George Floyd

Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin has been sentenced to 22 1/2 years in prison for the murder of George Floyd, whose dying gasps under Chauvin’s knee led to the biggest outcry against racial injustice in the U.S. in generations

Family-owned, neighbhorhood store and carryout doing well 1 year later

“Let tonight be a moment of grief,” - Maurice McDavid, of DeKalb

President Joe Biden says the conviction of former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin in the killing of George Floyd “can be a giant step forward” for the nation in the fight against systemic racism

“We need to re-imagine law enforcement, not reform or change it. It needs to be re-imagined in a way that is more humane.”

The jury has reached a verdict at the murder trial of former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd

The 12 jurors who convicted Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd had three counts to consider and returned guilty verdicts on all three

Before the verdict was announced in Minneapolis, President Joe Biden said he was “praying the verdict is the right verdict” in the trial of former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin

A Cicero man who allegedly attacked a motorist during demonstrations following the death of George Floyd was charged Aug. 7 with attempted murder.

A scuffle between Joliet Mayor Bob O’Dekirk and two men at a protest May 31 still is under investigation by the Illinois State Police.

Joliet faith leaders and black activists gathered outside City Hall and demanded Mayor Bob O'Dekirk's resignation.