Jake Malooley

Inside the efforts to exonerate the “Starved Rock Killer.”

In exclusive interviews, Paul Bauer's widow and the man accused of killing Bauer reveal the lifelong paths that led to a fateful February encounter.

Matthew Baron was a beloved teacher at Skinner West Elementary School in the West Loop. Then a student’s allegation changed everything.

Chicago’s veteran TV news anchor is known to colleagues as Mr. Perfect. Behind the flawless façade: the pain of a long-ago tragedy.

On the 30th anniversary of his influential heist classic, the Chicago-born director discusses the real-life cop-versus-robber rivalry that sparked the film’s creation.