Damon Dunn

There will be no jail time for Jim DeRogatis, but the R. Kelly trial judge ordered the Sun-Times music critic to come to court Wednesday. A subpoena had been issued compelling him to appear Tuesday, but DeRogatis never showed. The newspaper argued the...

If R. Kelly's mole defense doesn't set him free, the defense clearly hopes the alleged victim's braces can. Shortly before the lunch break, the defense showed the jury a photo of the alleged victim with orthodontia gear in her mouth. A former family...

Sun-Times music critic Jim DeRogatis must testify at R. Kelly's child pornography trial, a judge ruled today. Cook County Judge Vincent Gaughan said DeRogatis--who provided the police with the sex tape at the heart of the case--is not protected by any...

A lawyer was booted from the Cook County Criminal Courts Building today after attempting to foist his own music CD on R. Kelly in the courtroom where his trial is taking place. Attorney Mike Roman approached Kelly on Friday morning while the singer was...

After several delays, including a brief one this morning, the prosecution's key witness gave explosive testimony Monday. The prosecution's key witness in the trial of singer R. Kelly on child pornography charges told jurors about three sexual...

A selected juror in the R. Kelly trial has apparently been receiving calls from someone associated with the Tribune, Judge Vincent Gaughan said today. The revelation came after the juror, who has an "Impeach Bush" patch on his book bag, called the judge'...

The media will not be able to access transcripts of secret hearings in the R. Kelly case until after the trial ends, a Cook County judge ruled Friday. In a show of unity among competitors, local news agencies—including the Chicago Tribune, Sun-...

The R. Kelly trial concluded its first day of testimony this afternoon with the defense showing nearly four dozen pictures of scars and birthmarks on the singer's body. The photographs--which were taken by the Chicago Police Department after Kelly's 2002...