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U.S. Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino stands with other federal agents near the Newberry Library in Chicago’s Gold Coast on Sept. 28, 2025, as part of a show of force in the downtown area. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Jury acquits Chicago man facing charge of soliciting murder of Border Patrol Cmdr. Bovino

January 22, 2026 at 7:24 p.m.

Chicago construction worker Juan Espinoza Martinez was found not guilty of putting a bounty on the head of Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino.

People yell at U.S. Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino and other agents while they stop at a gas station while conducting an immigration enforcement action, Dec. 17, 2025, in Evanston. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

‘I’m really confused about this’: Jurors see agents’ interview of Chicago man accused of putting bounty on Bovino’s head

January 22, 2026 at 7:02 a.m.

A federal jury is expected heard testimony Wednesday from a government informant who said a Chicago man passed along a bounty from the Latin Kings street gang calling for the...

U.S. Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino walks with agents after detaining a person while conducting an immigration enforcement operation in Little Village on Dec. 16, 2025. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Jury selected in trial of Chicago man accused of promoting gang bounty on Greg Bovino

January 20, 2026 at 5:22 p.m.

After a daylong process that took place partially out of public earshot, a jury was selected Tuesday in the trial of a Chicago man accused of passing along a gang...

Trial over alleged gang bounty on Bovino to offer litmus test as immigration enforcement controversies continue

January 20, 2026 at 2:07 p.m.

A Chicago man once accused of being a ranking member of Chicago's Latin Kings street gang is to go on trial in a murder-for-hire plot targeting Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory...

Jawad Fakroune is charged with beating and extorting a Chicago restaurateur in 2024 over a $1.5 million loan. This surveillance image allegedly shows Fakroune entering an Italian restaurant in New York City on Dec. 18, 2024, after federal agents went to arrest him at an apartment and he fled nearly naked out the back door. The circle annotation is contained in the court filing. (U.S. attorney's office)

Extortion trial to provide window into the world of an alleged Chicago con man

January 19, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

At a trial this week, prosecutors will allege Jawad Fakroune is a convicted con man who used fake identities, false promises and, at times, threats and violence to further his...

The Dirksen U.S. Courthouse in Chicago on Oct. 20, 2025. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Former suburban cop convicted of extorting motorists, stealing cash and drugs

January 22, 2026 at 11:54 a.m.

A former south suburban police officer was convicted by a federal jury Friday of conspiring to rob motorists of cash and drugs during traffic stops and extorting people in exchange...

Federal officers detain a person near the 3900 block of South Kedzie Avenue in Chicago on Oct. 4, 2025. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Judge who blasted Operation Midway Blitz use-of-force tactics will hear new lawsuit by city, state

January 15, 2026 at 6:45 p.m.

The federal judge who issued a landmark preliminary injunction in November limiting the use of force by immigration agents agreed Thursday to take over a new lawsuit filed by the...

U.S. Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino, center, exits the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse in Chicago on Oct 28, 2025. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Judge: Feds can’t allege gang ties in trial of Chicago man accused of putting bounty on Gregory Bovino

January 15, 2026 at 6:10 p.m.

Days before a high profile trial, a federal judge Thursday barred prosecutors from bringing in evidence that a Chicago man charged with putting a bounty on Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory...

Members of the Texas National Guard arrive Oct. 7, 2025, at the Army Reserve Training Center in Elwood. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

After Supreme Court defeat, Trump administration looking to settle lawsuit over Illinois National Guard deployment

January 14, 2026 at 8:00 p.m.

After a defeat at the U.S. Supreme Court, lawyers for the Department of Justice told a federal judge Wednesday they're looking to settle litigation over President Donald Trump’s controversial efforts...

Former ComEd CEO Anne Pramaggiore leaves the U.S. Dirksen Courthouse after being sentenced to two years in prison, July 21, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Ex-ComEd CEO convicted in scheme to bribe Madigan joins onetime colleagues in federal prison

January 13, 2026 at 1:18 p.m.

Pramaggiore, 67, reported Monday to a minimum-security prison camp in Marianna, Florida, about an hour's drive west of Tallahassee, where she will serve her 2-year sentence.

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