Tag: Cook County
Coldblooded killer pleads guilty to slaughter of gay friend’s partner during fantasy killing spree
A gay man has pled guilty to the vicious killing another gay man as part of a twisted fantasy.
British citizen Andrew Warren made a deal with prosecutors in Cook County, Illinois, to testify against Northwestern University professor Wyndham Lathem, who was allegedly his partner in crime. As part of the deal, prosecutors will recommend Warren, 58, get only 45 years in prison.
The case involves the murder of Lathem’s boyfriend, Trenton Cornell-Duranleau, 26, who was stabbed 70 times in Lathem’s...
‘Making Barrington More Welcoming’ LGBTQ discussion panel July 23
"The harassment and bullying that members of the LGBTQ community in Barrington have experienced, particularly the two recent incidents, are completely unacceptable. As the first openly LGBTQ Commissioner, I know how demeaning and vulnerable attacks like these can make someone feel because I experienced similar harassment myself," said Commissioner Kevin Morrison. "These attacks are horrible moments in our region's history, but I believe that we have the power to write the next chapter of this story. I believe this panel is the...
Christian school teacher who scolded girls to be modest was molesting male students
A Christian school kindergarten teacher in the Chicago suburbs is facing charges related to sexual assault and child pornography after investigators say that she sent explicit material to minors for years.
Shannon Griffin is the wife of the pastor of Jordan Baptist Church and is a teacher at the associated Jordan Baptist school in Oak Lawn, a suburb of Chicago.
She is now facing five counts of criminal sexual assault, one count solicitation of child pornography, one count of distribution of...
