Ex-assessor’s office employee who wired up for feds gets probation
Memisovski's cooperation helped the feds charge former colleagues in the assessor's office, crooked developers and even a cousin.
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Contractor who paid bribes to McCook mayor sentenced to 5 years of probation
A former suburban contractor was sentenced to five years of probation Thursday for paying bribes and acting as bagman for then-McCook Mayor Jeff Tobolski in exchange for lucrative contracts with...
Feds: Man shot by Chicago police officer during ATF gun sting in Country Club Hills had been misidentified
An unarmed man shot by a Chicago police officer during an ATF-led firearms sting in Country Club Hills was misidentified in now-dismissed federal charges in June as one of the...
Lawyer gets probation in Chicago for helping hide fraud by disgraced LA celebrity attorney Tom Girardi
On Thursday, a final chapter in the story of Girardi's downfall unfolded down the hall from Durkin's courtroom, where Keith Griffin, a former lawyer for Girardi Keese, was sentenced.
Man gets 30 months in prison for firing shots near immigration agents during Operation Midway Blitz
A federal judge Thursday sentenced a man to 30 months in prison for firing shots in the vicinity of immigration agents as they ran enforcement raids in Little Village near...
Chicago lab owner pleads guilty, cooperating against ex-Loretto Hospital executive in COVID-19 test scheme
A Chicago lab owner pleaded guilty Wednesday to conspiring with fugitive ex-Loretto Hospital executive Anosh Ahmed in a COVID-19 testing fraud scheme.
U.S. attorney’s office offers mea culpa in ‘Broadview Six’ case, says no further inquiry warranted
Prosecutors for embattled Chicago U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros said in a court filing late Tuesday that while mistakes were made in the now-defunct "Broadview Six" case against immigration protesters, corrective...
Former top Chicago Public Schools executive charged with COVID loan fraud
The former top operations chief for Chicago Public Schools has been charged in a federal indictment with COVID-19 fraud.
Man skips out in middle of trial for fake armed robbery scheme to get crime victim visas
A Florida man remained at large Monday after allegedly ditching his own criminal trial in Chicago.
‘Everybody come here before I drop the switch!’ Crew convicted in 14 armed robberies
The robberies highlighted in the trial began in August 2023 at Ace’s Liquor and Tap in the 4400 block of West Armitage Avenue, and ended nearly a year later with...