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Kelly trial resumes Tuesday as prosecutors near end of their case R&B star Kelly’s trial has featured testimony from three women who allege they were sexually abused by the singer as minors. 30 Aug 2022 11:00 UTC https://chicago.suntimes.com/2022/8/30/23328025/r-kelly-trial-chicago https://chicago.suntimes.com/2022/8/30/23328025/r-kelly-trial-chicago Matthew Hendrickson Suntimes Wounded guard questions why no charges filed in shootout that injured 4 people, but prosecutors say evidence is not there ”Everybody that was over there saw everything that happened,” Berrie McCormick said. “I feel like they should’ve been charged on just having the guns.” 05 Aug 2022 01:49 UTC https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2022/8/4/23292328/university-village-shootout-security-guard-cook-county-prosecutors-states-attorney-kim-foxx-charges https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2022/8/4/23292328/university-village-shootout-security-guard-cook-county-prosecutors-states-attorney-kim-foxx-charges Matthew Hendrickson Suntimes Judge increases bail in domestic battery case against man accused of threatening North Coast Music Festival Judge David Gervais ordered 28-year-old Daniel Susma’s bail doubled — to $50,000 — after prosecutors requested the increase, according to the McHenry County state’s attorney’s office and court records. 16 Jul 2022 00:44 UTC https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2022/7/15/23220715/north-coast-music-festival-daniel-susma-charges-threat-bail https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2022/7/15/23220715/north-coast-music-festival-daniel-susma-charges-threat-bail Matthew Hendrickson Suntimes Judge overturns murder conviction of man who said he was framed by disgraced former detective David Colon — who now goes by David Lugo — spent 26 years in prison fighting his conviction and was paraoled in 2017. 08 Jul 2022 22:28 UTC https://chicago.suntimes.com/metro-state/2022/7/8/23200642/overturned-murder-conviction-david-colon-lugo-detective-reynaldo-guevara https://chicago.suntimes.com/metro-state/2022/7/8/23200642/overturned-murder-conviction-david-colon-lugo-detective-reynaldo-guevara Matthew Hendrickson Suntimes Highland Park suspect allegedly owned foldable rifle maker says can be stored in a backpack The manufacture advertises that the weapon is simple to operate and can be broken down so that it can be easily stored in a backpack, but still be quickly deployed. 08 Jul 2022 02:46 UTC https://chicago.suntimes.com/2022/7/7/23199396/accused-highland-park-suspect-robert-crimo-gun-collection-foldable-rifle https://chicago.suntimes.com/2022/7/7/23199396/accused-highland-park-suspect-robert-crimo-gun-collection-foldable-rifle Matthew Hendrickson Suntimes Kaegi leading Steele in early returns after tough fight for Cook County assessor Cook County Assessor Frederick “Fritz” Kaegi was trying to fend off challenger Kari Steele. And in the Board of Review’s 1st District, first-term incumbent Tammy Wendt faced Chicago Ald. George Cardenas. 29 Jun 2022 00:56 UTC https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2022/6/28/23187336/fritz-kaegi-kari-steele-cook-county-assessor-democratic-primary-george-cardenas-george-tammy-wendt https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2022/6/28/23187336/fritz-kaegi-kari-steele-cook-county-assessor-democratic-primary-george-cardenas-george-tammy-wendt Matthew Hendrickson Suntimes Attorney says woman who stole squad car, dragged officer on West Side, had been sexually assaulted “Ms. Temple is a victim as well,” defense attorney Javaron Buckley said Wednesday. 15 Jun 2022 19:37 UTC https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2022/6/15/23168278/naked-woman-charged-stealing-squad-car-running-over-police-officer-west-garfield-park https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2022/6/15/23168278/naked-woman-charged-stealing-squad-car-running-over-police-officer-west-garfield-park Matthew Hendrickson Suntimes Man charged with stabbing sister to death in East Garfield Park Bail was set at $250,000 Tuesday for Lamont Mathews, 23. 14 Jun 2022 00:54 UTC https://chicago.suntimes.com/2022/6/13/23165656/man-charged-murder-woman-found-stabbed-death https://chicago.suntimes.com/2022/6/13/23165656/man-charged-murder-woman-found-stabbed-death Matthew Hendrickson Suntimes Chesa Boudin, San Francisco prosecutor raised by radicals in Hyde Park, facing a recall vote Tuesday Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx said she and other “progressive prosecutors” have been “reelected even in these challenging times of rising violence,” 04 Jun 2022 00:06 UTC https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2022/6/3/23153330/chesa-boudin-san-francisco-district-attorney-prosecutor-recall-hyde-park-bill-ayers-bernardine-dohrn https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2022/6/3/23153330/chesa-boudin-san-francisco-district-attorney-prosecutor-recall-hyde-park-bill-ayers-bernardine-dohrn Matthew Hendrickson Suntimes Honors student charged in Memorial Day shooting that critically wounded another teen There was no apparent reason behind the shooting of a 17-year-old boy, who is not expected to survive, Cook County prosecutors said in court Wednesday. 01 Jun 2022 21:07 UTC https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2022/6/1/23150333/honors-student-memorial-day-shooting-gun-violence-crime https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2022/6/1/23150333/honors-student-memorial-day-shooting-gun-violence-crime Matthew Hendrickson Suntimes Son slit ex-U of C prof’s throat in ‘savage’ murder in Hyde Park, prosecutors say in 1st day of trial Matthew Luchins, 30, faces a count of first-degree murder in the May 2018 attack on his father, Dan. 31 May 2022 23:38 UTC https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2022/5/31/23148867/dan-luchins-matthew-catherine-university-uchicago-professor-throat-murder-hyde-park https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2022/5/31/23148867/dan-luchins-matthew-catherine-university-uchicago-professor-throat-murder-hyde-park Matthew Hendrickson Suntimes DNA found on cigarette butt, witness ID connects man to 2018 murder, prosecutors say Damien McClellan, 20, was identified as one of two gunman who fatally shot 24-year-old Kenjuan Scott during an attempted carjacking, prosecutors said. 31 May 2022 17:17 UTC https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2022/5/31/23144934/kenjuan-scott-dead-damien-mcclellan-dna-englewood-carjacking-gun-violence-lasalle-street https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2022/5/31/23144934/kenjuan-scott-dead-damien-mcclellan-dna-englewood-carjacking-gun-violence-lasalle-street Matthew Hendrickson Suntimes Shooting at busy 95th St. bus terminal could have resulted in ‘horrific massacre,’ judge says at teen’s bond hearing after 1 hit Damontae Sessom was charged as an adult with attempted murder and aggravated battery in the Tuesday shooting that wounded a 27-year-old bystander as she waited for a bus. 26 May 2022 22:43 UTC https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2022/5/26/23143457/95th-street-bus-terminal-shooting-red-line-cta-crime-violence https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2022/5/26/23143457/95th-street-bus-terminal-shooting-red-line-cta-crime-violence Matthew Hendrickson Suntimes Pair charged in mass shooting that left 2 dead, 7 others wounded on Near North Side Jaylun Sanders, 21, faces two counts of first-degree murder in the shooting. A second man, 20-year-old Kameron Abram, faces weapons and trespassing charges, police said. 22 May 2022 03:01 UTC https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2022/5/21/23136303/pair-charged-in-mass-shooting-that-left-2-dead-7-others-wounded-on-near-north-side https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2022/5/21/23136303/pair-charged-in-mass-shooting-that-left-2-dead-7-others-wounded-on-near-north-side Matthew Hendrickson Suntimes Hand, facial tattoos lead to ID of driver charged in Austin murder, prosecutors say Manya Chappel faces a charge of first-degree murder in the January drive-by shooting of 24-year-old Demarco Strawder. 20 May 2022 00:23 UTC https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2022/5/19/23131353/demarco-strawder-dead-manya-chappel-hand-facial-tattoos-drive-by-austin-cragin-murder-gun-violence https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2022/5/19/23131353/demarco-strawder-dead-manya-chappel-hand-facial-tattoos-drive-by-austin-cragin-murder-gun-violence Matthew Hendrickson Suntimes Charges filed in fatal shooting that led to police chase in which officer was run over Isaac Corona, who was on parole, was charged with the murder of Justin Gamino in a drive-by shooting, while Antonio Gonzalez, who was out on bond, was charged with attempted murder of a police officer following the incident Monday in Englewood. 19 May 2022 22:50 UTC https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2022/5/19/23131358/justin-gamino-dead-isaac-corona-antonio-gonzalez-englewood-drive-by-police-chase-injury https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2022/5/19/23131358/justin-gamino-dead-isaac-corona-antonio-gonzalez-englewood-drive-by-police-chase-injury Matthew Hendrickson Suntimes ‘Supremely negligent’ — Judge scolds mother after gun in her child’s backpack goes off, wounds student at Disney Magnet School “We are inches away, possibly centimeters away, from a very different case and a very different tragedy,” Judge Michael Hogan told Tatanina Kelly, 28. 18 May 2022 16:50 UTC https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2022/5/18/23122225/mother-charges-gun-in-childs-backpack-goes-off-wounding-student-disney-magnet-school https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2022/5/18/23122225/mother-charges-gun-in-childs-backpack-goes-off-wounding-student-disney-magnet-school Matthew Hendrickson Suntimes Suspect in shooting of culinary student in Lincoln Park was himself shot four days later near ‘The Bean’ sculpture Tyshon Brownlee, 19, is accused of shooting Dakotah Earley earlier this month in Lincoln Park, an attack that was caught on video and showed Earley yelling out the passcode of his phone as Brownlee shot him three times, according to police. 17 May 2022 19:47 UTC https://chicago.suntimes.com/2022/5/17/23097662/dakotah-earley-tyshon-brownlee-lincoln-park-cellphone-robbery-crew-shooting-brian-hopkins https://chicago.suntimes.com/2022/5/17/23097662/dakotah-earley-tyshon-brownlee-lincoln-park-cellphone-robbery-crew-shooting-brian-hopkins Matthew Hendrickson Suntimes Man charged with shooting and seriously wounding man in Lincoln Park for his cell phone Tyshon Brownlee, 19, is accused of shooting Dakotah Earley earlier this month in Lincoln Park, an attack that was caught on video and showed Earley yelling out the passcode of his phone as Brownlee shot him three times, according to police. 17 May 2022 16:10 UTC https://chicago.suntimes.com/2022/5/17/23097662/man-charged-with-shooting-and-seriously-wounding-man-in-lincoln-park-for-his-cell-phone https://chicago.suntimes.com/2022/5/17/23097662/man-charged-with-shooting-and-seriously-wounding-man-in-lincoln-park-for-his-cell-phone Matthew Hendrickson Suntimes DNA taken 15 years ago leads to arrest of man in rape of woman at hotel, prosecutors say Frederick Djirackor, 43, faces a count of criminal sexual assault following the attack of a 24-year-old woman last July. 11 May 2022 22:34 UTC https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2022/5/11/23067607/dna-frederick-dijirackor-rape-assault-hotel-woman-chicago https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2022/5/11/23067607/dna-frederick-dijirackor-rape-assault-hotel-woman-chicago Matthew Hendrickson Suntimes