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courtroom thegrio.com
October 21, 2022
A white woman from Illinois who was charged with a hate crime for a 2020 confrontation with Black cyclists was…
June 15, 2022
Annual phone bank helps Cook County residents find out their eligibility for property tax refunds and assistance.
May 14, 2022
Christopher J. Tatlock allegedly emailed his intent to harm Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Cook County State Attorney Kim Foxx.
May 6, 2022
A Chicago woman is suing the Cook County state’s attorney’s office for having her jailed after she failed to participate…
March 10, 2022
Jussie Smollett was sentenced to 150 days in jail for lying to police about a racist and homophobic attack that…
January 27, 2022
Kevin Dugar was convicted of a 2003 murder in Chicago. A decade later, his brother wrote to him confessing to…
October 1, 2021
"How is it mutual combat," Manuel Porties asks the state's attorney's office, "when my son didn't have anything to combat…
August 21, 2021
The new mask mandate applies to anyone over the age of 2. Businesses also are required to post signs saying…
July 19, 2021
This second group includes some who Chicago officers arrested alongside those who have already had their convictions overturned.
Chicago Deshon Mcadory
June 1, 2021
A barber in Chicago has been arrested and charged with murder after a customer refused to pay $15 for a…
Juneteenth thegrio.com
December 20, 2020
Juneteenth is now officially recognized as a holiday for Cook County employees to celebrate Black Americans' emancipation from slavery.
September 29, 2020
Simone Austin, a 27-year-old Chicago mom, is facing first-degree murder charges after allegedly stabbing her five-year-old daughter to death.
May 13, 2020
Willie Wilson has threatened to file a lawsuit against the state of Illinois to pay for face coverings for the…
November 19, 2019
Cook County prosecutor Kim Foxx announced she is seeking another term despite the criticism her office faced in the wake…
Jussie Smollett thegrio.com
May 2, 2019
As the courtroom wrangling continues in the aftermath of charges being dropped against Jussie Smollett, his team says he shouldn't…
Kim Foxx thegrio
April 7, 2019
Kim Foxx, Cook County’s prosecutor said on Saturday that even though she is still being attacked by Chicago police and…
Jussie Smollett
March 28, 2019
Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx is defending herself against claims and questions in regards to the Jussie Smollett case.
Chicago Police Department thegrio.com
February 2, 2019
The city of Chicago has agreed to pay $168,500 to two Black men- one who said police forced him to…
March 16, 2016
In the Democratic primary race for Cook County State’s Attorney, Anita Alvarez faced mounting pressure from both her opponents and members
December 4, 2015
Fred Hampton. Say his name. On this anniversary of the slaying of the Black Panther leader in Chicago — when…