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Corey Morgan looks up at one of his attorneys as he is found guilty of first-degree murder for the 2015 slaying of 9-year-old Tyshawn Lee, Friday, Oct. 4 Chicago.

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Jury convicts 2nd man in 9-year-old Chicago boy’s slaying

by Don Babwin Associated PressOctober 4, 2019

CHICAGO — A jury on Friday convicted a man who prosecutors said plotted then tried to cover up the 2015 slaying of a 9-year-old boy who was shot after being lured into a Chicago alley with the promise of a juice box.Corey Morgan showed no emotion as a…

Mourners gather outside the home of 5-year-old Andrew "AJ" Freund for a vigil Wednesday, April 24, 2019, in Crystal Lake, Ill. Andrew's body was found in a wooded area in Woodstock Wednesday, and the boy's parents have been charged with his murder. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune via AP)

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Illinois child welfare system under fire after boy’s death

by Don Babwin Associated Press, and John OConnor Associated PressApril 25, 2019

A slab of concrete sits in the backyard of the house where Timmothy Pitzen used to live in Aurora, Ill., Thursday, April, 4, 2019. The man who lives in the house now, Pedro Melendez, says he didn't know the boy but saved the concrete slab with Tim's name, handprint and footprint etched in it when he redid the back patio. Authorities conducted DNA testing to try to determine Thursday whether a teenager found wandering the streets of a Kentucky town is who he claims to be — an Illinois boy who disappeared eight years ago around the time his mother took her own life. (AP Photo/Carrie Antlfinger)

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FBI rejects young man’s claim to be long-missing boy

by Dan Sewell Associated Press, and Don Babwin Associated PressApril 4, 2019

“Empire” actor Jussie Smollett leaves Cook County jail following his release, Thursday, in Chicago.

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Prosecutor: ‘Empire’ actor gave instructions for fake attack

by Don Babwin Associated PressFebruary 21, 2019

FILE - In this May 20, 2016 file photo, actor and singer Jussie Smollett attends the "Empire" FYC Event in Los Angeles. Chicago police said Sunday, Feb. 17, 2019, they're still seeking a follow-up interview with Smollett after receiving new information that "shifted" their investigation of a reported attack on the "Empire" actor. (Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)

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Police official: Smollett lawyers meeting with investigators

by Don Babwin Associated PressFebruary 20, 2019

FILE - In this May 20, 2016 file photo, actor and singer Jussie Smollett attends the "Empire" FYC Event in Los Angeles. Chicago police said Sunday, Feb. 17, 2019, they're still seeking a follow-up interview with Smollett after receiving new information that "shifted" their investigation of a reported attack on the "Empire" actor. (Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)

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Police: Tip that Smollett, 2 brothers together in elevator

by Don Babwin Associated PressFebruary 19, 2019

This image provided by the Chicago Police Department and taken from surveillance video shows two people of interest in an attack on "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett walking along a street in the Streeterville neighborhood of Chicago, early Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2019. (Courtesy of Chicago Police Department via AP)

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Police: ‘Empire’ actor arrived home with rope around neck

by Don Babwin Associated PressJanuary 31, 2019

Former Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke attends his sentencing hearing at the Leighton Criminal Court Building, Friday, Jan. 18, 2019, in Chicago, for the 2014 shooting of Laquan McDonald. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune via AP, Pool)

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Officer who shot black teen sentenced to nearly 7 years

by Don Babwin Associated Press, and Michael Tarm Associated PressJanuary 18, 2019

Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan issued a new report on clergy sex abuse in the state.

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Illinois finds 500 more Catholic clergy accused of abuse

by Don Babwin Associated Press, and John OConnor Associated PressDecember 19, 2018

In this September 2017 photo provided by Monte Gerlach Photography Dr. Tamara O'Neal poses for a photo. O'Neal, an emergency room physician at Mercy Hospital in Chicago, was shot and killed by a gunman outside the hospital Monday, Nov. 19, 2018. (Monte Gerlach Photography via AP)

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Gun violence at Chicago hospital leaves 4 dead

by Amanda Seitz Associated Press, and Don Babwin Associated PressNovember 20, 2018