The Trump administration’s refocusing of federal resources on immigration has landed at the Chicago office of the IRS’s criminal investigation bureau.
Category: Crime and Public Safety
Lowell man gets 4 years for shooting at semi on rural highway
A Lowell man got four years in prison Wednesday for shooting at a semi in April 2023 on a rural highway near Lake County’s southern border. No one was hurt.
Judge rejects Munster man’s child porn plea deal
A judge rejected a Munster man’s plea deal Wednesday for downloading child porn, implying it was too lenient.
Southland crime: Bank robbery in Frankfort Square, attempted murder in Posen, and more
Crime reports from south and southwest suburban agencies from police and court reports and news releases.
The Menendez brothers had their sentences reduced. What’s next?
On Tuesday, the brothers were granted their first chance at freedom in decades. A Los Angeles judge reduced the brothers’ sentences from life in prison without parole to 50 years to life, making them immediately eligible for parole.
75-year-old man fatally struck by vehicle in Chicago Lawn neighborhood
A 75-year-old man was fatally injured when he was struck by a vehicle in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood.
Mather High School student wounded, school briefly locked down
A Mather High School student was shot near the West Ridge school during Tuesday afternoon dismissal, according to Chicago police and the local alderman. The student, a 17-year-old boy, was sitting in a car near Mather Park on the 5900 block of North California Avenue when a person came up to him and shot him […]
Trial opens for Gary man charged with killing marijuana dealer
A Gary man is on trial for allegedly killing his marijuana dealer.
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ ex-girlfriend Cassie testifies at his trial about abuse and ‘freak offs’
Sean “Diddy” Combs’ former girlfriend, the R&B singer Cassie, took the witness stand in his sex trafficking trial on Tuesday, a day after prosecutors showed jurors video of the music mogul beating her in a hotel in 2016.
‘This is not happening’: Neighbor describes apartment horror at Crosetti Brand trial
Neighbor of Laterria Smith testifies about horrific scene in Smith’s apartment during trial of Crosetti Brand, who is on trial for injuring Smith and killing her young son.