Illinois News

URBANA, ILL – Ian J. Dukes, 38, of Georgetown, Ill., was sentenced today to 342 months (28 ½  years) for his role in child sex crimes involving two minors. Chief …

NEW YORK – An indictment was unsealed today in federal court in Brooklyn charging Larby Amirouche with conspiracy to commit bank and wire fraud, bank fraud, making false statements to …

SPRINGFIELD, IL – Illinois has become the latest state to implement a bail-free criminal justice system that puts the fate of violent criminals in the hands of liberal judges.  The …

CHICAGO, ILL — A man has been found guilty in federal court of conspiring to steal cash from an automated-teller machine in Chicago during a period of civil unrest last …

CHICAGO , ILLINOIS — A Chicago man has been arrested and charged in federal court with carjacking after he allegedly took a vehicle from a victim in Orland Park and …

Pecatonica, IL – On Feb. 13, 2021, at approximately 6:30 a.m. Illinois State Police (ISP) officials investigated a two-vehicle traffic crash on Interstate 39 northbound near the Baxter Road exit …

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – United States Attorney John C. Milhiser announced today that he has submitted his resignation to the President, to be effective Feb. 28, 2021. Mr. Milhiser thanked Senators …

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS — A man has been arrested for allegedly robbing a Chicago bank and holding a customer at gunpoint. CHRISTOPHER PORTER, 49, of Chicago, is charged with one count …

PARK FOREST, IL – Lazaro Diaz has been named the “Civilian Employee of the Year” by the Park Forest Police Department.  Diaz, a Mexican immigrant works 6 to 7 days …

Chicago, IL – Illinois State Police (ISP) officials are investigating a shooting, which occurred on the ramp from Division Street to Interstate 90 southbound, at approximately 8:28 p.m., on Saturday, …

PARK FOREST, IL – On Friday, January 29, 2021, at approximately 5:50 a.m., a 49-year-old Park Forest resident was in her vehicle on the 100 block of Hemlock St. when …

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS — A Lake County man has been charged in federal court with attempted carjacking for allegedly trying to violently carjack a vehicle at a north suburban golf course …

HIGHLAND, ILLINOIS – Sarah A. Delashmit, 36, of Highland, Illinois, was sentenced this week to 18 months in federal prison and 3 years of court supervision after her release. Last …

HENDERSON COUNTY, IL – On 01/18/2021 at 8:25 PM, Henderson County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested Jessie J. Bowman of Stronghurst, IL, age: 28 at a residence in Township of Stronghurst for …

DETROIT, MI  –  After President Donald J. Trump commuted the sentence of former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, U.S. Attorney Matt Schneider expressed his disapproval of the President’s decision. “My position …

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS — A former executive of a Silicon Valley video streaming service has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Chicago for allegedly engaging in a “pump and …

LAKE IN THE HILLS, IL — A man from Lake in the Hills, Ill. was indicted Tuesday by a federal grand jury on charges of traveling in interstate commerce for …

ROCKFORD, IL — A Freeport man was indicted Tuesday by a federal grand jury on charges related to sexual conduct with a minor. ERICH M. BRINKMEIER, 25, was charged with …

CHICAGO, ILLIOIS — An Elk Grove Village man has been sentenced to 16 years in federal prison for trying to kill a postal carrier on New Year’s Eve 2018. CAMERON …

MORRISTOWN, NJ –   A suburban Chicago man was arrested today on a federal criminal charge for allegedly threatening to commit violence at the upcoming presidential inauguration in Washington, D.C. Louis Capriotti, …

CHICAGO, Ill — A suburban Chicago man was arrested today on a federal criminal charge for allegedly threatening to commit violence at the upcoming presidential inauguration in Washington, D.C. LOUIS …

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS — A suburban Chicago man has pleaded guilty in federal court to laundering cash proceeds from a telemarketing scheme that defrauded elderly victims. HIRENKUMAR P. CHAUDHARI, 27, of …

CHICAGO, IL –  Three people are dead and  four wounded after 32-year-old Jason Nightengale went on a killing spree in Chicago, randomly shooting people. Chicago Police Superintendent David Brown said …

NEW ORLEANS, LA –  In the first round of the NFC playoffs, the New Orleans Saints will host the Chicago Bears at the Superdome in what could be Drew Brees’ …

CORPUS CHRISTI, TX – A 22-year-old Houston man has entered a guilty plea to theft from an interstate cargo shipment, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick. Maksims Klopovs admitted he …