett's claim he was attacked by two men,...

• Entertainment

June 21, 2019 at 8:30 am

Judge orders special prosecutor to examine Smollett probe

CHICAGO (AP) — A judge decided to appoint a special prosecutor Friday to investigate the decision by Cook County prosecutors to dismiss all charges against...

• Entertainment