Cook Co. chief judge working to change how domestic violence cases handled after deadly NW Side case
A Cook County judge is facing harsh criticism for releasing a suspect from custody who later allegedly killed his wife.
Judge ripped by advocates, state official for releasing man later accused of killing wife
Judge Thomas E. Nowinski rejected prosecutors’ petition to hold Constantin Beldie in jail after he was charged in October ...
Domestic violence judge who released man suspected of killing wife is off bench after anonymous threats
Judge Thomas E. Nowinski isn't hearing domestic violence cases due to threats, Cook County Chief Judge Timothy Evans said ...
Cook County Chief Judge says Lacramioara Beldie’s death ‘should not have occurred’
Cook County Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans has pledged to provide additional training for all Cook County judges who hear ...
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Family Of Murdered Portage Park Woman Raising Funds For Funeral
Lacramioara Beldie was allegedly killed by her estranged husband on Tuesday. Her children said remembered their mother as a ...
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Man suspected of killing estranged wife before being found dead was previously released on electronic monitoring
During a detention hearing, Cook County prosecutors argued for detention as the public defender for Constantin Beldie, 57, ...
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Judge ripped by advocates, state official for releasing man later accused of killing wife
A day after a man allegedly killed his estranged wife and was found dead blocks away in Portage Park, a Cook County judge faced heavy criticism for refusing to hold the suspect in custody as he ...
Advocates want Illinois judge reassigned after releasing man who police say later killed his wife
A judge released Constantin Beldie on electronic monitoring in October, after he allegedly beat and tried to kidnap his ...
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Cook County judge faces criticism after deadly stabbing in Portage Park
A deadly stabbing on Chicago's Northwest Side is reigniting calls for changes in how domestic violence cases are handled, ...
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Cook County Chief Judge says Lacramioara Beldie’s death ‘should not have occurred’
The woman in question — 54-year-old Lacramioara Beldie — was killed on Monday, Nov. 18, when her husband, Constantin Beldie, stabbed her to death before taking his own life in the city’s ...
Documents reveal man who fatally stabbed wife in Portage Park was released on electronic monitoring
Domestic violence advocates spoke out this week after records revealed a man who stabbed his wife to death in Portage Park ...