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Keno Glass

Police questioning 2 after fatal shooting near Chicago-Evanston border

April 15, 2014

Police are questioning two people following a shooting that killed a 16-year-old boy early this morning near the Chicago-Evanston border, authorities said. Keno Glass was walking on a sidewalk...

Body found in Evanston park could be missing Des Plaines woman

April 6, 2014

The body found washed up on the shoreline of Lake Michigan in south Evanston on Sunday could be that of a Des Plaines resident who has been missing since February, police said. A person walking along...

Hazel Crest man sentenced to 35 years in prison for 2011 fatal beating

Hazel Crest man sentenced to 35 years in prison for 2011 fatal beating

February 7, 2014

The man convicted of killing an Evanston resident in 2011 has been sentenced to 35 years in state prison, police said. A Cook County jury convicted Brandon Hinton of first-degree murder in September. Hinton,...

Alexis Lasker

Updated: Former Northwestern student Alexis Lasker commits suicide

November 13, 2013

Former Northwestern student Alexis Lasker committed suicide Saturday. She was 22. Lasker was pronounced dead on the scene at 3:28 p.m. Saturday in the 2500 block of West Fitch Avenue in Chicago, according...

Man convicted in Evanston fatal attack fires attorney

October 22, 2013

A Hazel Crest, Ill., man convicted of fatally striking a mentally disabled Evanston man fired his attorney Tuesday morning, delaying his sentencing at least another 30 days. Brandon Hinton, 28, who...

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