Wrongfully convicted Chicago man set to be released from prison after 33 years
A wrongfully convicted Chicago man who spent 33 years in prison was set to be released from custody on Monday night just in time for the holidays.
Judge orders release of man who argued he was wrongly convicted of 1991 murder in Chicago
A Cook County judge this week ordered that a Chicago man be released from prison after more than 30 years. Hilton Keller spent 33 years, seven months, and four days in prison after being convicted of the May 19,
Cook County judge orders release of Chicago man convicted of murder following unconstitutional trial ruling
Just two days before Christmas, Hilton Keller, a Chicago man who has served more than three decades behind bars for a crime he insists he didn't commit, is being released.
Wrongfully convicted Chicago man freed just before holidays after spending 33 years in prison
The prosecutors at the trial relied on the testimony of a younger gang member who painted 18-year-old Hilton Keller as a criminal but later confessed to lying.
Chicago man Hilton Keller released from prison 33 years after wrongful murder conviction
By ABC7 Chicago Digital Team Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WLS) — A Chicago man was released from prison more than 30 years after he was wrongfully convicted of murder. Hilton Keller h
Chicago man freed after over 30 years in prison for crime he claims he didn’t commit
Two days before Christmas, Hilton Keller, a Chicago man who has spent over 30 years in prison for a crime he maintains he didn’t commit, is set to be released.
Man near on CTA platform in downtown Chicago
CHICAGO (CBS) — A man was shot in the The Loop on Tuesday morning. There was a large police presence near the CTA stop at ...
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Man shot multiple times while sitting in car on Chicago's West Side
A 36-year-old man sustained multiple gunshot wounds Tuesday night while sitting in a parked vehicle on Chicago's West Side, according to police.
Chicago woman, 96-year-old father to share Christmas together in emotional reunion
A Chicago woman is preparing to celebrate Christmas in her home with her 96-year-old father, decades after she was put up for ...
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s difficult 2025 budget fight portends even harder financial situation for 2026
One issue loomed in aldermen’s anxious speeches last week in the lead-up to a vote on Mayor Brandon Johnson’s budget for next ...
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A glimmer of good news in UChicago Crime Lab's latest gun violence report
Murders and non-fatal shootings this year continued to decline from their recent peak in 2020 and 2021. Even so, Chicago ...
Chicago school board could fire CPS CEO Pedro Martinez at emergency meeting Friday
Many, including alderpersons and the members of the incoming elected school board, are denouncing the planned agenda.
Charities across Chicago see huge shortage in coat donations as winter sets in: ‘We’re significantly thousands behind’
Nonprofits and community organizations that run winter coat drives say they are facing a serious shortage of donations this ...
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Seven education stories we’re watching in Chicago in 2025
How will the new hybrid school board govern? Will there be a new CPS CEO? Are migrant students getting the help they’re ...
'ABC7 Presents: Countdown Chicago 2025' longest-running New Year's Eve show in Chicago airs Dec. 31
It's time to ring in the new year and no one does it better than ABC 7's New Year's Eve special, "Countdown Chicago," a ...