Crime

A boy was fatally shot Tuesday evening in the South Shore neighborhood, Chicago Police said. He was shot in the back and buttocks about 6:10 p.m. in the 7300 block … Continued

A Northwest Side man accused of viciously stabbing his live-in girlfriend and 7-year-old daughter to death nearly decapitated his child and plunged a knife so deep into the girl’s chest, … Continued

Maciej Kotlinski, 35, of the 3400 block of North Odell, faces two counts of first-degree murder in the fatal stabbings, police said.

A top official of Chicago’s largest cab company — Chicago Carriage Cab — has been charged with illegally obtaining “clean” vehicle titles for at least 180 wrecked cars that had … Continued

U.S. Attorney Zach Fardon intends to appoint a former prosecutor who helped him convict Gov. George Ryan as his right hand man, sources say. Joel R. Levin — a partner at … Continued

He upset Republicans and Democrats alike, brought Chicago’s most notorious dirty cop to justice and sent the last two Illinois governors to prison. And he’s close pals with FBI director … Continued

Joshua Miner and Alisa Massaro had previously joked about necrophilia so, when the opportunity presented itself, they decided to give it a whirl, Miner said in a videotaped interview with … Continued

When anti-violence activist Andrew Holmes went to the scene to try to get tips that could help police, he learned that the boy who was shot was his nephew.

Prosecutors in LaPorte County, Ind., have listened in on conversations in two different homicide cases between defendants and their lawyers. Their actions have resulted in a court ruling that has … Continued

Joshua Miner offered a simple explanation for the horror inside his girlfriend’s Hickory Street home as Joliet officers led him to a police car in handcuffs, an officer testified Wednesday: … Continued