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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…

1 year ago

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…

1 year ago

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…

1 year ago

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…

2 years ago

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…

3 years ago

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…

4 years ago

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…

4 years ago

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…

4 years ago

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…

4 years ago

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…

4 years ago

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…

4 years ago

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…

4 years ago

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…

4 years ago

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…

4 years ago

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…

4 years ago

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…

4 years ago

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…

4 years ago

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,…

4 years ago

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…

4 years ago

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…

5 years ago

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…

5 years ago

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…

5 years ago

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…

5 years ago

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…

5 years ago

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.,…

5 years ago

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…

5 years ago

False tax return charges filed against Riverton man

Jason Hines, a 47-year old Riverton man, has been indicted by a federal jury on the charges of preparing false…

5 years ago

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