Category: Crime

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…

Crime, Events, journalism, News

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…

Crime, elections, Federal, News, NewsWire, Police, Politics

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…

Chicago, Crime, Federal, Law, News, NewsWire

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…