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Chicago police respond to West 26th Street and South Kedzie Avenue after a report of shots fired at Border Patrol agents on Nov. 8, 2025, in the Little Village neighborhood. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Man gets 30 months in prison for firing shots near immigration agents during Operation Midway Blitz

August 6, 2026 at 3:32 p.m.

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...

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

Chicago lab owner pleads guilty, cooperating against ex-Loretto Hospital executive in COVID-19 test scheme

August 5, 2026 at 4:34 p.m.

A Chicago lab owner pleaded guilty Wednesday to conspiring with fugitive ex-Loretto Hospital executive Anosh Ahmed in a COVID-19 testing fraud scheme.

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

U.S. attorney’s office offers mea culpa in ‘Broadview Six’ case, says no further inquiry warranted

August 5, 2026 at 10:37 p.m.

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...

The Dirksen U.S. Courthouse in Chicago on Feb. 12, 2026. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Former top Chicago Public Schools executive charged with COVID loan fraud

August 4, 2026 at 4:09 p.m.

The former top operations chief for Chicago Public Schools has been charged in a federal indictment with COVID-19 fraud.

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 skips out in middle of trial for fake armed robbery scheme to get crime victim visas

August 4, 2026 at 3:54 p.m.

A Florida man remained at large Monday after allegedly ditching his own criminal trial in Chicago.

Surveillance cameras allegedly captured defendants Ardaries Harris and Roosevelt Veal pointing guns at an employee during an armed robbery of Gladstone Food Mart on North Milwaukee Avenue on May 3, 2024. (U.S. attorney's office)

‘Everybody come here before I drop the switch!’ Crew convicted in 14 armed robberies

July 23, 2026 at 4:59 p.m.

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...

Federal prosecutors say fraudulently obtained funds from Daniel Robinson's Oak Lawn methadone clinic were used to purchase a 42-foot-long yacht named "Butt Nekkid." (U.S. District Court)

Bond granted for drug clinic operator accused of stealing millions, buying yacht called ‘Butt Nekkid’

July 22, 2026 at 7:14 p.m.

The owner of an Oak Lawn methadone clinic accused in a massive Medicaid fraud scheme involving a yacht called "Butt Nekkid" withdrew nearly $3 million in still-unaccounted-for funds from his...

Judge: Fugitive ex-Loretto Hospital exec not entitled to dismissal hearing amid ‘Broadview Six’ fallout

July 16, 2026 at 4:34 p.m.

An ex-Loretto Hospital executive fighting extradition from Serbia is not entitled to a hearing on dismissal of fraud charges despite alleged misconduct by the U.S. attorney's office that came to...

Former Summit police Chief John Kosmowski leaves the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse on Dec. 10, 2025, after being found guilty of taking a bribe and obstructing justice. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Ex-Summit police chief gets three years in prison in shakedown scheme

July 16, 2026 at 1:53 p.m.

Former Summit police Chief John Kosmowski has been sentenced to three years in federal prison for taking a bribe from a local bar owner in exchange for assisting with a...

R. Kelly appears before Judge Lawrence Flood at the Leighton Criminal Court Building in Chicago on June 6, 2019. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

R. Kelly asks President Donald Trump to commute 30-year sentence for sex abuse of minors

July 15, 2026 at 4:15 p.m.

Imprisoned Chicago R&B superstar R. Kelly has formally asked President Donald Trump to commute his 30-year sentence for an array of sexual misconduct convictions.

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