While assault and battery are often paired as charges, they are actually separate crimes, each with their own implications and consequences. On its own, assault implies the threat of harm, whether or not an act of violence actually occurred; battery, on the other hand, ...
Read MoreWilliam Balfour has finally received his sentencing. Academy Award winning actress Jennifer Hudson and her sister Julia opted to take the witness ...
View MoreDenzel Pittman, 18, of Park Forest, just south of Chicago, has been held without bail and charged with the first degree murder of his girlfriend, her ...
View MoreSilvonus Shannon, 20, is one of four defendants charged with felony murder for the September 2009 death of Derrion Albert, 16. Albert was kicked, ...
View MoreChicago police have arrested dozens of gang members in an attempt to curtail the large quantity of gun crimes that occur in the city. Chicago is ...
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