Suburban prosecutor drops controversial murder charges against five Chicago teens in shooting

A month after he filed controversial murder charges against five teens whose friend was killed during an alleged burglary, an Illinois prosecutor has decided to drop them for lesser charges under an agreement with the families of the suspects.

"The circumstances and facts outlined in my statement support the charge of felony murder," Lake County State's Attorney Michael Nerheim said in a statement Thursday morning. "However, after full consideration of all the evidence, mitigation presented by