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Robert Crimo III backed out of deal in court Wednesday after prosecutors say he agreed to plead guilty to seven counts of first-degree murder in connection with the mass shooting in 2022. “It's heartbreaking, and it shouldn't be happening,” activist Ashbey Beasley told reporters afterward.
A defense attorney predicted one of Chicago's high-stakes public corruption cases, the ComEd bribery case, will get a new trial. Michael Madigan’s trial is set for October but could be delayed.
His was the voice behind the "sermon" embraced by house music fans for decades. Then came a viral video, a record contract and a call from Beyoncé's people.
After a nearly three-hour meeting, members were no closer to consensus on how Mayor Brandon Johnson should solve the city’s $35.4 billion pension crisis or generate $800 million in new revenue for "investments in people."