William Livingston Charged With Two Felony June Attacks on Women in Chicago

Overview

• Chicago police say CPD and the U.S. Marshals Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force arrested Livingston on Wednesday, and prosecutors charged him with two counts of aggravated battery in a public place.
• Investigators linked him to two separate June 12 assaults in the 2700 block of North Clark Street targeting women ages 40 and 29.
• One victim, identified as Anne Kurze, picked Livingston out of a police lineup, according to reporting on the case.
• He is due in court Thursday for a detention hearing at the Leighton Criminal Courthouse.
• The case drew heightened scrutiny after video of an August 19 Loop assault that left Kathleen Miles unconscious was released following a FOIA request and pressure from the Illinois Attorney General’s Office, with records showing a history of repeated arrests dating back to 2012.