A Florida man was arrested Wednesday and charged in a plot to bomb the New York Stock Exchange this week, according to the FBI.
A Florida man has been charged with planning an attack on the New York Stock Exchange
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Man suspected of killing estranged wife before being found dead was previously released on electronic monitoring
Weeks before a man allegedly fatally stabbed his estranged wife in a Portage Park attack that also injured a police officer, he appeared before a Cook County judge on accusations that he threw her to the ground and held her in his car, records show.
Judge denies husband’s attempt to stop funeral of Caitlin Tracey, who was found dead in a South Loop stairwell last month
Earlier this month, the parents of Caitlin Tracey successfully won custody of her remains after arguing in court that her husband, Adam Beckerink, who was married to their daughter for six months, had a history of abusing her.
Ex-transportation official gets 18 months in prison in bribery case involving then-state Sen. Sandoval
A longtime Chicago political operative was sentenced Wednesday to 18 months in federal prison for a scheme to bribe then-state Sen. Martin Sandoval on behalf of a suburban construction company that needed state approval for a development in East Dundee.
Barrington man hit north suburban doctor in the head with baseball bat, shot her to death in front of their daughter, prosecutors allege in court
The Barrington man suspected of killing north suburban endocrinologist Olga Duchon was ordered detained Wednesday after prosecutors alleged he lured her to his home and fatally shot her in front of their daughter. The 46-year-old man charged with first-degree murder, William Zientek, contacted Duchon on Sunday asking her to have a conversation at his home in the 400 block of West Russell Street, authorities told a Cook County judge during a detention hearing in Rolling Meadows. The two had a prior dating relationship and have a 3-year-old daughter together. In ordering Zientek detained, Judge Ellen Mandeltort said he posed a […]
Susan Smith is denied parole 30 years after drowning 2 sons by rolling car into South Carolina lake
A parole board decided unanimously Wednesday that Susan Smith should remain in prison, despite her plea that God has forgiven her for infamously killing her two young sons 30 years ago by rolling her car into a South Carolina lake while they were strapped in their car seats.
Former CPS assistant principal sentenced to probation after embezzling funds from elementary school
A former Chicago Public Schools assistant principal was sentenced to two years probation on Tuesday after she pleaded guilty embezzling money from an elementary school.
Southland crime: Robbery in Evergreen Park, battery at hockey game in Orland Park, and more
Crime reports from south and southwest suburban agencies from police and court reports and news releases.
Madigan jury expected to hear from precinct captain
Jurors in the Michael Madigan corruption trial on Wednesday are expected to hear testimony from legendary 13th Ward precinct captain Edward Moody, the onetime Cook County Recorder of Deeds who prosecutors say raked in hundreds of thousands of dollars from ComEd through do-nothing consulting contract.
Barrington man charged with first-degree murder in shooting death of north suburban endocrinologist, police say
A 46-year-old man was charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of a north suburban endocrinologist he shares a child with, Barrington police announced Tuesday. William R. Zientek is accused of shooting and killing Olga Duchon, 42, Sunday in the 400 block of West Russell Street in what police described as a domestic dispute. Police officers found Duchon around 5:40 p.m. with an apparent gunshot wound. She was taken to Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital in Barrington, where she was pronounced dead, police said. The Lake County Coroner’s Office determined that Duchon, of the 800 block of Saugatuck Trail in […]