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Then-U.S. Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino carries tear gas, a rifle and his body camera while conducting immigration enforcement operations on Oct. 31, 2025, in Chicago’s Edison Park neighborhood. Judge Sara Ellis said she wanted to be very clear with the government going forward about what evidence it was obligated to hold onto, particularly involving employees no longer with the department, such as former Cmdr. Bovino. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Is Operation Midway Blitz still ongoing? DHS lawyer had judge doing double take on bodycams.

September 11, 2026 at 7:56 p.m.

A lawyer for the Department of Homeland Security had people scratching their heads in a Chicago federal court hearing Friday after telling the judge in an ongoing immigration lawsuit that...

U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officer Luis Uribe, charged in a series of robberies and sexual assaults of sex workers in Chicago's northwest suburbs, is shown in a photo in a court document allegedly meeting with a witness at a seafood buffet. (U.S. attorney's office)

Woman sobs in court as she recalls alleged rape by Customs and Border Protection agent

September 10, 2026 at 6:06 p.m.

Prosecutors say a veteran U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent used his badge and his gun to burst into hotel rooms and rob and rape four women, mostly connected with...

Suburban contractor Carl Fioravanti leaves the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse in Chicago on Oct. 31, 2023, while facing federal charges alleging he submitted phony asbestos removal documents to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Fioravanti pleaded guilty in June 2026 to wire fraud and tax fraud.(Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

Judge rips ‘callous’ greed of contractor who left cancer-causing asbestos at hospital demo site

September 10, 2026 at 4:39 p.m.

A suburban contractor was sentenced Thursday to more than 6 1/2 years in prison for causing a potential "environmental disaster" by leaving large amounts of asbestos material during the 2023...

Surveillance video shows Rajnikumar Patel being knocked from his chair while posing as a robbery victim at a Dunkin' donut shop in South Holland on Feb. 8, 2023. (U.S. attorney's office)

Man back in custody after skipping out in middle of trial in fake armed robbery scheme

September 9, 2026 at 2:39 p.m.

A man who ditched his own criminal trial in Chicago over his role in a brazen scheme to stage armed robberies to qualify for U.S. immigration visas is back in...

‘He is the perfect mark’: Lawyer for Border Protection agent accused of raping, robbing sex workers alleges setup

September 9, 2026 at 5:50 p.m.

Prosecutors told a federal jury Wednesday a U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agent used his badge and his gun to burst into hotel rooms and rob and rape four Chinese...

Border Patrol agent goes on trial on lurid charges of raping and robbing Chinese sex workers

September 8, 2026 at 6:14 p.m.

Tuesday lawyers picked a jury as Luis Uribe went on trial on a federal indictment charging him with 10 counts of deprivation of rights under color of law, and one...

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)

Fraudster who posed as drug lord’s son pleads guilty to bilking millions from basketball player, romantic partners

September 3, 2026 at 6:30 p.m.

A man convicted of threatening to kill a restaurateur has pleaded guilty to funding his lavish lifestyle by bilking millions of dollars from investors.

Former FBI supervisory agent Yen Yung leaves the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse on Sept. 2, 2026, after admitting he kept top secret government documents dealing with terrorism and national defense at his home after retirement. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Ex-FBI agent admits taking top secret defense documents, government Blackberry phones

September 3, 2026 at 2:02 p.m.

More than six years after he was charged, a former FBI special agent who once worked in Chicago’s organized crime division admitted in federal court that he took sensitive government...

No grand jury issues in Border Protection agent’s sexual assault case, judge says

September 2, 2026 at 6:49 p.m.

A judge ruled Wednesday there was no evidence of any inappropriate grand jury conduct by prosecutors in the case of a U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent charged with robbing...

Federal agents use tear gas as people protest immigration enforcement activity in Chicago's Brighton Park on Oct. 4, 2025. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Judge ‘hesitant’ on where to draw the line in lawsuit over immigration enforcement tactics

September 2, 2026 at 6:22 p.m.

With the anniversary of Operation Midway Blitz less than a week away, the militarized tactics of immigration agents that roiled Chicago last fall were once again front and center in...

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