Four men who became known as the “Ford Heights Four” were wrongly convicted of the 1978 rape and murders of a young, newly engaged couple in the south suburbs. Here is Tribune coverage of the ...

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A judge ruled former Ford Heights Mayor Charles Griffin's sentence would not be reconsidered in his theft and misconduct case. The judge on Friday denied both Griffin's motion to reconsider the ...

Six years after Ford Heights Mayor Charles Griffin was charged with embezzling nearly $150,000 from the tiny cash-strapped south suburb, his case could soon come to a conclusion.. A trial before ...

The Ford Heights Four case augmented her decision to study law and continues to do so. "In times of doubt [in law school], when I wonder if I'm doing the right thing," she says, "it keeps me going." ...

Ford Heights Mayor Charles Griffin was found guilty Monday of stealing from the south suburb six years after he was charged.. Cook County Judge James Obbish, hearing the case without a jury, said ...

FLOSSMOOR, Ill. -- Dennis Williams, a former death row inmate who was one of four men whose exoneration became a rallying point for death penalty opponents in Illinois, has died at the age of 46 ...

MARKHAM | On a mild October day in 2001, a Ford Heights man was driving down 11th Street with his girlfriend when he leaned across her and shot a .22-caliber ...

FORD HEIGHTS, Ill. (WLS) -- The Cook County sheriff said one person was killed and four more were injured in a shooting in south suburban Ford Heights Friday. The sheriff's office said around 7:15 ...

Northwestern University professor David Protess became a pedagogic superstar 15 years ago, when a team of students he led helped clear the names of the convicted killers known as the Ford Heights ...

A new Illinois law mandates that police tape interrogations and confessions in murder cases. The “Ford Heights Four” -- Dennis Williams, Verneal Jimerson, Kenneth Adams and Willie Raines ...

Judge will not reconsider 4-year sentence, $50K fine for ex-Ford Heights mayor in misconduct case. Judge denies both Griffin's motion to reconsider sentence and motion to remain on bond, as he ...