Renowned US District Court Judge Harry Leinenweber dies at 87

Judicial giant Harry D. Leinenweber dies at 87: 'He was the coolest judge I've ever seen, on TV or off TV'

Harry D. Leinenweber, the legal giant from Joliet who served as a federal judge for nearly four decades — and presided over some of Chicago’s biggest trials of late — has died at age 87.His widow, former U.S. Labor Secretary Lynn Martin, was with him when he died just before 6 p.m. Tuesday in their Gold Coast home. The judge had been diagnosed with lung cancer earlier this year.He had been responding to treatment while he spent time at the coupl…

Renowned US District Court Judge Harry Leinenweber dies at 87

U.S. District Court Judge Harry Leinenweber, who presided over the ComEd Four and R. Kelly trials, has died at 87 years old.

U.S. District Judge Harry Leinenweber dies at 87

U.S. District Judge Harry Leinenweber, the Joliet native who served in the Illinois legislature before being nominated to the federal bench by President Ronald Reagan, died Tuesday evening at the age of 87. Leinenweber, who just celebrated a birthday last week, had kept a very active schedule before announcing an illness earlier this year, presiding over the high-profile trials of singer R. Kelly in 2022 and the “ComEd Four” political corruption…