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VIDEO: The Home, And Basement, Where Gacy Visited His Mother
John Wayne Gacy was known to have worked inside and around a home where his mom once lived. CBS 2′s Mike Puccinelli has exclusive video from inside that building.
Russian Prisoners Take On Cook County Inmates In Chess Match
This was not Boris Spassky vs. Bobby Fischer. First, it was a match between prison inmates, not world class chess masters. Second, the Russians won this time.
Sheriff Dart Proposes Concealed Carry Ordinance
Dart said he’s worried about a stalemate in the General Assembly on a law to license people to carry concealed guns. If legislators don’t meet a June 9 court deadline to pass such a law, anyone with a state firearm owner’s identification card could legally walk anywhere in public with a concealed weapon.
Dart Pushes Suburbs To Sign Up For Gun-Tracing Program
Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart wants all suburban police departments in the county to be part of a federal tracing program for guns seized during crimes.
Evans: ‘No Question’ Witnesses Have Been Killed After Courtroom Cell Phone Recordings
Cook County Chief Judge Timothy Evans on Friday defended the decision to begin implementing a ban on cell phones and other electronic communication at courthouses, saying he’s concerned about witnesses being intimidated, or worse.
FBI Checking Gacy Travel Records For Links To Unsolved Murders
The search for more possible victims of serial killer John Wayne Gacy is now in the hands of the FBI.
Dart Demands Halt To Illegal Eviction Notices
Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart and neighborhood groups teamed up Wednesday to fight against companies they claim are trying to deceive renters and even board up the foreclosed buildings where they still legally live.
Nearly Full Now, Cook County Jail Could Be Packed This Summer
Cook County Jail is now eight inmates away from full capacity and, we haven’t even hit the summer crime wave.
Correctional Officers Charged With Organizing Attack On Prisoner
Two Cook County correctional officers were charged Thursday with gathering a group of inmates to beat anther prisoner inside the jail last year.
Illinois And Indiana Law Enforcement To Hold Gun Summit
Illinois and Indiana law enforcement officers plan to team-up to go after gun-runners.
Mistakenly Released Killer Back In Custody
Authorities have captured a convicted murderer from Indiana who was mistakenly released from the Cook County Jail earlier this week.
After Killer Is Mistakenly Released, Cook County Officials Play Blame Game
Alvarez said there were no Illinois charges pending against convicted murderer Steven Robbins, because a January 1993 arrest warrant for armed violence and cocaine possession had been dismissed in 2007.
Dart Seeking Authority To Seize Guns When FOID Cards Revoked
Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart said Thursday that a former top aide, now serving in the Illinois Senate, will sponsor legislation allowing police to confiscate guns from homes of people who have lost their state permit.
Cook County Getting High-Tech Crime Tip App
A new crime-fighting tool in Cook County might soon be in the palm of your hand.
DNA Backs Up Mom’s Doubt: Gacy Victim Misidentified
For decades, Sherry Marino doubted that her son was one of serial killer John Wayne Gacy’s victims — and on Thursday, DNA tests confirmed the remains she received were not her son, her lawyers told the Chicago Sun-Times.
Dart Wants To Dig For Gacy Evidence Near Apartment
Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart has made a new request to the State’s Attorney’s office to search the backyard of a Northwest side apartment building in hopes of finding new evidence in the murders of serial killer John Wayne Gacy.
Barber School Gives Jail Inmates Second Chance
Some inmates who are locked up at Cook County Jail are developing new careers with combs and scissors. CBS 2′s Suzanne Le Mignot reports.
Gacy Probe Helps Solve Unrelated Case Of Missing Peoria Man
Cook County Sheriff’s investigators trying to identify victims of serial killer John Wayne Gacy have solved the unrelated case of a missing man from Peoria, whose body was found on a mountainside in Utah two years ago.
Jury Awards $1.6M To Sheriff’s Employees Who Claim They Were Unfairly Demoted
A federal jury awarded $1.6 million Tuesday to 21 Cook County sheriff’s employees who claimed they were demoted by Sheriff Tom Dart for supporting his main opponent in the 2006 election.
Foreclosed Homeowners Demand Moratorium On Evictions
Nearly 150 angry homeowners and renters, many facing foreclosure, jammed a near West Side union hall to demand a moratorium on evictions.
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