Marni Yang back in court to appeal murder conviction
Marni Yang is now more than 10 years into a double life sentence.
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Marni Yang is now more than 10 years into a double life sentence.
Yang was convicted in 2011 in the death of Rhoni Reuter - the pregnant girlfriend of former Chicago Bear Shaun Gayle.
Lansing first responders were dispatched to a Motel 6 in Lansing for an unresponsive infant earlier this week.
Quntin Buchanan, 25, was arrested on Tuesday around 9:49 p.m., in the 200 block of West 95th Street.
Jonnie Klein's family said she was simply taking out money at an ATM to pay her bills when she was shot and killed over the weekend in Worth. CBS 2's Charlie De Mar reports.
Chicago police are asking the public for help to identify a vehicle and person who might be behind the murder of Darius Teague on the Near West Side.
Chicago police are asking the public for help to identify a vehicle and person who might be behind the murder of Darius Teague on Oct. 17 on the Near West Side. The incident happened around 11:45 p.m. in the 1000 block of West 14th Place, police said.
"He was a community man, and he just cared for others. He was very caring to other people, and so this is very devastating that this would happen to anyone, not just him."
Prosecutors said Russell Long was walking past the Cartier store on Michigan Avenue when Henry Graham ran up from behind and punched him in the head, knocking him to the sidewalk.
The horrific series of events spanned from Romeoville all the way to Catoosa, Oklahoma, where the main suspect's car was spotted.
The suspect in the killings in Romeoville was found dead in the crash after a police pursuit. CBS 2's Charlie De Mar reports.
Newly released video shows the moment officers in Oklahoma caught up with the man who police said killed a family of four in southwest suburban Romeoville. CBS 2's Charlie De Mar had the latest on the video obtained by CBS 2 Investigators.
A Cook County jury found 33-year-old Pierre Stokes guilty of three counts of attempted murder, two counts of aggravated battery, and one count of unlawful use of a weapon by a felon.
Authorities have said he targeted the boy and his mother because of their Muslim faith, and because of the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas.
Prosecutors said the case against the former NFL safety shows he is responsible for the murder of his 73-year-old mother, Myrtle Simmons-Brown.
The ex-NFL player looked very confused when he walked into the courtroom at the Maybrook Courthouse in Maywood. CBS 2's Suzanne Le Mignot reports.
Former NFL player Sergio Brown was back in the Chicago area this week to face first-degree murder charges. Brown was formally charged in suburban Maywood on Tuesday in the murder of his mother.
The family of the 18-year-old woman killed in Belmont Cragin told CBS 2 that they're not giving up in their quest for justice.
Kevin Krenc is charged with first-degree murder in the death of Victor Garcia.
There was an outpouring of emotion inside a packed gym in southwest suburban Plainfield Tuesday night where hundreds of people honored the memory of 6-year-old Wadea Al-Fayoume, who was killed in an apparent hate crime. CBS 2's Jermont Terry was in Plainfield where so many came out that organizers had to place a speaker outside because there was not enough room for everyone inside. The family said it showed people really cared.
According to The Marshall Project, roughly 42 states and the District of Columbia had higher reporting rates than Illinois last year.
"The incident in Plainfield is both continuation and intensification of anti-Palestinian and anti-Arab racist acts that have been invisibilized most people don't know these incidents are going on every day in Chicagoland."
A Plainfield Township landlord is accused of killing a 6-year-old Palestinian American boy and stabbing that boy's mother because they were Muslim. Prosecutors said Joseph Czuba, 71, wanted the victims to move out of the home they rented from him, and believed he and his wife "were in danger," because he feared the woman he stabbed "was going to call over her Palestinian friends or family to harm them."
A 6-year-old child was laid to rest on Monday after a Plainfield Township landlord was accused of killing the Palestinian American boy because he was Muslim. CBS 2's Shardaa Gray was at the Mosque Foundation in Bridgeview where services were held.
James Jones, 51, of South Bend, Indiana, was arrested on Monday by the Great Lakes Regional Task Force in the 400 block of West Sample Street.
Organizers said it was more important this year because the cost of groceries is so high.
The NFC North-leading Bears (8-3) won for the eighth time in nine games.
Morgan Geyser has been living in a group home after she was released earlier this year from Winnebago Mental Health Institute.
Chicago police asked the public for help on Sunday in the search for two men in a sexual assault on the city's Northwest Side last week.
Holy Name Cathedral has officially turned 150 years old.
Tatiana Schlossberg, who has been married to doctor George Moran since 2017, has two young children.
As Rev. Jesse Jackson's condition remains stable, the civil rights leader who twice ran for president in the 1980s, received a visit from former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
Des Moines Public Schools has released a report claiming it received an incomplete background check and a likely forged transcript when hiring former superintendent Ian Roberts.
Ofelia Herrera and Rafael Hernandez have refused to alter their routines as street food vendors during an immigration enforcement blitz in Chicago that has caused many without legal status to stay home since it began in early September.
Former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan has been disbarred.
A condo owner in Country Club Hills says he's forced to sell his home after his condo association failed to reimburse him for repairs to his leaking roof. Edward Hadnott's condo has sat empty since a major roof leak in 2022.
The U.S. stopped minting pennies this week, and some groups have issued a warning about the headaches that can create for some businesses and consumers.
Why is one school in the west Chicago suburb of Lisle paying a water bill three times higher than another? The answer has to do with a private utility company.
The Food and Drug Administration is warning about additional cookware brands that could be leaching lead into your food.
Walgreens said it will close its office space in Chicago's Old Post Office building.
SHFT Behavioral Health is the first urgent care clinic in Chicago for young people in mental health crises — specializing in children as young as 10 and adults up to the age of 30.
Chicago's Lurie Children's Hospital this week launched a new advanced leukemia program.
The Pink and Pearl Campaign held at Rush University Medical Center is designed to push a powerful message: that early detection for breast and lung cancer saves lives.
Doctors at Northwestern Memorial Hospital are the first in Illinois to offer a new treatment for atrial fibrillation, a heart condition that often strikes firefighters.
Three prominent Chicago hospitals are joining forces in the fight against breast cancer, through new clinical trials involving two drugs.
Ofelia Herrera and Rafael Hernandez have refused to alter their routines as street food vendors during an immigration enforcement blitz in Chicago that has caused many without legal status to stay home since it began in early September.
The holiday shopping season is about to kick off, which means crowds of shoppers hitting the Magnificent Mile as Chicago's top shopping destination is recovering from the pandemic.
Chicago's The Smoke Daddy barbecue restaurant announced Wednesday that it is closing its original Wicker Park neighborhood location.
The former landlord of the now-long-shuttered Rainforest Café in River North is now facing a $9.3 million foreclosure lawsuit.
A new owner said Tuesday that he plans to reopen the venerable Gale Street Inn restaurant in Chicago's Jefferson Park neighborhood.
The Chi-Lites occupy a proud place in Chicago music history, and they aren't done yet.
This month marks 50 years since critics and A-list Chicago celebrities Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert debuted their movie review show.
The Tony Award-winning favorite "Hamilton" is returning to Chicago for a limited engagement.
Sally Kirkland was best known for sharing the screen with Paul Newman and Robert Redford in "The Sting" and her Oscar-nominated title role in the 1987 movie "Anna."
Major renovations at Chicago's Auditorium Theatre are expected to wrap by the fall of 2027, according to published reports.
Shortly after the women spotted the men, the men chased the women to the 2900 block of West Wilson Avenue and grabbed them, police said.
The man was found unresponsive in the 200 block of South Wabash Avenue, between Adams Street and Jackson Boulevard, with a puncture wound to his body, police said.
Police said the squad car was headed north on Western Avenue when the driver of a Toyota ran a red light and hit the squad car.
Morgan Geyser was last seen in the area of Kroncke Dr. around 8 p.m. Saturday with an adult acquaintance, city officials said. Her whereabouts are unknown as of Sunday morning.
Saint James Parish served an early Thanksgiving meal to 100 senior citizens. The event also had door prizes and a little live music to liven the atmosphere.
Two people were killed and a third was wounded during a concert at a restaurant in Aurora, Illinois on Saturday night.
A deadly crash shut down DuSable Lake Shore Drive on Chicago's South Side early Sunday morning.
No one was in custody Sunday morning in connection with either of the shootings that transpired Friday night in the Loop.
Organizers said it was more important this year because the cost of groceries is so high.
Morgan Geyser has been living in a group home after she was released earlier this year from Winnebago Mental Health Institute.
A condo owner in Country Club Hills says he's forced to sell his home after his condo association failed to reimburse him for repairs to his leaking roof. Edward Hadnott's condo has sat empty since a major roof leak in 2022.
Federal agents are being accused of wrongly arresting protesters in Broadview as part of a promotional video for the Department of Homeland Security.
A leaking roof didn't just damage a Homewood condo, it forced the owner out of his home. The HOA vowed to fix everything, but eight months later, the damage is still there and so is the frustration.
Why is one school in the west Chicago suburb of Lisle paying a water bill three times higher than another? The answer has to do with a private utility company.
A Chicago area couple logged into their retirement account only to find out it had been hacked, and a large chunk of their retirement savings was gone. The response from the online brokerage firm is only adding insult to injury.
The NFC North-leading Bears (8-3) won for the eighth time in nine games.
Kickoff in today's game between the Steelers and the Bears is set for 1 p.m. ET at Soldier Field in Chicago.
The Bulls trailed for most of the night, but they put together a 10-0 run midway through the final period.
Illinois shot 69% from the floor in the first half and led 54-19 at halftime.
The Miami Heat have rolled to a 143-107 win over the Chicago Bulls.
Morgan Geyser has been living in a group home after she was released earlier this year from Winnebago Mental Health Institute.
Chicago police asked the public for help on Sunday in the search for two men in a sexual assault on the city's Northwest Side last week.
A man is dead after being found with a puncture wound to his body in downtown Chicago Sunday morning.
No one was in custody Sunday morning in connection with either of the shootings that transpired Friday night in the Loop.
Two people were killed and a third was wounded during a concert at a restaurant in Aurora, Illinois on Saturday night.
