Michael Tarm, Author at Greenfield Recorder

President Donald Trump talks to the media before he boards Air Force One for a trip to Los Angeles to attend a campaign fundraiser, Tuesday, at Andrews Air Force Base, Md.

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Trump goes on clemency spree, and the list is long

by Jill Colvin Associated Press, Zeke Miller Associated Press, and Michael Tarm Associated PressFebruary 18, 2020

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has gone on a clemency blitz, commuting what he called a “ridiculous” 14-year prison sentence for former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich and pardoning former New York Police Department commissioner Bernie Kerik, among…

Dr. Ulrich Klopfer is seen Sept. 17, 2014.

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Doctor who kept fetuses is vilified in life and death

by Michael Tarm Associated PressOctober 25, 2019

Actor Jussie Smollett talks to the media before leaving Cook County Court after his charges were dropped Tuesday, March 26, 2019, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)

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Prosecutors dismiss charges against actor Smollett

by Amanda Seitz Associated Press, and Michael Tarm Associated PressMarch 26, 2019

FILE- In this June 13, 2008, file photo R&B singer R. Kelly arrives the Cook County Criminal Court Building in Chicago. R. Kelly, the R&B star who has been trailed for decades by allegations that he violated underage girls and women and held some as virtual slaves, was charged Friday, Feb. 22, 2019, with aggravated sexual abuse involving four victims, including at least three between the ages of 13 and 17. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)

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R. Kelly charged with abusing 4 victims over 10-plus years

by Sara Burnett Associated Press, and Michael Tarm Associated PressFebruary 22, 2019

FILE - In this June 30, 2013 file photo, R. Kelly performs at the BET Awards in Los Angeles. Attorney Michael Avenatti says he has new video evidence of singer R. Kelly having sex with an underage girl. Avenatti said Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019, he has turned over the video to prosecutors in Chicago. Avenatti says the video is not the same evidence used in Kelly's 2008 trial, when he was acquitted on all charges of child pornography. (Photo by Frank Micelotta/Invision/AP, File)

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Lawyer Allred contacted authorities about R Kelly tape

by Michael Tarm Associated PressFebruary 15, 2019

A photographer sets up his tripod on the shore of Lake Michigan before sunrise, Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019, in Chicago. The painfully cold weather system that put much of the Midwest into a historic deep freeze was expected to ease Thursday, though temperatures still tumbled to record lows in some places. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)

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Dramatic temperature swings heading to Midwest

by Michael Tarm Associated Press, and Corey Williams Associated PressJanuary 31, 2019

A person walks along the lakeshore, Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019, in Chicago. A deadly arctic deep freeze enveloped the Midwest with record-breaking temperatures on Wednesday, triggering widespread closures of schools and businesses, and prompting the U.S. Postal Service to take the rare step of suspending mail delivery to a wide swath of the region. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)

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Polar blast hits Midwest

by Michael Tarm Associated Press, and Corey Williams Associated PressJanuary 30, 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

Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke, left, is taken into custody after jurors found him guilty of second-degree murder and aggravated battery in the 2014 shooting of black teenager Laquan McDonald, Friday, Oct. 5, 2018, at the Leighton Criminal Court Building in Chicago. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune via AP, Pool)

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Cop convicted of murder in slaying of Laquan McDonald

by Don Babwin Associated Press, and Michael Tarm Associated PressOctober 5, 2018

In this Sunday photo, two women cry outside the Stroger Hospital in Chicago, after they were asked to leave due to overwhelming crowds of family and friends of shooting victims. Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson planned to discuss the weekend violence during a Monday news conference.

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11 dead, nearly 70 wounded in weekend violence in Chicago

by Michael Tarm Associated PressAugust 7, 2018