Andy Grimm is a Reporter at the Chicago Sun-Times. He specializes in crime and legal affairs, covering topics such as cannabis, white-collar crime, and civil law, with a focus on issues pertinent to Illinois and Chicago. Andy's work has been featured in various media outlets, including FOX6 Milwaukee, NBC Chicago, and ABC 7 Chicago.
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Andy Grimm's coverage is primarily focused on local news in Chicago, particularly related to crime, legal policy regulation, and government announcements. He frequently covers evolving stories and breaking news related to wrongful convictions, police misconduct, and events in West Garfield Park.
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By: Andy Grimm
Charges unsealed Wednesday allege McCormick Place operations manager Dominick Gironda, 54, and snow removal contractor James Sansone, 38, arranged for other contractors to overcharge for snow removal, with Gironda signing off on the bogus invoices and Sansone serving as an intermediary for kickbacks from the plowing companies.
By: Andy Grimm
Witnesses have recanted testimony in 49 cases involving CPD detective Reynaldo Guevara. None have been warned of perjury until this week, when new Cook County State's Attorney Eileen O'Neill Burke took office.
By: Andy Grimm
One of Chicago’s most bizarre murder cases may return to a Cook County courtroom after the appeals court ruled Thursday that a judge erred by barring Wyndham Lathem from talking to his lawyers before he faced a brutal cross-examination by prosecutors.
By: Tom Schuba, Andy Grimm
Homicide Det. Marco Torres was sentenced to a year of probation for assault, but a protective order also will prevent him from having a license to carry a gun, a requirement for CPD officers. He's on unpaid leave from the department.
By: Andy Grimm
A judge ruled that brothers Abimbola and Olabinjo Osundairo were not defamed by remarks that implied they were involved in 2019 hoax hate crime— in part because they repeatedly admitted they were paid to fake the attack
The death of 15-year-old Pendleton just weeks after Barack Obama's second inauguration became a national symbol of Chicago's gun violence.
By: Andy Grimm, Fran Spielman
Former Detective Reynaldo Guevara and former Sgt. Ronald Watts take their place alongside Jon Burge and his midnight of Area 2 detective as CPD most notorious bad actors and legal liabilities.
By: Fran Spielman, Andy Grimm
Jon Burge, Ronald Watts and Reynaldo Guevara — former police officials implicated in scores of wrongful conviction cases — continue to haunt Chicago taxpayers.
By: Elvia Malagón, Andy Grimm, Adriana-Cardona
Activists monitoring for immigration arrests said they had seen no activity, but the threat of deportations continues and the local community should remain alert.
By: Andy Grimm, Adriana-Cardona, Elvia Malagón
Los activistas que monitorean los arrestos de inmigrantes dijeron que no habían visto actividad, pero la amenaza de deportaciones continúa y la comunidad local debe permanecer alerta.
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