Marni Yang, the woman charged in the 2007 shooting death of Rhoni Reuter and Reuter's unborn child, is psychologically fit to stand trial. Reuter was the ex-girlfriend of ex-Bears star Shaun Gayle who was also the father of her unborn child. The announcement came during a pretrial hearing at which the defense also made several motions. Per the Tribune: more ›

After prosecutors described what they believed were the machinations of the woman suspected of killing Shaun Gayle's, an ex-Bears player, pregnant girlfriend on Wednesday, details of the suspect's life prior to and after the 2007 murder are coming to light. Marni Kay Yang, 41, the accused killer, had shown a pattern of jealousy and possessive and erratic behavior before she was charged with the murder of seven-months pregnant Rhoni Reuter, 42, and her unborn daughter, already named Skylar. more ›

While Chicago Police have not officially confirmed it, other authorities and several media outlets have stated that the man who holed himself up in a Logan Square apartment building yesterday evening was Tyler James Martin, a former McHenry resident accused of killing his girlfriend (Amber Kathleen Cremeens, also a former McHenry resident) in Denver earlier this week. The standoff ended when Martin committed suicide around 7:30 p.m. Authorities in the Denver area had warned local police that Martin was likely on the run and planning to return to the Chicago area to see family. more ›