Criminal Justice Archives

Trump’s history-making hush money trial starts Monday with jury selection

Trump is the presumptive Republican presidential nominee for November’s election. He has pleaded not guilty to 34 felony counts of falsifying business records as part of an alleged effort to keep salacious stories about his sex life from emerging during his 2016 campaign.

Urbana residents want to divert calls from police while a consultant recommends hiring more officers

The national consultant hired by the city of Urbana has released its first report evaluating the police department. In this report, BerryDunn, a national consulting firm, recommends hiring more police officers, which would cost the city millions and involve raising taxes. According to the report, more than 64% of calls for service don’t involve criminal activity. Those […]

Videos show Chicago police fired nearly 100 shots over 41 seconds during fatal traffic stop

The Civilian Office of Police Accountability says preliminary evidence showed Reed fired first, injuring an officer. Officers returned fire, shooting 96 rounds. The officers are on administrative leave amid investigations.

Suspect charged with murder, attempted murder in deadly Rockford rampage

Christian Soto is also charged with seven counts of attempted murder and home invasion with a dangerous weapon following the attacks in Rockford on Wednesday. Seven people were injured.

4 people killed and 7 wounded in stabbings in northern Illinois, with a suspect in custody

Three people died at multiple crime scenes and a fourth died at a hospital. Seven were wounded with at least one in critical condition.

Two parole officials quit after felon released from prison allegedly stabbed ex-girlfriend, killed her 11-year-old son

“It is clear that evidence in this case was not given the careful consideration that victims of domestic violence deserve,” Gov. J.B. Pritzker said in a statement.

‘Frozen in time.’ Kamala Harris tours bloodstained building where 2018 Parkland massacre happened

School district officials hope this summer to demolish the structure, which was preserved for the killer’s trial. Shooter Nikolas Cruz received a life sentence in 2022.

Man accused of firing gun from scaffolding during Jan. 6 Capitol riot arrested

Prosecutors say he was captured on camera footage scaling the scaffolding that had been erected for the inaugural stage, pulling what appeared to be a gun from his waistband and firing two shots into the air before climbing down and rejoining the crowd.

A new Illinois re-entry guide includes resources for LGBTQ+ people after incarceration

CHAMPAIGN — Stephanie Zarate is both transgender and formerly incarcerated. Zarate says being transgender makes it difficult to find resources after incarceration — especially housing. “Unlike cisgender, straight people, it’s difficult for us because we don’t have the support that they have,” she said. That’s why the latest re-entry guide from the Education Justice Project […]

Illinois judge who reversed rape conviction removed from bench after panel finds he circumvented law

The Illinois Courts Commission removed Adams County Judge Robert Adrian from the bench Friday after sustaining a complaint filed against him.

One man’s re-entry charts a path for more formerly incarcerated people to buy homes

CHAMPAIGN — Anthony spent about half of his life in prison and just got out last year. It was a huge adjustment because so much had changed in the decades Anthony was incarcerated. “I hadn’t seen a cell phone in almost 30 years,” Anthony said. “Now in this new world, you can’t function without a […]

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