Northern District of Illinois

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Federal Judge Denies Motions Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction Enforcement of Naperville and Illinois Gun Ban

Mon Feb 20, 2023 05:42 pm Cardinal News

Greg Bishop | The Center Square (The Center Square) – In a challenge to Naperville’s gun and magazine ban that was amended to include Illinois’ statewide ban, a federal judge has denied motions for a […]

U.S. Attorney John Lausch and Attorney General William P. Barr Provide Update on Operation Legend: 61 Charged in 49 Cases

Wed Aug 19, 2020 10:57 pm Cardinal News

John R. Lausch, Jr., United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, today, Wednesday, August 19, 2020, joined Attorney General William P. Barr to announce an update on Operation Legend. Operation Legend is a […]

River Grove Resident Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl in the Chicago Area

Wed Dec 4, 2019 06:50 pm Cardinal News

A convicted male adult from River Grove was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for his role in transporting fentanyl and other drugs to the United States from China and selling it on the […]

Edward Soybel, convicted intentionally causing damage to protected computers

I.T. Specialist Edward Soybel Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison for Hacking into Servers of Fortune 500 Industrial Supply Company

Sat May 11, 2019 01:32 pm Cardinal News

An information technology specialist contractor that worked for W.W. Grainger has been sentenced to three years in federal prison for hacking into the servers of the north suburban Lake County company. Edward Soybel, 35, of […]

Chicago Software Developer Sentenced to Prison for Fraudulently Obtaining Federal Grant Money from NASA and NSF

Sat May 11, 2019 12:00 pm Cardinal News

A Chicago software developer has been sentenced to three months in federal prison for fraudulently obtaining $200,000 in grant funds from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the National Science Foundation. Miroslav Velev, a […]

Arnoldo Jimenez, FBI 10 Most Wanted homicide suspect

Arnoldo Jimenez Named to FBI’s 10 Most Wanted Fugitives for Alleged Involvement in Murder of Wife Hours After Wedding; Burbank, Illinois Crime Scene

Thu May 9, 2019 11:35 am Cardinal News

FBI Special Agent in Charge (SAC) of the Chicago Field Office Jeffrey S. Sallet and Police Chief Richard Shore of the Burbank Police Department (BPD) in Illinois announced Wednesday May 8, 2019 the addition of […]

Husband and Wife Plead Guilty to Bank Robberies in Northern Illinois, Including Arlington Heights Robbery at the TCF Bank/Jewel December 2017

Tue Feb 26, 2019 10:58 pm Cardinal News

A husband and wife robbery team from Crystal Lake have pleaded guilty in federal court to multiple bank robberies in Northern Illinois. Daniel Plushkis, 27, pleaded guilty today to three counts of bank robbery, and […]

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