Category: Crime

United States Attorney’s Office in Chicago Creates New Section to Prosecute Criminal Healthcare Fraud Violations

August 22, 2025August 22, 2025 Ray Hanania No Comments

United States Attorney’s Office in Chicago Creates New Section to Prosecute Criminal Healthcare Fraud Violations Andrew S. Boutros, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, today announced publicly the creation of a new section within the Office’s Criminal Division dedicated to the prosecution of healthcare fraud, which is among the Department of Justice’s…

Business, Crime, Government, Health, News, NewsWire, U.S. Attorney

Federal Grand Jury in Chicago Indicts Five Individuals for Alleged Covid-Relief Fraud

August 2, 2025August 2, 2025 Ray Hanania No Comments

Federal Grand Jury in Chicago Indicts Five Individuals for Alleged Covid-Relief Fraud A federal grand jury in Chicago has indicted five individuals for allegedly fraudulently obtaining millions of dollars in small business loans and other benefits under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (“CARES”) Act. George Kavroulakis, Athanasios Intzes, Adam Jaber, Hassan Kurdi and…

coronavirus, Crime, Federal, Law, News, NewsWire, Orland Park

Oak Lawn Public Library Welcomes the Reporters Behind Unsealed: The Tylenol Murders

July 31, 2025July 31, 2025 Ray Hanania No Comments

Oak Lawn Public Library Welcomes the Reporters Behind Unsealed: The Tylenol Murders Investigative reporters Christy Gutowski and Stacy St. Clair from the Chicago Tribune will speak about the Tylenol murders and their coverage of the ever-relevant crime at Oak Lawn Public Library on Wednesday, Aug. 20 from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Despite occurring in 1982, the Tylenol…

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National Gun VIolence prevention organization Brady PAC endorses Robin Kelly for U.S. Senate

July 31, 2025July 31, 2025 Ray Hanania No Comments

National Gun VIolence prevention organization Brady PAC endorses Robin Kelly for U.S. Senate Brady PAC Makes Rare Primary Endorsement of Kelly, Citing Her Proven Record of Gun Violence Prevention Work Brady PAC today announced its endorsement of Robin Kelly for U.S. Senate. Brady PAC, the political arm of the Brady Campaign, the nation’s oldest gun…

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Chicago Man Sentenced to 18 Years in Federal Prison for Carjacking and Firearm Offenses

July 30, 2025July 30, 2025 Ray Hanania No Comments

Chicago Man Sentenced to 18 Years in Federal Prison for Carjacking and Firearm Offenses A Chicago man who carjacked a vehicle at gunpoint on the city’s West Side and fired a handgun while attempting to carjack another vehicle has been sentenced to 18 years in federal prison. The carjacking and attempted carjacking by KIAR EVANS…

Chicago, Crime, Federal, News

Man Sentenced to Seven and a Half Years in Federal Prison for Robbing Five Suburban Chicago Banks and Financial Institutions

July 21, 2025July 21, 2025 Ray Hanania No Comments

Man Sentenced to Seven and a Half Years in Federal Prison for Robbing Suburban Chicago Banks and Financial Institutions A man who robbed four banks and a credit unions in the Chicago suburbs has been sentenced to more than seven and a half years in federal prison, the Illinois U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros announced Monday….

Cook County, Crime, DuPage, Law, News, Police, Suburban Chicagoland, U.S. Attorney

Orland Park Police Department Investigating Fatal Hit-and-Run

July 12, 2025July 12, 2025 Ray Hanania No Comments

Orland Park Police Department Investigating Fatal Hit-and-Run The Orland Park Police Department is actively investigating a fatal hit-and-run crash that occurred on July 11, 2025, at approximately 11:40 pm, in the vicinity of the 18400 block of LaGrange Rd. Officers responded to the scene after receiving reports of a traffic crash wherein a pedestrian was…

accident, Crime, News, Orland Park, Police, Suburban Chicagoland

Suburban Chicago Man Sentenced to Two Years in Federal Prison for Threatening FEMA Employees and Law Enforcement Officers

July 12, 2025July 12, 2025 News Editor No Comments

Suburban Chicago Man Sentenced to Two Years in Federal Prison for Threatening FEMA Employees and Law Enforcement Officers A suburban Chicago man has been sentenced to two years in federal prison for threatening Federal Emergency Management Agency employees and local law enforcement officers. Darren D. Walton, 31, of Midlothian, Ill., made more than 100 phone…

Crime, Federal, Law, News, NewsWire, Suburban Chicagoland

Seven Individuals Charged in Drug and Firearm Investigation Centered on South Side of Chicago

July 9, 2025July 9, 2025 Ray Hanania No Comments

Seven Individuals Charged in Drug and Firearm Investigation Centered on South Side of Chicago A drug and firearm investigation centered on the South Side of Chicago has resulted in federal criminal charges against seven individuals. A superseding indictment returned by a grand jury in U.S. District Court in Chicago accuses the seven defendants of participating…

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Bridgeview Police arrest two suspects in major chop shop crackdown

July 1, 2025July 1, 2025 Ray Hanania No Comments

Bridgeview Police arrest two suspects in major chop shop crackdown The Bridgeview Police announced Tuesday, July 1, 2025, that two suspects have been taken into custody following a police raid of an illegal chop shop at 10024 S. Harlem Avenue. The Police raid took place in the early morning hours on Monday at the public…

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U.S. Attorney’s Office Charges Man with Assaulting Federal Employee Outside Federal Courthouse in Downtown Chicago

July 1, 2025July 1, 2025 Ray Hanania No Comments

U.S. Attorney’s Office Charges Man with Assaulting Federal Employee Outside Federal Courthouse in Downtown Chicago The U.S. Attorney’s Office has charged a man with assaulting a federal employee outside of the federal courthouse in downtown Chicago. The assault occurred on Tuesday afternoon, June 23, 2025, as the victim was standing on the sidewalk outside of…

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Orland Park Police Department Begins Fourth of July Traffic Safety Campaign

June 19, 2025June 19, 2025 Ray Hanania No Comments

Orland Park Police Department Begins Fourth of July Traffic Safety Campaign The Orland Park Police Department announced plans for July Fourth traffic enforcement with a focus on impaired and unbuckled drivers. The safety campaign will run from June 20 through July 7 to encompass three summer weekends leading up to and after Independence Day. “We’re…

Crime, News, Orland Park, Police

Madigan sentenced to stiff seven and a half years in prison on corruption case

June 13, 2025June 13, 2025 Ray Hanania No Comments

Madigan sentenced to stiff seven and a half years in prison on corruption case Former Illinois Speaker of the House Michael J. Madigan Sentenced to Seven and a Half Years in Federal Prison after Corruption Conviction A federal judge in Chicago today sentenced former Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives Michael J. Madigan to…

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Five Defendants Charged in Federal Investigation Targeting Fentanyl Sales in Chicago

June 12, 2025June 12, 2025 Ray Hanania No Comments

Five Defendants Charged in Federal Investigation Targeting Fentanyl Sales in Chicago A federal investigation into fentanyl sales in Chicago has resulted in drug or firearm charges against five individuals. An indictment unsealed this week in federal court in Chicago accuses four of the defendants of conspiring to distribute fentanyl, methamphetamine, and heroin in the city…

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Chicago Man Faces Felony after $400,000 in Stolen Merchandise Recovered

June 11, 2025June 11, 2025 Ray Hanania No Comments

Chicago Man Faces Felony after $400,000 in Stolen Merchandise Recovered A 57-year-old Chicago man is facing a Class 1 Felony Theft charge after the Sheriff’s Police Organized Retail Crime Unit recovered approximately $400,000 in stolen fitness equipment and other goods taken during area cargo thefts, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced Wednesday, June 11,…

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Suburban Chicago Physician Sentenced to Ten Years in Federal Prison for Health Care Fraud

June 10, 2025June 10, 2025 Ray Hanania No Comments

Suburban Chicago Physician Sentenced to Ten Years in Federal Prison for Health Care Fraud A suburban Chicago physician has been sentenced to ten years in federal prison for billing Medicaid and private insurers for nonexistent and unnecessary services. Mona Ghosh owned and operated Progressive Women’s Healthcare, S.C., a medical office in Hoffman Estates, Ill., specializing…

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Congresswoman and Illinois native Lucy McBath endorse Robin Kelly for U.S. Senate during Gun Violence Prevention Month

June 10, 2025June 10, 2025 Ray Hanania No Comments

Congresswoman and Illinois native Lucy McBath endorse Robin Kelly for U.S. Senate during Gun Violence Prevention Month Congresswoman Lucy McBath (D-GA) today announced her endorsement of Robin Kelly for U.S. Senate. Both gun violence prevention champions, McBath and Kelly have led the nation in enacting common sense gun safety measures, standing up to the gun…

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Federal Jury in Chicago convicts man of robbing bank in Lake County, Ill.

June 8, 2025June 8, 2025 Ray Hanania 1 Comment

Federal Jury in Chicago convicts man of robbing bank in Lake County, Ill. Francisco Martinez entered a First Midwest Bank branch in Round Lake, Ill., on Dec. 20, 2021, and handed the teller a folded piece of paper that read, “40k, 30 seconds, no tricks, go now.” Martinez then raised his shirt, showing what appeared…

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