Crimes Notebook

Lake County Board Unanimously Approves Funding to Bolster Lake County State’s Attorney’s New Violent Crimes Unit

Tue Dec 14, 2021 01:00 pm Cardinal News

(Lake County, IL) – On Tuesday, December 14, 2021 the Lake County Board unanimously approved State’s Attorney Eric Rinehart’s expansion of the office’s newly-created Violent Crimes Unit. The board’s action authorizes Rinehart to devote two […]

Judge Orders Detention of Student Accused of Posting Social Media Threat Directed at Wood Dale Junior High School

Mon Dec 13, 2021 03:55 pm Cardinal News

DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin and Wood Dale Chief of Police Greg Vesta announced that an Indian Trail Middle School student has been accused of posting a threatening message on social media directed at […]

Federal Indictment Charges Chicago Resident With Illegally Possessing Machine Gun

Fri Dec 10, 2021 08:52 pm Cardinal News

CHICAGO — A male adult was arrested today on a federal firearm charge for allegedly illegally possessing a loaded machine gun in Chicago. An indictment unsealed today in U.S. District Court in Chicago charges Keyzoe […]

Dayna Chidester (Will County State's Attorney's Office).

Resident of Manhattan, Will County Convicted, Sentenced 5+ Years After Sexual Conduct With Underage Boy

Fri Dec 10, 2021 06:12 pm Cardinal News

A Will County woman has been sentenced to more than five years in federal prison for engaging in sexual conduct with an underage boy and directing him to send her sexually explicit images of himself. […]

Off-Duty Chicago Police Officer Arrested Connected to Shooting Death on Nashville Ave Near Shakespeare Ave and Natchez Ave, Chicago

Thu Dec 9, 2021 10:41 pm Cardinal News

A Chicago police officer has been arrested after a 29-year-old woman was found shot to death Thursday morning December 9, 2021 on the Northwest Side. YouTube Tips ⓘ A Chicago police officer was arrested Thursday, […]

Jussie Smollett Verdict: Guilty of 5 of 6 Counts Involving False Police Reports

Thu Dec 9, 2021 05:30 pm Cardinal News

Jussie Smollett on Thursday, December 9, 2021 was found Guilty on the first 5 counts in his trial that involved false police reports. He was found Not Guilty on the sixth count, which involved lying […]

Skokie Physician Charged With Unlawfully Using Veterinary Catheters During Intrauterine Inseminations on Patients

Wed Dec 8, 2021 07:47 pm Cardinal News

CHICAGO — A Chicago-area physician unlawfully used veterinary catheters to perform intrauterine inseminations (IUI) on his patients, according to a federal criminal charge filed today. A criminal case filed in U.S. District Court in Chicago […]

Three Directors Charged in Federal Indictment Alleges Criminal Conspiracies at Failed Chicago Bank Washington Federal

Wed Dec 8, 2021 06:07 pm Cardinal News

Washington Federal Bank for Savings Closed in 2017 CHICAGO — An ongoing federal investigation into the failure of Washington Federal Bank for Savings in Chicago has resulted in criminal charges against three former members of […]

No Photos sign at Thomson Penitentiary, street view image (Image capture December 2015 ©2021 Google)

Federal Indictment Charges Two Thomson Penitentiary Inmates With Murder and Hate Crime in Connection With Death of Fellow Inmate

Tue Dec 7, 2021 06:42 pm Cardinal News

ROCKFORD — Two inmates at Thomson Penitentiary in Thomson, Illinois, were indicted today, Tuesday, December 7, 2021 by a federal grand jury on murder and hate crime charges relating to the beating death of a […]

Anthony Lane, Home Invasion and Aggravated Criminal Sexual Assault (SOURCE: DuPage County State's Attorney's Office)

Bond Set at $5 Million for Glendale Heights Resident Accused of Sexually Assaulting Elderly Woman in Home Invasion in Addison

Mon Dec 6, 2021 01:22 pm Cardinal News

DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin and Addison Director of Police Bill Hayden announced today that bond has been set for a Glendale Heights resident accused of breaking into an elderly woman’s home and sexually […]

North Chicago Homicide Investigation: Kenosha Man Shot and Killed on Kristan Ave Near 20th St, North Chicago

Sun Dec 5, 2021 10:36 am Cardinal News

Police, firefighters and paramedics from North Chicago responded about 3:10 a.m. Sunday, December 5, 2021 to a report that a person was shot in the block of 2000 Kristan Avenue, North Chicago. North Chicago Police […]

Police Track Driver in Vehicle Connected to Aggravated Vehicular Hijacking, Apprehend After Crash at 127th St and Cicero Ave Alsip

Sat Dec 4, 2021 08:23 am Cardinal News

Illinois State Police apprehended a suspect connected to an aggravated vehicular hijacking after he was tracked in a white Ford Fusion for about 90 minutes, beginning about 10:14 p.m. Friday, December 3, 2021. An Illinois […]

Jose Valdez, suspect with drug charges (DuPage County State's Attorney)

DuPage-Kane Task Force Yields Drug Arrest, Seizure of Cocaine/Fentanyl from Suspect on I-88 Near Route 59 in DuPage County

Fri Dec 3, 2021 07:46 pm Cardinal News

A Melrose Park resident is the first to be charged in a joint task force operation between the Kane and DuPage County sheriff’s offices. DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin and Kane County State’s Attorney […]

Calumet City Resident Charged in Federal Court in Connection With Alleged Child Sex Trafficking

Thu Dec 2, 2021 04:48 pm Cardinal News

CHICAGO — A female resident of Calumet City has been arrested after she allegedly arranged for a child to engage in commercial sex acts with customers at hotels. Jamari Hodge, also known as “Hypnotic” and […]

Scene near Radcliffe Road in Buffalo Grove where a man was shot by two police officers after after he approached them while firing shots in the air

Police: Armed Man Shot, Killed by Two Police Officers at Former JCC, Radcliffe Rd and Boxwood Ln Buffalo Grove

Thu Dec 2, 2021 05:57 am Cardinal News

Buffalo Grove police responded to a 9-1-1 call from a man who displayed two handguns over his head and fired shots in the air; he was shot when refused to put the guns down and […]

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