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The Dirksen Federal Courthouse in Chicago. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Crime
4 months ago
‘No one can credibly investigate themselves’: Now-cleared ‘Broadview Six’ protesters request special prosecutor

DOJ commits to paying former defendants’ attorneys’ fees as case fallout continues.

Merlin Lu has been charged with a hate crime after Chicago Police claim he set a cross on fire in the city's Grant Park.
Crime
4 months ago
Man who admitted setting cross on fire in Chicago park is charged with a hate crime

“I understand why it was interpreted that way, and I apologize for that, but no, the intent was not there,” Lu told WMAQ-TV before his arrest.

Darrian Stephenson (left) and Christopher Dibello
Crime
4 months ago
Two arrested for April Springfield shooting

April shooting caused damage to two homes and a car.

This person is wanted for a May 1 robbery in Southern View.
Crime
4 months ago
Crime of the Week: Help needed identifying Southern View robbery suspect

Your tip could lead to an arrest, and a reward for you.

Longtime Springfield lobbyist Mike McClain and former Commonwealth Edison CEO Anne Pramaggiore leave Chicago’s Dirksen Federal Courthouse last July. (Capitol News Illinois photos by Andrew Adams)
Crime
4 months ago
Federal appeals court says retrial is on the table for ex-ComEd CEO, lobbyist

The two members of the ‘ComEd Four’ previously saw their convictions for bribing ex-Speaker Madigan overturned.

Local
4 months ago
Springfield man sent to federal prison for ‘egregious’ child porn possession

Authorities say Dagenais had a long history of child porn possession, and it was escalating to the point where he admitted to a desire to rape a child.

Prison bars
Local
4 months ago
Athens man goes to federal prison for child porn possession

Christopher Wagy could have received up to 30 years in prison on one of the counts he faced.

This grab from a video taken by motorist Keinika Carlton shows a wooden cross engulfed in bright orange flames as it leans against a tree in Grant Park, Chicago, Illinois, on Tuesday, July 9, 2026.(Keinika Carlton via AP)
Crime
4 months ago
A person is in custody in a Chicago cross burning investigation, police say

The Chicago Police Department’s communications office confirmed that a person was in custody in connection with the case, but no other details were released.

Police raided the Harrisburg, right, in May 2024 after customs officials in New York intercepted a package addressed to him that prosecutors said contained two silencers.
Crime
4 months ago
Southern Illinois man convicted in federal case involving 3D-printed guns

Federal prosecutor said Yaroslav Vishnevski operated a “mini gun factory” while he described himself as a hobbyist.

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