R. Kelly's Laywers Seek To Throw Out Racketeering Charge In New York
Kelly's defense team says the racketeering case in New York is an attempt at an "end run" around the statue of limitation on the underlying claims of illegal sexual activity.
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Kelly's defense team says the racketeering case in New York is an attempt at an "end run" around the statue of limitation on the underlying claims of illegal sexual activity.
Christopher Puente, 34, was charged last week with one count of predatory criminal sexual assault, after police say he lured a 3-year-old girl into a bathroom stall and raped her while her father was tending to her brother in the next stall.
Christopher Puente, 34, is charged with one count of predatory criminal sexual assault.
A teacher at an Albany Park neighborhood elementary school has been charged with the sexual assault of a 13-year-old student, police said Monday.
The fresh indictment adds a new sexual abuse victim not mentioned in the original case, but removes another victim from the charges.
So far, hundreds of people have donated more than $34,000 on a GoFundMe page for the victim.
Prosecutors said he asked the woman at the door for help carrying the package. Petersen brought it in, then touched her inappropriately and pushed her against a wall.
Antoine Jackson, of Woodlawn, has been charged with one count each of attempted aggravated criminal sexual assault, aggravated sexual abuse, robbery, and aggravated battery.
Kelly has a long list of charges, including aggravated criminal sexual assault. Some of the accusers were underage.
Last month, Kenosha County prosecutors charged Tolefree, 42, with three counts of felony sex assault by school staff and two misdemeanor counts of exposing genitals to a child.
Faith Rodgers, a former girlfriend of Kelly's, is featured in the new documentary series, "Surviving R. Kelly Part II: The Reckoning."
A man impersonated a delivery driver to get into an Albany Park home over the weekend and sexually assaulted the woman who lived there, police said.
Police said the 34-year-old woman was walking south on the 5200 block of North Lake Shore Drive around 7:20 p.m., when a man dressed in all black grabbed her from behind, and forced her to the ground.
Brian Travis, of Saint John, Indiana, has been charged with one felony count of criminal sexual assault, and one misdemeanor count of simple assault.
Police said the girl was at the library with her mother, and when her mother left the room they were in, a male walked in and sexually assaulted the girl.
Some people living in West Town are rallying as many neighbors as possible to go to court today.
Melvin Meeky, of the Austin neighborhood, is charged with one count each of aggravated criminal sexual assault and armed robbery.
Kelly is facing four separate indictments in Cook County, involving multiple counts of sexual assault and sexual abuse against four women years ago.
Police are trying to find a man who sexually assaulted and robbed a woman in West Town.
Liz Capra said she doesn't remember anything after ordering one drink at El Hefe in 2014, until she was running home four miles away.
A 22-year-old woman claims El Hefe security guards stood by and did nothing as a man sexually assaulted her in the alley behind the nightclub.
Chicago police are seeking an unknown offender accused of kidnapping a woman and sexually assaulting her over the course of six days.
A south suburban man has been charged with kidnapping and sexually assaulting a 6-year-old girl – six years after the girl reported the crime.
A University of Chicago student said she was sexually assaulted at a frat party earlier this month.
The ground stop was issued before 8:30 a.m. due to snow and ice.
Snowfall is expected to ramp up during the Friday morning rush.
Snow ramps up area-wide by the time the Friday morning rush picks up.
In addition to norovirus, regular winter respiratory illnesses like RSV and flu are spiking, as is COVID-19.
REACH 21 is a program with the goal of helping kids through mentorship, education, athletics, job training, mental wellness support, and restorative justice practices.
City attorneys are recommending settlements in lawsuits tied to former CPD Commander Jon Burge, former Sgt. Ronald Watts, and former Det. Reynaldo Guevara - all of whom have been accused of framing dozens of people.
President Biden honored former President Jimmy Carter in a eulogy at his funeral.
Madigan is accused of using his power and influence to arrange for no-show jobs for his allies, and business for his own law firm.
The legislation is named in honor of Karina Gonzalez, who was shot and killed – allegedly by her husband – in July 2023.
DePaul University professor and transportation expert Joe Schwieterman said Chicago needs to take a look at what New York is doing with congestion pricing.
Many turned out to take advantage of day-after-Christmas sales that can be hard to pass up.
At Yorktown Center in Lombard, just about everyone who spoke with CBS News Chicago on Monday said the act of going out and physically shopping puts them in the Christmas spirit.
Scammers know many of us are waiting for packages this holiday season.
The National Retail Foundation projected roughly 157 million people across the country would shop last-minute and try to wrap up their shopping lists.
The strike was deliberately authorized in the midst of the busy holiday delivery season nationwide for a reason—with the Teamsters Union pushing the company for a contract.
In addition to norovirus, regular winter respiratory illnesses like RSV and flu are spiking, as is COVID-19.
Those with endometriosis, ovarian cysts, uterine fibroids, and female orgasmic disorder are now eligible to be prescribed medical cannabis in Illinois.
Lower immunity to the new GII.17 strain could be leading to more infections.
According to the CDC, at least 66 people have been infected with bird flu since last year. Most have had direct contact with sick birds.
The Louisiana patient was hospitalized with a severe case of bird flu in the first death in the U.S. caused by the H5N1 virus.
There remains a question of where exactly ground will be broken for the stadium.
Chef Bayless also addressed his lack of a relationship with his brother, sports broadcaster Skip Bayless.
John Carruthers and his thin crusts have raised $80,000—a lot of dough for charities around Chicago.
Many turned out to take advantage of day-after-Christmas sales that can be hard to pass up.
It may seem like a brave choice to launch a company making old-fashioned mechanical watches—when many wear new-fangled electronic alternatives. But the entrepreneurs' mission is bigger than just watchmaking.
As we say ADIEU to 2024, a new study has revealed last year's hardest Wordle puzzles in each U.S. state, including Illinois.
Peter Yarrow was a singer-songwriter and a social activist, but he was best known as one-third of the folk-music group Peter, Paul and Mary.
Here is the full list of winners who took home awards at the 2025 Golden Globe Awards.
Here are the books and characters newly joining the list of works in the public domain in 2025.
Taylor also played two nights at Ravinia this past June.
The death toll continues to climb as the Los Angeles wildfires spread.
Meteorologist Laura Bannon is tracking widespread snow in the Chicago area.
As snow moves into the Chicago area, Asal Rezaei reports live from the Mobile Weather Lab.
Meteorologist Mary Kay Kleist has your 10 p.m. First Alert Weather forecast for Thursday, Jan. 9. 2025.
The organization UCAN Chicago aunched REACH 21—a program with a goal of helping kids through mentorship, education, athletics, job training, mental wellness support, and restorative justice practices.
The ground stop was issued before 8:30 a.m. due to snow and ice. See the latest on our First Weather Alert day impacts.
Snow ramps up area-wide by the time the Friday morning rush picks up.
The fires have scorched more than 45 square miles of the Los Angeles area—leaving total devastation behind.
In addition to norovirus, regular winter respiratory illnesses like RSV and flu are spiking, as is COVID-19.
Reddins was shot and killed last November while responding to a call of a man with a gun seen leaving a Chase Bank in Oark Park.
Ald. Ray Lopez (15th) said the wooden or plastic traffic barriers currently recommended for permitted street fairs and festivals in Chicago are a security weakness, and that needs to change.
Cook County sheriff deputies served only 25% of protective orders between 2021 and 2023, data show.
"San Antonio has really led the way in using aerial surveillance technology to prevent these activities," said Ald. Brian Hopkins (2nd), who chairs the City Council Public Safety Committee.
Customers said contractors from the company, Orange Elephant Roofing & Solar, seemed simply to disappear into thin air. But that is only the tip of the iceberg.
Survivors, advocates and experts have weighed in on Mayor Brandon Johnson's pledge to create a task force to study the safety of Black women in Chicago.
The White Sox signed Rojas for a $3.5 million, one-year contract that was finalized Wednesday, while infielder Jake Amaya was designated for assignment.
Penn State lost to Notre Dame in heartbreaking fashion on Thursday night.
General manager Ryan Poles said the bears will "cast a wide net." At least 15 names have emerged for potential interviews.
Tre White also had 20 points to help Illinois (12-3, 4-1 Big Ten) win with scoring leader Kasparas Jakucionis sidelined by a bruised forearm.
Arizona Cardinals offensive coordinator Drew Petzking was also reportedly up first for a virtual interview Wednesday.
Reddins was shot and killed last November while responding to a call of a man with a gun seen leaving a Chase Bank in Oak Park.
William Zientek, 46, was indicted last month in the shooting death of Dr. Olga Duchon, of Vernon Hills.
Their identities were not released as they were juveniles at the time of the crime.
The woman who was stabbed was taken to the hospital in critical condition. The other victim was not seriously hurt.
Some of the men now charged were already convicted in a deadly carjacking in Milwaukee.
