Shawn Genzone

Senior writer at the Chicago Morning Star

shawn.genzone@chicagomorningstar.com

Florida Man Sentenced to Prison After Traveling to Edwardsville to Cash Counterfeit Checks Using Stolen Identities

BENTON, Ill. – Elvin Lugo-Cales, 47, of Orlando, Florida, was sentenced today to 51 months in federal prison and 3…

4 years ago

Former Manager Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Mascoutah Trucking Company Out of More Than $600,000

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. – This morning, Timothy P. Mayer, 41, of Waterloo, Illinois, appeared in federal court in East…

4 years ago

Springfield Police: Narcotics and Firearms Arrest

April 28, 2021, members of the Springfield Police Department Street Crimes Unit and the Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force…

4 years ago

Beach Park Resident Arrested After Exiting Vehicle Armed with Firearm During Traffic Stop

A Lake County Sheriff’s Deputy on Monday, May 3, 2021, at approximately 7:00 p.m. was on patrol in the area…

4 years ago

Motorcycle Crash Seriously Injures 2 at Algonquin Rd and Wolf Rd, Fox River Grove

Police from Barrington Hills, Fox River Grove, and McHenry County Sheriff’s Office; and firefighters and paramedics from Fox River Grove…

4 years ago

Eight Vehicle Crash with Injuries on Milwaukee Ave North of Deerfield Pkwy, Lincolnshire

Police, firefighters and paramedics from Lincolnshire responded about 12:09 p.m. Saturday, May 1, 2021 to a report of a six-vehicle…

4 years ago

St. Clair County Man Indicted for Traveling to the Philippines for Sex with a Minor

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. – A St. Clair County man is in federal custody today on a trio of crimes…

4 years ago

Naperville Firefighters Battle Apartment Fire in 1600 Block of Country Lakes

NAPERVILLE, Ill. — At 12:15 PM today, Naperville’s Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) received a report of a stove fire…

4 years ago

Springfield Police: Firearms Arrests

Springfield, Illinois – On April 26th, 2021, at approximately 6:35 p.m., members of the Springfield Police Department Street Crimes Unit…

4 years ago

Mass Vaccination Clinic for COVID-19 Pfizer Vaccine at Park District’s Arlington Ridge Center

Appointments remain available for a mass vaccination clinic at the Arlington Heights Park District’s Arlington Ridge Center (ARC) on Wednesday,…

4 years ago

Naperville Police Investigate Traffic Crash at 75th and Washington Streets

On Saturday, April 24, 2021, at approximately 12:39 p.m., the Naperville Police and Fire Departments responded to the intersection of…

4 years ago

House Fire Extinguished on Gatewood Lane in Woodridge — No Injuries

Lisle-Woodridge Fire District firefighters and paramedics responded about 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, April 21, 2021 to report of a house fire…

4 years ago

FOP President Dan Hils Slams The View’s Joy Behar Comments After Columbus, Ohio Police-Involved Shooting

Sergeant Dan Hils, president of Cincinnati Fraternal Order of Police, discusses the officer-involved shooting in Ohio and reaction from celebrities…

4 years ago

2 Hurt, Crash with Injuries at Mannheim Rd and Prospect Ave, Des Plaines

Police, firefighters and paramedics from Des Plaines responded about 12:35 p.m. Saturday, April 24, 2021 to a report of a…

4 years ago

Springfield Police: Homicide Arrest

Springfield, Illinois – Today at approximately 11:42 a.m., Springfield Police officers were dispatched to the 200 block of Lincoln Avenue…

4 years ago

Southern Illinois Professor Indicted for Grant Fraud

CARBONDALE,  Ill.  –  A  mathematics  professor  and  researcher  at  Southern  Illinois University  – Carbondale (SIUC) is  under federal indictment for…

4 years ago

Tragic Vehicle Accident in Residential Driveway Claims Life of Toddler in Unincorporated Barrington

Lake County Sheriff’s Deputies responded about 6:35 p.m. Tuesday, April 20, 2021 to a call from Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital,…

4 years ago

Cahokia Man Heads to Federal Prison for Identity Theft Scheme

Cahokia, Ill. – Isaac Sanders, age 40, of Cahokia, Illinois, has been sentenced to serve 12 months and a day…

4 years ago

Structure Fire 1700 Block of Roberts Lane

NAPERVILLE, Ill. — At 3:16 AM on Monday (4/19/2021), Naperville’s Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) received a call on the 1700…

4 years ago

St.Louis Man Sentenced to 12 Years In Prison For Enticing Illinois Minor, Traveling to Engage in Illicit Sexual Conduct

Belleville,  Ill.  –  Earlier  today,  Joseph  L.  Hughes,  a/k/a  “Joe  King,”  29,  of  St. Louis, Missouri, was sentenced to 149…

4 years ago

Springfield Police: Firearms Arrest

Springfield, Illinois – On April 14, 2021, Springfield Police Department detectives along with members of the US Marshal’s Great Lakes…

4 years ago

Man Charged With Conducting Illegal Sports Gambling Business

A man has been charged in federal court with conducting an illegal sports gambling business in Chicago and the suburbs.…

4 years ago

Man Charged With Threatening Violence Against Federal Judge in Chicago

A man has been indicted on criminal charges for allegedly threatening to assault and murder a federal judge in Chicago.…

4 years ago

Two Southern Illinois Amtrack Stations Part of $2.25 Million Justice Department Settlement

Patrons of two  Amtrak stations in the  Southern  District of  Illinois may be eligible for compensation as part of a…

4 years ago

Suburban Chicago Man Sentenced to More Than 13 Years in Prison for Conspiring to Provide Material Support to ISIS

A man from a north suburb of Chicago was sentenced today to more than 13 years in federal prison for…

4 years ago

Justice Department Moves to Intervene in Disability Discrimination Suit Against City of Chicago Regarding Pedestrians With Visual Disabilities

The Justice Department today moved to intervene in a disability discrimination lawsuit that private plaintiffs with visual disabilities brought against…

4 years ago

Man Who Set Fire to Chicago Police Vehicle During Civil Unrest Pleads Guilty In Federal Court

A man admitted in federal court today that he threw a lit firework into a Chicago Police vehicle during a…

4 years ago

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