Fox Lake man sentenced to 50 years for killing of Vietnam veteran; ‘He was literally the most vulnerable person imaginable’

Authorities said that on the night of the murder, Ibrahim drove a woman he knew to Hoffman’s apartment on Mineola Avenue for an arranged “romantic” encounter. After waiting in his car for awhile, Hoffman entered the apartment carrying an AK-47 style rifle and ordered Hoffman to lie on the floor before shooting him.

Potential testimony in Madigan case is previewed as attorneys start wrangling over what a jury might hear

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan was back in a federal courtroom Thursday to hear proposed expert testimony from a former Chicago alderman about the structure and importance of political operations like the one Madigan helmed during his record run in the state legislature.