Justice

Ex-Chicago police leader Hillard gets flak in bid for police reform job in New Orleans

2013-05-29 00:00:00

The Chicago Police Department's troubling legacy of civil rights abuses has become an issue in a surprising place — New Orleans, which is trying to tackle its own systemic problems with police abuse. Among the two finalists to oversee major...

Weeks in Review

2012-07-02 16:32:41

Over 200 state laws to take effect Jan. 1

2011-12-29 00:00:00

On January 1, 2012, more than 200 new laws, covering everything from local library boards to murder, will go into effect. Chicago Tribune political reporter Rick Pearson says some that might impact you the most include: - Toll hike - Electronics...

Illinois’ juvenile justice system is failing, state report says

2011-12-13 16:35:07

Weeks in review

2012-01-06 04:32:18

Gov. Quinn signs crime legislation in Elgin

2011-08-18 16:34:35

PR executive sets off firestorm with proposal to discredit Madison County court system

2011-05-28 00:00:00

Supreme Court judge wins retention against business-backed push

2010-11-02 21:32:47

Man accused of pimping wife on Craigslist

2010-03-17 11:37:00

A Minnesota man is accused of sending his wife across the country and ordering her to have sex with men after arranging the encounters online. Clinton Danner, 32, was arrested in downtown Chicago Sunday night as he arrived to pick up his wife from a...

Extension 720 Audio Archives, July 2005

2009-10-27 14:24:51

Victims of Justice RevisitedA discussion of wrongful convictions--and particularly the history of wrongful convictions in Illinois--with a panel of three experts who are all heavily invested in this issue. They are Rob Warden, head of the Center on...

Beyonce to sing at White House dinner

2010-05-19 16:24:15

It's her Destiny to perform at tonight's dinner: Beyonce at the Grammy Awards in January. (LA Times/Jay Clendenin) by Katherine Skiba And the prize goes to: Beyonce. The Grammy award-winning superstar will perform Wednesday night on the South Lawn......

Illinois Supreme Court: Wills can use religious tests

2009-09-25 00:00:00

Though Erla Feinberg's final act might have disappointed most of her grandchildren, it carried out her late husband's dying wish in a way that held up in court. In a unanimous decision Thursday, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled that Max Feinberg and...

Attorney Lawrence Varsek leaves River Valley Justice Center in Joliet , Ill., after filing a wrongful death suit on behalf of the family of Kathleen Savio , former wife of Drew Peterson . The suit alleges that Peterson murdered his ex-wife and that his fourth wife, who is missing, knew about it.

2009-04-21 00:00:00

Pall bearers bring out the casket following funeral services for Andrew Cazares at Damar-Kaminski Funeral Home and Crematorium in Justice Ill. Cazares is one of two men killed when authorities say a drunken off-duty Chicago police detective slammed into their car on the Dan Ryan Expressway last

2009-04-16 00:00:00

Illinois Lt. Governor Pat Quinn is sworn in as Governor by Justice Anne Burke (L) as his son Patrick holds the bible following Governor Rod Blagojevich 's removal from office by the Illinois Senate. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

2009-01-30 01:08:11