Nation May 23 Hundreds of Catholic clergy in Illinois sexually abused thousands of children, AG finds Illinois’ attorney general released the results of a sweeping investigation into allegations of sexual abuse by Catholic clergy on Tuesday, saying investigators found that 451 clergy sexually abused nearly 2,000 children since 1950.
Arts Feb 23 R. Kelly to learn if he effectively gets ‘life’ sentence for child porn and enticement of minors R. Kelly is set to learn whether he will spend the rest of his life in prison when a federal judge sentences him on convictions for child pornography and enticement of minors for sex.
Arts Feb 17 Federal prosecutors request 25 more years in prison for R. Kelly Federal prosecutors have asked a judge to give singer R. Kelly 25 more years in prison for his child pornography and enticement convictions last year in Chicago. That recommendation in a late Thursday court filing would add to the 30…
Nation Feb 15 Illinois grand jury indicts father of July 4 parade shooting suspect An Illinois grand jury has indicted the father of man charged with fatally shooting seven people at a Fourth of July parade in suburban Chicago. The Wednesday indictment was confirmed by the Lake County State's Attorney's Office.
Politics Jan 17 Federal prosecutors won’t seek death penalty for El Paso Walmart shooter Federal prosecutors will not seek the death penalty for a man accused of fatally shooting nearly two dozen people in a racist attack at a West Texas Walmart in 2019.
Nation Dec 17 Bond set for father of Highland Park shooting suspect A judge on Saturday set bond at $50,000 for the father of an Illinois man charged with killing seven people at a July 4 parade near Chicago who is accused of helping his son get a gun license.
Arts Sep 14 R. Kelly convicted on multiple child pornography charges, acquitted of trial fixing A federal jury on Wednesday convicted R. Kelly of several child pornography charges in his hometown of Chicago, delivering another legal blow to a singer who used to be one of the biggest R&B stars in the world.
Nation Sep 12 Court to hear closing arguments for R. Kelly trial on fixing charges, child pornography Closing arguments are scheduled Monday for R. Kelly and two co-defendants in the R&B singer's trial on federal charges of trial-fixing, child pornography and enticing minors for sex.
Arts Aug 23 Witness says a desperate R. Kelly offered $1 million for return of video With the testimony Tuesday, prosecutors sought to persuade jurors that Kelly was desperate in the early 2000s to recover the recording that had gone missing, knowing it could land him in serious legal trouble.
Nation Aug 19 R. Kelly’s lawyer will get to question government witness The witness, who goes by the pseudonym Jane at the trial, testified Thursday that Kelly sexually abused her hundreds of times before she turned 18.