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"Broadview Six" defendants Katherine Abughazaleh, clockwise from upper left, Andre Martin, Michael Rabbitt, Joselyn Walsh, Brian Straw and Catherine Sharp. (baiduhai)

‘Broadview Six’ lawyers demand communications between US attorney’s office and D.C.

September 16, 2026 at 4:57 p.m.

Lawyers for the "Broadview Six" are urging a federal judge to order the U.S. attorney's office to divulge any communications with officials in Washington about the controversial case.

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)

‘I never raped anybody in my whole life’: Customs and Border agent takes stand in federal trial

September 15, 2026 at 10:51 p.m.

Luis Uribe, 45, is on trial at the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse on a federal indictment charging him with 10 counts of deprivation of rights under color of law, and one...

Chinese sex worker tells jury Customs and Border Protection agent was offered free services to stop attacking women

September 15, 2026 at 12:28 p.m.

"The message was asking him not to harm our girls, and we would provide free sex to him once a week," she testified through a Mandarin interpreter.

Rapper Lil Durk, with his trophy for “All My Life,” at the 2024 Grammy Awards held at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. (Jason Armond/Los Angeles Times)

Chicago rapper Lil Durk acquitted in one case but still faces RICO charges stemming from Chicago slaying

September 14, 2026 at 5:01 p.m.

Two days after his stunning acquittal on murder-for-hire charges in Los Angeles, Chicago-born rapper Lil Durk posted a photo of his high-powered trial team on social media along with a...

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...

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...

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