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Eric Raines-Sylvestre, of North Chicago, Illinois, charged with Gunrunning and other charges; and possession of 26 machine gun conversion kits (SOURCE: Lake County Sheriff's Office)

Lake County Sheriff’s Special Investigations Group, ATF Arrest Gun Trafficker from North Chicago

Fri May 23, 2025 11:58 am Cardinal News

The Lake County Sheriff’s Office Special Investigations Group (SIG), a High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA)-funded task force, with the close assistance of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) – Chicago Field […]

Guns and illegal items seized in Grayslake on Wednesday, May 1, 2024 (SOURCE: Lake County Sheriff's Office)

Lake County Sheriff’s Task Force Investigation Results in Seizure of Dozens of Machine Gun Conversion Devices and Firearms in Grayslake

Thu May 2, 2024 11:28 am Cardinal News

The Lake County Sheriff’s Office Special Investigations Group (SIG), a High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) funded task force, concluded an investigation that led to the arrest of a Grayslake man who was illegally manufacturing […]

Patrick Neal, charged with Armed Robbery and other charges (SOURCE: Lake County Sheriff's Office)

Gun Trafficker, 2 Lookouts Arrested After Committing Armed Robbery on Undercover Detective in Lake County

Sat Mar 16, 2024 09:21 pm Cardinal News

Three people were apprehended Friday, March 15, 2024 after attempting to commit an armed robbery on an undercover detective during an undercover operation. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office did not release the identity of a […]

Alvaro Grijalva, charged with gunrunning, attempt murder and other charges (SOURCE: Lake County Sheriff's Office)

Waukegan Resident Shoots at ATF Agents During Approach with Search Warrant

Tue Jun 27, 2023 06:19 pm Cardinal News

A Waukegan resident, who was the subject of a firearm trafficking investigation, fired shots at law enforcement officers while they were serving a search warrant of his home. Alvaro Grijalva, 29, of the 800 block […]

Justice Department on Friday, April 1, 2022 announces superseding indictment charging 12 in gun-running conspiracy to supply firearms to gang members in Chicago (SOURCE: Department of Justice)

DOJ: Superseding Indictment Charges 9 Gangster Disciples Plus 3 US Army Soldiers with Gun-Running to Chicago

Fri Apr 1, 2022 09:08 pm Cardinal News

Over 90 Firearms Illegally Sent from Kentucky and Tennessee to Streets of Chicago Nine members of the Pocket Town faction of the Gangster Disciples street gang now face federal conspiracy charges along with three U.S. […]

Chicago Resident Sentenced to 7+ Years in Federal Prison for Illegally Possessing Loaded Gun on Chicago Street

Fri Feb 11, 2022 06:43 pm Cardinal News

CHICAGO — A Chicago resident has been sentenced to more than seven years in federal prison for illegally possessing a loaded handgun on a Chicago street. Terrance Weathersby was caught illegally possessing the gun on […]

Rockford Resident Sentenced to Four Years in Federal Prison for Illegally Possessing Handgun

Tue Dec 14, 2021 04:16 pm Cardinal News

ROCKFORD — A Rockford man has been sentenced to four years in federal prison for illegally possessing a loaded handgun with an obliterated serial number. Dontrel U. Brown, age 24, illegally possessed the gun on […]

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 […]

U.S. Attorney’s Office Provides Update on Federal Prosecution, Ongoing Strategies To Combat Violent Crime in Chicago

Mon Nov 29, 2021 07:09 pm Cardinal News

CHICAGO — John R. Lausch, Jr., United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, today, Monday, November 29, 2021, provided an update on federal prosecutions and strategies to combat violent crime in Chicago and […]

Labar Spann Garfield Park, convicted murderer Garfield Park and Humboldt Park neighborhoods of Chicago (SOURCE: Chicago Police Department/Map data ©2021)

Federal Jury Convicts Chicago Street Gang Leader of Participating in Racketeering Conspiracy Involving Multiple Murders, Other Acts of Violence

Wed Nov 10, 2021 09:47 am Cardinal News

CHICAGO — A federal jury has convicted a leader of the Four Corner Hustlers street gang of participating in a criminal organization that committed murders and other acts of violence while brutally protecting a drug-dealing […]

Chicago Resident Sentenced to One Year in Federal Prison for Straw Purchasing Handguns in Chicago Suburbs

Thu Nov 4, 2021 02:15 pm Cardinal News

CHICAGO — A male resident of Chicago has been sentenced to a year in federal prison for straw purchasing handguns in the Chicago suburbs. On four occasions in 2019 and 2020, Ismael Sene purchased a […]

Chicago Male Convicted, Sentenced to More Than Six Years in Federal Prison for Unlawfully Dealing Shotguns and Other Firearms in Chicago

Wed Sep 1, 2021 11:03 am Cardinal News

CHICAGO — A federal judge has sentenced a man to more than six years in prison for unlawfully dealing shotguns and other firearms in Chicago. Paris Steele illegally sold five firearms in Chicago in 2016 […]

Gun, money bill counter, and scale (SOURCE: Lake County Sheriff's Office)

Four Defendants Charged With Federal Drug or Firearm Violations in Probe of Street Gang Activity in Lake County

Thu Aug 5, 2021 07:38 pm Cardinal News

CHICAGO — A joint federal and local criminal investigation in the far north suburbs of Chicago has resulted in federal drug or firearm charges against four individuals. Lake County Sheriff’s Office Special Investigations Group (SIG) […]

Lake County Sheriff’s SIG, ATF Successfully Dismantle Lake County Street Gang Operation, 10 Charged

Thu Aug 5, 2021 02:53 pm Cardinal News

Lake County Sheriff John D. Idleburg announced on Thursday, August 4, 2021, the Lake County Sheriff’s Office Special Investigations Group (SIG), a High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) funded task force, in conjunction with the […]

Glendale Heights condominium fire with two homicide Monday, August 24, 2020

Two Victims Found Dead at Water’s Edge Condominium Complex Extra Alarm Fire in Glendale Heights Died from Gunshot Wounds 📌

Thu Sep 3, 2020 10:04 pm Cardinal News

Two found dead, one found injured in fierce extra-alarm condominium fire on Waters Edge Drive in Glendale Heights. A few residents of the Water’s Edge Condominium Complex in Glendale Heights thought they heard gunshot as […]

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