Kenneth Merritt, one of two suspects accused of committing a violent carjacking in Beverly last month, turned and looked into the gallery as he walked into Judge Thomas J. Hennelly’s courtroom in Bridgeview Friday. Looking back were two dozen neighbors of the Beverly family he allegedly robbed at gunpoint, some of whom had attended his pretrial detention hearing last month. The turnout, .
Residents Urged To Attend Accused Beverly Carjackers Arraignment - Beverly-MtGreenwood, IL - Ald. Matt O'Shea urges residents to attend the arraignment of two men charged in a carjacking Friday, Dec. 15, at the Bridgeview Courthouse.
The Chicago City Council followed Mayor Brandon Johnson’s lead in rejecting a provision Wednesday to allow Chicago police officers accused of serious misconduct to have their disciplinary cases heard behind closed doors, while approving Police Department pay raises and other contract provisions. Wednesday’s 33-17 vote nixes a major part of the deal between the union representing cops and .
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