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Judge moves weapons case against Sen. Trotter to next stage

A Cook County judge found probable cause Thursday in pursing felony gun charges against State Sen. Donne Trotter, who was charged with attempting to bring a firearm onto an airplane in December.

Grayslake man gets prison for sex assault

A Grayslake man is going to prison for four years for attempting to commit a sexual act with a 9-year-old girl. Eric Hopkins, 41, was sentenced for attempted predatory criminal sexual assault Tuesday. He had pleaded guilty to the charge in December. The plea deal …

2 arrested in fatal shooting outside Simeon-Morgan Park hoops game

A 20-year-old man died late Wednesday night, hours after he was shot outside Chicago State University’s gym after a high school basketball game on the South Side campus.

3 Schaumburg cops accused of stealing drugs, cash from dealers: sources

Three Schaumburg Police detectives are expected to appear in bond court Thursday in DuPage County on charges that they stole cash and illegal drugs from dealers, sources said Wednesday. The arrests followed a joint investigation by the federal Drug Enforcement Agency and DuPage County authorities.

Teenage girl sexually assaulted in West Englewood

Police were questioning a suspect early Thursday in connection to the sexual assault of a 16-year-old girl in the West Englewood neighborhood, police said. About 10:15 a.m. on Wednesday in the 6300 block of South Paulina, a man forced the girl into a gangway where …

Grayslake man gets prison for sex assault

Seven students taken to hospital after pepper spray incident

Several people were taken to hospitals from a South Side elementary school Wednesday morning after pepper spray was used in a lunchroom, authorities said.

Man shot outside former Apparel Center as commuters walked to work

A man was shot in the head Wednesday morning outside 350 West Mart Center, formerly known as the Apparel Center. as commuters were walking to work.

Chief Keef in custody for probation violation; sentencing hearing set

Rapper Chief Keef was taken into police custody Tuesday afternoon after a judge found that he had violated probation by firing a rifle at a gun range for a video. Keef, whose real name is Keith Cozart, had been on probation for pointing a gun at Chicago Police officers.

Mom charged after 3-year-old found wandering in Englewood

The mother of a 3-year-old found running by himself in the Englewood neighborhood late Monday night has been charged with endangering a child, police said.

White supremacist to plead guilty to torching black neighbors’ home

A white supremacist accused of burning down his black neighbors’ home in a racist attack plans to plead guilty, according to court papers filed this week. Brian Moudry, 35, has until now denied torching a house rented by a black family on his block in Joliet in the early hours of June 17, 2007. He was due to stand trial next month, but has asked to enter a guilty plea in federal court on Friday, court records show.