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Dr. Anosh Ahmed, then chief operating officer of Loretto Hospital, at the hospital in Chicago on April 30, 2020. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

‘Nice to see you here in the flesh’: Ex-Loretto Hospital exec pleads not guilty, as lawyer hints at plea deal

August 31, 2026 at 4:26 p.m.

Anosh Ahmed's not guilty plea to a 15-count fraud and money laundering indictment finally set the legal clock ticking toward a trial, more than two years after he left Chicago...

With no mention of reputed mob ties, shadow owner of storied Grand Avenue bar strikes unusual deal

August 28, 2026 at 8:29 p.m.

Robert "Bobby" Dominic has spent a lifetime on Grand Avenue, but always seemingly behind the scenes.

Dr. Anosh Ahmed, former chief operating officer at Loretto Hospital, on April 30, 2020. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Indicted ex-Loretto Hospital exec to remain behind bars on fraud charges after return to US

August 29, 2026 at 2:00 a.m.

After two years overseas, living at large in Dubai and then detained in a Serbian jail, former Loretto Hospital executive Anosh Ahmed is back in custody in Chicago to face...

Tommy Schaefer, right, and Heather Mack, both of Chicago, arrive for their trial at Denpasar's district court in Bali, Indonesia, on April 9, 2015. Schaefer and Mack were on trial for the murder of Mack's mother, Sheila von Wiese-Mack, whose badly beaten body was found in a suitcase in the trunk of a taxi outside an upscale hotel in August 2014 on the resort island of Bali. (Firdia Lisnawati/AP)

Judge denies bond bid by Heather Mack’s boyfriend in Bali suitcase murder

August 27, 2026 at 3:50 p.m.

A federal judge on Thursday denied Tommy Schaefer's long-shot bid for release pending trial on charges he helped his then-girlfriend Heather Mack bludgeon her mother to death at a vacation...

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)

Judge agrees to review grand jury material in Border Protection agent rape case

August 26, 2026 at 5:17 p.m.

A federal judge has agreed to review grand jury transcripts in the case of a U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent accused of robbing and sexually assaulting prostitutes in Chicago-area...

Loretto Hospital President George Miller speaks during a news conference at the hospital on March 12, 2021, in Chicago. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

Ex-Loretto Hospital CEO gets diversion deal amid US attorney’s office scandal: ‘You got lucky here’

August 25, 2026 at 5:58 p.m.

In the latest consequences of a grand jury scandal at the U.S. attorney's office, the former CEO of Loretto Hospital entered into a pretrial diversion agreement.

‘Tainted’ grand jury that indicted CBP agent on rape and robbery charges also handled ‘Broadview Six’

August 24, 2026 at 4:43 p.m.

Lawyers for an immigration agent about to go on trial on charges he robbed and sexually assaulted prostitutes have asked a judge to dismiss the indictment.

Assistant U.S. Attorney William Hogan at the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse in Chicago on March 14, 2013. (Nancy Stone/baiduhai)

Prosecutor with colorful past back at center of controversy in US attorney’s office

September 16, 2026 at 5:01 p.m.

Federal prosecutor William Hogan, who'd largely faded from public view, is once again the subject of controversy at the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse.

The four defendants charged in the ComEd bribery scheme are, from left, consultant Jay Doherty, lobbyist and former ComEd executive John Hooker, retired lobbyist Michael McClain and former ComEd CEO Anne Pramaggiore. (Brian Cassella and Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Nearly six years after indictment, plug not being pulled on ‘ComEd Four’ case just yet

August 20, 2026 at 5:17 p.m.

Nearly six years after the ComEd Four case was indicted, the plug isn't being pulled just yet.

Anthony Gonzalez Alvarez, 27, of Lyons, leaves Dirksen U.S. Courthouse after a hearing for a plea deal for impeding a federal agent during a Midway Blitz operation on April 15, 2026. (Josh Boland/baiduhai)

Man pleads guilty to misdemeanor in Midway Blitz case originally brought by ‘Broadview Six’ grand jury

August 14, 2026 at 2:08 p.m.

A felony conviction secured by federal prosecutors stemming from a traffic altercation during Operation Midway Blitz has now been reduced to a misdemeanor.

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