Andy Grimm is a reporter for the Chicago Sun-Times, specializing in covering local news and court cases in the Chicago area. He has a strong focus on investigative reporting and has written extensively on issues related to wrongful convictions, police misconduct, and criminal justice reform. His work has been featured in various media outlets, including FOX6 Milwaukee, Chicago Public Media, and NOLA.com.
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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
Diante Speed, then 19, fired a volley of gunshots at a man who he claimed had brandished a gun at him as he and two friends were walking in Rogers Park. One of the bullets hit Shane Colombo as the 25-year-old California native was walking home.
A Chicago man was found guilty of first-degree murder Thursday in the 2018 slaying of a Northwestern University doctoral student who had moved to the area only hours earlier.
By: Andy Grimm
Prosecutors say restaurant employee Medhi Medellel shot and killed Paul Williams and David Swick as they sat in the restaurant. He was arraigned Tuesday on two counts of first-degree murder.
Anthony Lorenzi, 37, gunned down Gyovanni Arzauga after Arzauga accidentally shot his longtime girlfriend as he struggled with a group of people following the Humboldt Park parade in June 2021.
By: Andy Grimm
Darion McMillian, 23, of Harvey, appeared on charges of first-degree murder in the killings Monday night in the 8000 block of South Ingleside Avenue. McMillian used a handgun equipped with an extended magazine and modified with a switch to fire automatically, police and prosecutors said.
By: Andy Grimm
Darion McMillian, de 23 años y residente de Harvey, compareció acusado de asesinato en primer grado por los asesinatos del lunes por la noche en la cuadra 8000 al sur de Ingleside Avenue. McMillian usó una pistola equipada con un cargador extendido y modificada con un interruptor para disparar automáticamente, dijeron la policía y los fiscales.
By: Andy Grimm
Smollett had challenged nearly every aspect of his case, arguing that he should have been done with the case after Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx's office struck a deal to drop the charges, that the special prosecutor who re-investigated the case and re-indicted him a year later was wrongfully appointed.
By: Tom Schuba, Andy Grimm
Videos released by the Civilian Office of Police Accountability show Officer Fernando Ruiz firing at Raymond Comer 11 times on Aug. 12, 2022, as Comer sat in the driver’s seat of a friend’s car on the Near West Side. Ruiz faces dismissal in the fatal shooting of Reginald Clay Jr. on April 15, 2023.
A judge acquitted Reginald Roberson of misconduct in 2021 altercation in holding area of jail.
By: Andy Grimm
The shooting Oct. 26 in the West Ridge neighborhood was a ‘planned attack' according to prosecutors. Sidi Mohamed Abdallahi was captured after he was wounded in a shootout with police.
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