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Suburban Bank Fraud Schemers; Flipped Gas Station, Re-Sold to Unqualified Buyer; Sentenced to Prison and Ordered to Pay $14.3 Million in Restitution

Fri Apr 5, 2019 10:31 pm Cardinal News

CHICAGO — A federal judge in Chicago has sentenced several defendants in a bank fraud scheme to prison terms and ordered them to pay more than $14.3 million in restitution. Charnpal Ghuman, 39, of Palatine, […]

Speed and a Road Curve Factors in Fatal Crash that Killed 1 and Injured 3 Others on Route 41 North of Westleigh Rd, Lake Forest

Fri Apr 5, 2019 10:17 pm Cardinal News

Lake Forest police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 3:45 a.m. Friday March 29, 2019 to a serious one-vehicle crash at Route 41 near Westleigh Road. The front seat passenger, Sierra Riley, 20, of Zion, died in […]

Vast Majority Of Wrong-Way Drivers Are Impaired, 30 Occurred in Cook County in 2018, According to IDOT

Thu Apr 4, 2019 03:48 pm Cardinal News

Family, friends and police from around the Midwest will begin saying goodbye to Illinois State Police Trooper Gerald Ellis Thursday. Ellis died after a driver going the wrong way crashed head on into him. CBS […]

All Three Cook County Suburban Chief of Police Associations Stand with Chicago FOP in Voting ‘No Confidence’ in Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx

Thu Apr 4, 2019 01:53 pm Cardinal News

The abrupt end of the Jussie Smollett prosecution was the “straw that broke the camel’s back” for a group of suburban police chiefs set to gather Thursday afternoon with members of the Chicago Fraternal Order […]

Robert Windom III, drug possession suspect

Zion Man Arrested with Possession of Significant Amounts of Heroin, Cocaine

Mon Apr 1, 2019 08:24 pm Cardinal News

On Friday, March 29, 2019, the Lake County Sheriff’s Gang Task Force concluded an investigation which resulted in the arrest of Robert Windom III, 37, of the block of 2900 Ezra Avenue, Zion. Members of […]

Gerald Ellis, Illinois State Trooper killed by wrong-way driver Saturday March 30, 2019

Wrong-Way Driver, Dan Davies, from Calumet City Had Alcohol in System in Crash that Killed Illinois State Trooper Gerald Ellis

Mon Apr 1, 2019 07:24 pm Cardinal News

Authorities on Monday April 1, 2019 released the identity of the wrong-way driver that killed Illinois State Police Trooper Gerald Ellis on westbound I-94 at Mile Marker 16.75 in a head-on crash that occurred in […]

Attempted Armed Robbery Shell Gas Station at Park Ave West and US 41, Highland Park

Mon Apr 1, 2019 02:17 am Cardinal News

Highland Park police responded about 12:03 AM Monday April 1, 2019 to an armed robbery at the Shell gas station, 1411 Park Avenue West Highland Park, IL. Police received a report that an armed male […]

Witness to I-94 Crash that Killed Illinois State Police Trooper Gerald Ellis: Trooper Moved from Right Lane to Intentionally Crash into Oncoming Wrong-Way Driver

Sun Mar 31, 2019 11:15 am Cardinal News

FAMILY AND BABYSITTER RETURNING HOME FROM TRIP TO WASHINGTON DC SAVED BY ILLINOIS STATE TROOPER GERALD ELLIS The mother of a daughter, who witnessed the fatal crash involving Illinois State Trooper Gerald Ellis early Saturday […]

Off-Duty Cook County Sheriff’s Deputy Killed on His Way Home from Work in High-Speed Crash in Chicago Ridge Early Saturday Just After Midnight

Sat Mar 30, 2019 01:49 pm Cardinal News

Chicago Ridge police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 12:04 a.m. Saturday March 30, 2019 to a crash in the 10100 block of Virginia Avenue. Chicago Ridge police on arrival discovered two heavily 2015 Nissan and a […]

Illinois State Trooper Killed in Crash Caused by Wrong-Way Driver on I-94 Near Milepost 16.75 Near Green Oaks, Unincorporated Libertyville

Sat Mar 30, 2019 08:11 am Cardinal News

ILLINOIS STATE POLICE MOURN THE LOSS OF TROOPER GERALD ELLIS Illinois State Police (ISP) Acting Director Brendan F. Kelly regretfully announces the line-of-duty death of ISP District 15 (Downers Grove) Trooper Gerald Ellis. Illinois State […]

Illinois State Trooper Trapped, Killed in Crash on Westbound I-94 Between Route 60 and Route 176

Sat Mar 30, 2019 05:55 am Cardinal News

Illinois State police and Libertyville firefighter/paramedics responded about 3:24 AM Saturday March 30, 2019 to a report of an extrication crash on the Westbound Tri-State Tollway and Route 176 near unincorporated Libertyville, Il. Police and […]

CBS Chicago: ‘Alternatives To Prosecution’ Different For Jussie Smollett

Thu Mar 28, 2019 08:46 pm Cardinal News

Terrae Washington said he had to complete 50 hours of community service while working two jobs to get charges dropped against him while Jussie Smollett only had to do 18. Experienced with “Alternatives to Prosecution” […]

States Atty. Kim Foxx Saying Court Clerk “May Have Made Mistake to Seal Case” Contradicts Fact that Attorney Patricia Brown Holmes Had the Case Sealed in Court

Thu Mar 28, 2019 08:08 pm Cardinal News

CNN’s Jeffrey Toobin and Anderson Cooper question Jussie Smollett’s attorney Tina Glandian. Jussie Smollett’s attorney Tina Glandian completely denied that Jussie Smollett “pulled a ridiculous stunt” and said it was very offensive as it was […]

Map of US20 Truck Crash that killed Illinois State Trooper Brooke Jones-Story

Illinois State Trooper Hit and Killed by Truck on US Route 20 Northeast of Freeport, Illinois

Thu Mar 28, 2019 05:35 pm Cardinal News

An Illinois state trooper was killed in a crash about 1:45 p.m. Thursday March 28, 2019 on US 20 northeast of Freeport and west of Rockford, Illinois [LIVE TRAFFIC MAP]. Trooper Brook Jones-Story had pulled […]

City of Chicago Wants Over $130,000 from Jussie Smollett for Cost of Hate Crime Hoax Investigation

Thu Mar 28, 2019 04:24 pm Cardinal News

Mayor Rahm Emanuel said Thursday he plans to have the city’s Law Department bill “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett for the costs of the Chicago Police Department investigation that determined he was lying about being the […]

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