Sara Machi

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The man accused of a hate crime attack on two Jewish students at DePaul University last fall was ordered held in jail while he awaits trial. Adam Erkan, 20, of Hoffman Estates, Illinois, has been charged with two counts of aggravated battery and two counts of hate crime. He made his first court appearance on Thursday, when a Cook County judge ordered him detained. Prosecutors said they have video evidence and cell phone data that links Erkan to the scene of the attack on Nov.

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Crestwood, Illinois police officer accused of DUI had troubled historty A Crestwood, Illinois police officer recently charged with his second DUI has a troubled history in many other respects. CBS News Chicago obtained personnel files for Crestwood police Officer Christopher Spencer, who has since resigned from his department. The files show issues involving the mistreatment of women and a state fraud investigation — as well as the two drunken driving incidents.

1 week ago | cbsnews.com | Sara Machi

St. Sabina Parish hosts event for survivors of gun violence Egg hunts, easter baskets, and a big bunny; an event on Chicago's South Side on Saturday had all the hallmarks of a traditional Easter event. But this one was made special because all the guests had something in common – they all have lost a loved one to gun violence.

2 weeks ago | cbsnews.com | Sara Machi

A Chicago woman is warning others after scammers got her personal information by creating a fake job listing for a real school in California. Grad school student Shelby Springer said she now has a paper trial proving the online job listing she applied for, and accepted, was nothing more than an elaborate scam. The listing was for a position as a remote proofreader for a California school that caters to international students.

2 weeks ago | cbsnews.com | Sara Machi

A man accused of groping multiple women and attacking other people on CTA trains and platforms had previously been banned from the system and shouldn't have been on CTA property in the first place, and now a state lawmaker is pushing to do more to protect mass transit users. Brii Williams might have helped police prove a pattern when she started recording after a man sat next to her last month on an otherwise empty Brown Line train, putting his leg on hers, and refusing to move to another seat.