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After the CBS 2 Investigators pressed the state for days, they finally admitted mistakes involving the release of Crosetti Brand from prison.
The growing and dangerous trend of making false calls to trigger big police responses is targeting innocent families.
The Illinois Prisoner Review Board was never told a pregnant Chicago woman feared for her life, and was seeking an order of protection against her ex-boyfriend, before he was paroled and later allegedly stabbed her and killed her 11-year-old son.
Crosetti Brand, 37, was charged Friday in the murder of Jayden Perkins, 11, and the stabbing of his mother.
CBS 2 has learned the the man charged has a violent history of domestic battery. He was just released from jail on Tuesday.
On Oct. 26, 2022, 7-year-old Akeem Briscoe was struck and killed by a single stray bullet while washing his hands. Now, the teen on trial in his murder has been freshly arrested while out free.
The attack left the pregnant mother critically hurt and her 11-year-old son dead. Police have arrested, but not yet charged a suspect in connection with the stabbing.
In October 2022, a single stray bullet found its way through Akeem Briscoe's family's kitchen window and into the bathroom, striking the second-grader as he stood by the sink.
In just five years, Illinois workers suffered 126 amputations alone.
Maya Kirk was walking back to her office in the Loop when she was struck by a light pole that had been quietly corroding for years.
As we close the books on another year, we wanted to take a moment to focus on why what we do matters.
This is national story now percolating right here in Chicago - allegations brought forward in a federal lawsuit by children now grown.
The original Cristobal Santana said he has been haunted by the suspect who has been using his name for years.
An insider from one of the companies accused of causing the problem spoke to CBS 2 Investigators.
The eighth-grader was being questioned about a broken window when an officer shot him, then blamed a weapon mix-up.