Chicago Crime

4 dead following shooting spree in Chicago area

Four people are dead, including the suspect, after an hourslong shooting spree across the Chicago area. The bloodshed began Saturday…

3 years ago

Suburban Chicago Businessman Charged with COVID-Relief Fraud

A suburban Chicago businessman has been indicted on federal fraud charges for allegedly fraudulently obtaining more than $420,000 in small…

3 years ago

Former Office Manager of Suburban Construction Company Charged With Fraud for Allegedly Embezzling More Than $2.3 Million in Company Funds

CHICAGO — The former office manager of a southwest suburban construction company has been charged with fraud for allegedly embezzling…

3 years ago

Factory Manager Hid Outside Government Contractor Payments

49-year-old Shawn E. Whitecotton of Herrin, Illinois pleaded guilty to a two-count felony information charging him with making false statements…

3 years ago

Federal investigation results in charges against over 26 individuals in Chicago

A federal investigation has been conducted to target individuals involved in drug trafficking and firearms offensive on the West Side…

3 years ago

Child Pornography Production and Possession Charges

Dwayne E. Robinson, of O’Fallon, Illinois is charged with sexually exploiting a minor and possession of prepubescent child pornography. The…

3 years ago

Grundy County man charged with possessing explosive devices

John Feeney, a 30-year-old Grundy County man, has been charged in a federal court in Chicago for possessing explosive devices…

3 years ago

Fraud charges filed against suburban Chicago businessman involved in swindling hospitals

Dennis W. Haggerty, the president of At Diagnostic Inc., has been charged with one count of wire fraud in the…

3 years ago

Two Men Indicted for Allegedly Trafficking Handguns

Two men have been indicted on federal firearm offenses for allegedly trafficking multiple handguns from Indiana to Chicago. The two…

3 years ago

First-degree murder charges filed against teen suspect

A Hoffman Estates male was shot in the face on Tuesday, October 27, 2020. The homicide investigators of police announced…

3 years ago

Man Pleads Guilty of Sexual Conduct with Minor

28-year-old Joseph L. Hughes, aka "Joe King" of St. Louis, Missouri, has pleaded guilty to enticement of a minor and…

3 years ago

5 gang rapists sentenced to death in Bangladesh

A Bangladeshi court has sentenced 5 people who were convicted on the charges of raping a 15-year-old girl in 2012.…

3 years ago

Man Charged for Using Explosive Device

A man is facing a federal criminal charge for allegedly using an explosive device to damage a suburban Chicago restaurant.…

4 years ago

Three-count indictment charges Fairview Heights man with possessing child pornography

Michael M. Rapa, a 67-year-old Fairview Heights man, has been charged with three counts of possessing child pornography. According to…

4 years ago

Woman, who faked serious illnesses, pleads guilty to five federal felonies

A woman who falsely claimed to suffer from breast cancer and genetic disorders to defraud nonprofits has pleaded guilty. 35-year-old…

4 years ago

Former US Postal Service employee pleads guilty over making false statement

Heath D. Shelton, a 36-year-old Smithton man, has pleaded guilty to a single count of making a false statement to…

4 years ago

Massac County EMA’s former assistant director faces federal fraud charges

Christopher Thompson, a 29-year-old Kentucky man, has been charged with mail and wire fraud. He is the former assistant director…

4 years ago

Illegal Gun Selling Charges for Indiana Man

An Indiana man is facing the law as he is charged with a federal firearm offense for allegedly illegally selling…

4 years ago

Illegal sports gambling charge pressed against Chicago-area man

Gregory Emmett Paloian, a 66-year-old Chicago-area man, has been charged with one count of conducting an illegal sports gambling business.…

4 years ago

Gun Shootings near May Street and 122nd Street, Chicago

CBS 2’s Steven Graves reports that a total of nine people were wounded between the shootings at 68th Street and…

4 years ago

Fires Shot at Police Officers

On September 16, at 9:33 p.m., members of the Springfield Police Street Crimes Unit had noticed that a vehicle driver…

4 years ago

Former Chicago Public Schools employee admits his crime in federal court

Pedro Soto, a 45-year-old Chicago man, pleaded guilty in federal court for committing the crime of making false statements to…

4 years ago

Sexual Exploitation of a Child Lands Decatur Man 22 Years in Federal Prison

Daniel A. Betty, 28, of Decatur, Ill., is sentenced to serve 22 years in federal prison for sexually exploiting and…

4 years ago

27 Years in Prison Sentencing for Chicago Street Gang Member

Chicago street gang’s member has been sentenced to 27 years in federal prison for engaging in a pattern of racketeering…

4 years ago

Four Charged in Cell Phone Scam

An East St. Louis grand jury returned a five-count indictment against four St. Clair County residents as they are facing…

4 years ago

New Charges and defendants added into Chicago Bank Failure Probe

Charges have been brought forward against four defendants in an ongoing federal criminal investigation into the failure of a Chicago…

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

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