The careless no-cash bail statute in Illinois prioritizes offenders over victims
Illinois will soon be the first state in the nation to totally abolish cash bail according to a decision by …
News from the courts
Father of drowned girl in the US sues Wim ‘Iceman’ Hof
‘Iceman’ Wim Hof has been held liable for the death of a 17-year-old girl in the United States in August …
Multnomah County is seeking compensation for climate change
The governing body of an county is seeking substantial compensation from Shell and other companies for the consequences of climate …
In a trial for sexual assault and defamation, Donald Trump found guilty
Donald Turmp was recently convicted responsible by a federal jury in Manhattan in the civil battery and defamation lawsuit brought …
Former Treasurer Of Perry County Agricultural Society Sentenced To 21 Months In Federal Prison For Fraud
In federal court in Benton, IL, Billy E. Harris, 49, the former treasurer of the Perry County Agricultural Society (“PCAS”), was …
Battle Over Biden Covid Vaccine Mandate Heads to Court
Challenges to President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for private employers will be consolidated in the U.S. 6th Circuit Court …
Bond Set at $100,000 for Chicago Woman Charged with Sixth DUI
DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin and Naperville Chief of Police Robert Marshall announced that bond was set Saturday for …
Federal court sentences Alton man to 87 months over firearm possession charges
Matthew L. Richardson, a 32-year-old Alton man, has been sentenced to more than 7 years in federal prison. He was …
Elk Grove Village man sentenced to 16 years in prison for attempted murder
Cameron Ruebusch, a 25-year-old Elk Grove Village man, has been sentenced to 16 years in federal prison for trying to …
Turkey sentences controversial TV personality and religious preacher to over 1000 years in prison
A Turkish court sentenced 64-year-old Adnan Aktar, a controversial TV personality, to over 1000 years in prison for sexual abuse …
Japan: Twitter killer of nine people sentenced to death
A Tokyo court sentenced a man famous as “Twitter Killer” to death. The man was involved in brutal murders of …
Court sentences Israeli super model on tax evasion charges
Bar Refaeli, a 35-year-old Israeli supermodel, has been sentenced to 9-month community services for tax evasion on Sunday. Her mother …
Man Charged with Illegal Possession of Loaded Gun
A man has been charged in federal court for allegedly possessing a loaded gun while looting a store in downtown …
Fraud Charges Indictment for North Suburban Financial Adviser
Federal fraud charges indictment for a north suburban financial adviser for allegedly swindling clients who had sought her assistance in …
Eighteen individuals charged in federal court for conspiring to sell heroin
Eighteen defendants have been charged in federal court with conspiring to sell heroin or fentanyl-laced heroin on the Northwest Side …
Court sentences six Rockford residents on federal fraud charges
Matthew F. Kennelly, a US district judge, sentenced six Rockford residents on Monday in federal court on the charges of …
Five individuals charged with drug offenses in US District Court in Chicago
A federal investigation found five individuals involved in cocaine trafficking on Chicago’s North Side. These five individuals have been indicted …
Three Charged for Attempting to Steel from Aurora ATM
Three men are facing the law as they have been charged in federal court for trying to steal cash from …
Pritzker’s COVID-19 restrictions voided
A Clay County judge’s ruling has ended Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s executive orders limiting businesses and individual movements apply to everyone, …
Assistant Attorney General and U.S. Attorney’s Reaction on Federal Court’s Decision
Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Eric Dreiband and U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois Steven D. Weinhoeft …
Federal investigation of Chicago Street Gang involves Racketeering charges
A federal indictment has been unsealed this week which has charged ten alleged members of the LAFA street gang with …
Federal jury charges Christopher Grant in case of Trooper Nicholas Hopkins death
Illinois State Trooper Nicholas Hopkins was killed while attempting to execute a search warrant in East St. Louis, Illinois, on …
Court sentences contractor to over 3 years in prison on bribe charges
Michael Jarigese, a 67-year-old contractor, has been sentenced to more than three years in federal prison. He was involved in …
Rockford man submits guilty plea on child pornography transportation charges
Donovan Heidenreich, a 25-year-old Rockford man, submitted a written plea agreement in which he admitted that he was involved in …
Child Pornography and Exploitation charges on North Suburban Man
A North Suburban man has pleaded guilty of federal criminal charges of threatening to publish sexually explicit images of an …
Georgetown Man, Urban Woman indicted on Child Sex Crimes Charges
Ian J. Dukes, 37, of Georgetown, Ill., and Julie P. Snyder, 43, of the 400 block of W. University Ave., …
Charges of falsely claiming breast cancer filed against Highland woman
Sarah A. Delashmit, a 35-year-old Highland woman, has been indicted by a grand federal jury. The jury returned an eight-count …