Category: Crime

Pat O’Brien runs for Cook County State’s Attorney in GOP primary

September 3, 2019 Press ReleaseChicago No Comments

Pat O’Brien runs for Cook County State’s Attorney in GOP primary Respected Attorney Seeks Republican Nomination in March 2020 Primary Veteran prosecutor and former Cook County Circuit Court judge, Pat O’Brien today announced his candidacy for the office of Cook County State’s Attorney in the March 2020 Republican Primary. Emphasizing the need to restore professional…

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Rockford Man Pleads Guilty to Aiming Laser Pointer at Aircraft

September 1, 2019 Ray Hanania No Comments

Rockford Man Pleads Guilty to Aiming Laser Pointer at Aircraft A Rockford man pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Philip G. Reinhard to aiming the beam of a laser pointer at an aircraft. BRENTON WELLS, 45, admitted in a written plea agreement that on Dec. 6, 2018, while standing in the backyard of a…

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Is there a politics to mass shootings?

August 21, 2019November 29, 2019 Ray Hanania No Comments

Is there a politics to mass shootings? The mainstream news media covered the killings in Dayton, Ohio and El Paso, Texas far differently than the news media covered the killings the same weekend in Chicago. Though the circumstances were different, with individual suspects involved in Dayton and El Paso and multiple suspects involved in multiple…

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Oak Park Police increase presence as students return to school

August 15, 2019August 15, 2019 Ray Hanania No Comments

Oak Park Police increase presence as students return to school With the new school year about to get underway, Oak Park Police are preparing to ramp up enforcement efforts to protect the many students who walk and bicycle along community streets to and from neighborhood schools. Additional enforcement efforts are planned at key crossings and…

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Bridgeview Fire Vehicle stolen, no one injured

July 25, 2019July 27, 2019 Ray Hanania No Comments

Bridgeview Fire Vehicle stolen, no one injured A Bridgeview Fire Department personal command vehicle (SUV) was left idling in “Park” in front of the Bridgeview Fire House Station 2 at 100th Place just west of Harlem Avenue where it was stolen Thursday morning around 11 am. The Battalion Chief had left the car running (which is…

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First Degree Murder charges filed against gang member in Cicero shooting death

July 16, 2019July 16, 2019 Ray Hanania No Comments

First Degree Murder charges filed against gang member in Cicero shooting death Two men from Cicero were walking along the street at the 2200 Block of Central Avenue in Cicero on Saturday night, July 13 at around 9:30 PM when a Black Hummer with four passengers, three young men and one woman stopped in traffic…

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I promise, I didn’t write this column high on the Ganja

July 10, 2019July 13, 2021 Ray Hanania No Comments

I promise, I didn’t write this column high on the Ganja The decision by the State of Illinois to legalize marijuana has raised some concerns from foes. But marijuana is really no different than alcohol. And if they want to eliminate marijuana, they should eliminate alcohol, too, from our retail stores. By Ray Hanania Anybody…

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Is there a double standard when it comes to “corruption”

July 1, 2019November 29, 2019 Ray Hanania No Comments

Is there a double standard when it comes to “corruption” Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot seemed to treat Alderman Carrie Austin, who is African American, differently from how she treated Alderman Edward M. Burke, who is White. Both aldermen were targets of FBI office raids when Lightfoot slammed Burke but was caution on Austin By Ray…

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Armed suspect arrested in gun related traffic stop in Village of Lyons

June 25, 2019July 1, 2019 Ray Hanania No Comments

Armed suspect arrested in gun related traffic stop in Village of Lyons A Lyons Police squad car pulled over a vehicle on a routine traffic stop involving excessive speeding at around 5:45 PM on Ogden Avenue between White and Leland Streets in the Village of Lyons on Tuesday. Immediately, the male driver jump out of…

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Hold communities accountable and stop blaming the police

June 12, 2019November 29, 2019 Ray Hanania No Comments

Hold communities accountable and stop blaming the police Chicago continues to be ravaged by street gang gun-related violence. Mayor Lightfoot has vowed to address the problem. But only focusing on the Chicago Police is not the answer. More emphasis needs to be placed on the residents living in the communities where the violence occurs to…

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Palos Police arrest five protestors at Township meeting

June 11, 2019June 11, 2019 Ray Hanania No Comments

Palos Police arrest five protestors at Township meeting Five protestors who are part of a group criticizing popular Palos Township Trustee Sharon Brannigan for comments she made in 2017 about immigration reform, were arrested and charged by Palos Police. The group claims they were abiding by the laws when they were arrested, but Township officials…

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Ford Introduces Legislation to Save Lives in the Opioid Overdose Epidemic

May 20, 2019May 20, 2019 Ray Hanania No Comments

Ford Introduces Legislation to Save Lives in the Opioid Overdose Epidemic Emphasizing that we have to do everything that we can to save lives during the epidemic of deaths from overdoses, state Rep. La Shawn K. Ford, D-Chicago, has introduced legislation to make sure that those who have suffered an overdose have the antidote medicine…

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Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele declares Racism as a “Public Health Crisis”

May 20, 2019May 20, 2019 Ray Hanania No Comments

Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele declares Racism as a “Public Health Crisis” County Executive Chris Abele today joined Supervisor Marcelia Nicholson, Supervisor Supreme Moore Omokunde and the Office on African American Affairs (OAAA) to sign the resolution declaring racism a public health crisis. The resolution builds on the county’s efforts to ensure racial equity is…

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Lombard Woman Sentenced to 26 Years for Strangling Mother to Death

May 17, 2019May 17, 2019 Ray Hanania No Comments

Lombard Woman Sentenced to 26 Years for Strangling Mother to Death DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert B. Berlin announced today that a Lombard woman accused of killing her mother in 2018 has been sentenced to twenty-six years in the Illinois Department of Corrections. Stephanie DeFalco, 29, (d.o.b. 6/18/1989) formerly of 197 Grace Street, appeared in…

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Lombard couple charged with stealing money from veterans fund

May 3, 2019May 3, 2019 Press ReleaseChicago No Comments

Lombard couple charged with stealing money from veterans fund Bond Set for Lombard couple accused of using charitable funds for personal use from the Veteran’s Christian Network (VCN), a not-for profit organization DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert B. Berlin and Wheaton Chief of Police William Murphy announced today that bond has been set for a…

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The racism of the people screaming racism

April 18, 2019July 13, 2021 Ray Hanania No Comments

The racism of the people screaming racism Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx claimed that she recused herself from the offensive hoax perpetrated by Jussie Smollett for his own personal benefit. But in truth, she ordered her staff to drop the charges. And when she came under fire from three reputable organizations of police chiefs,…

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Kim Foxx should resign as States Attorney

April 5, 2019November 29, 2019 Ray Hanania No Comments

Kim Foxx should resign as States Attorney Jussie Smollett’s despicable conduct exploiting racism and anti-Gay hate to further his sagging career and to profit financially doesn’t even come close to the more serious issue the controversy has raised involving the failure of the Cook County Prosecutor Kim Foxx to do her job to protect the…

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Son stabs mother to death in Lyons

March 7, 2019March 7, 2019 Ray Hanania No Comments

Son stabs mother to death in Lyons A 38-year-old Lyons man was charged Thursday with First Degree Murder and Attempted First Degree Murder in the stabbing death of his mother and injury of his sister. Brian Hahn, of 4048 Anna Avenue in Lyons was arrested on Wednesday, March 6, 2019, after stabbing his mother, Anastasia…

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