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Chicago DEA intercepts Indiana woman with 61.7 pounds of cocaine at Midway Airport
CHICAGO – A 27-year-old Indiana woman was arrested at Chicago Midway International Airport last week after DEA agents seized nearly 62 pounds of cocaine at baggage claim. Authorities say Cook County prosecutors approved charges of possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver and controlled substance trafficking for 27-year-old Chania R. Logan of Indianapolis, Indiana following her arrest on Tuesday, June 4.
Chicago migrant shelter opens amidst rising eviction problems
CHICAGO — City of Chicago and Cook County leaders took to the Northwest Side this evening to celebrate the opening of a new migrant shelter at Portage Park’s St. Bartholomew Catholic Church, which came as the process transitioning new arrivals out of shelters has reached even more difficult heights.
Man gets 5 years for concealing the murder of his half-brother (and 7 more years for something he did in jail)
CHICAGO — A man has been sentenced to five years in prison for concealing the murder of his half-brother, but he received an additional seven-year sentence for something he did while in the Cook County jail. After 19-year-old Myron Richardson was found dead in the trunk of his burned-out...
Illinois' minimum wage isn't going up July 1, but several locations will see a change
Illinois' minimum wage may not be going up at the start of July, but some locations will still be seeing a raise. That's because both Chicago and Cook County are set to see hikes in their minimum wages. Statewide, a 2024 minimum wage increase took effect on Jan. 1, when...
Judge faces inquiry after Illinois attorney was kicked out of court and handcuffed to chair
CHICAGO (AP) — Cook County’s top judge has asked state regulators to review allegations that an attorney was handcuffed to a chair after a judge kicked him out of her courtroom. Cook County Chief Judge Timothy Evans referred misconduct allegations against Judge Kathy Flanagan to the state Judicial Inquiry Board on Friday, the Chicago Sun-Times reported. According to a sheriff’s report and court transcripts, attorney Brad Schneiderman was arguing for his client at a May 7 hearing when Flanagan told him to stop talking and ordered the attorneys to step back. Schneiderman walked toward the gallery, muttering, then turned back to the bench, according to the sheriff’s report. Flanagan then yelled, “That’s it. Take him,” the report said. A deputy took Schneiderman into a back hallway and handcuffed him to a chair. The deputy told the county’s judicial executive committee that he was following protocol when holding someone in custody.
Harvey mayor faces backlash • Charges filed in deadly suburban crash • Golf Mill redevelopment
TUESDAY NEWS FLASH - Tension in south suburban Harvey continues to grow as residents flocked to the streets for a peaceful protest on Monday. About 50 people marched from a nearby church to the town's municipal center prior to its monthly city council meeting. Two city council members say approximately...
Lawsuit ongoing after video shows police officer shoving student at TF South
LANSING, Ill. (June 11, 2024) – The mother of a TF South student has filed a lawsuit against the Village of Lansing, Thornton Fractional High School District 215, and School Resource Officer Kiara Bogan after viewing a security video that shows Bogan shoving her son in the TF South cafeteria.
‘Worse than Tiffany Henyard’: Another south suburban mayor takes heat from residents
HARVEY, Ill. - Tension in south suburban Harvey continues to grow as residents flocked to the streets for a peaceful protest on Monday. About 50 people marched from a nearby church to the town's municipal center prior to its monthly city council meeting. Two city council members say approximately 70...
NIPSCO to upgrade your gas meter. Here’s why
MERRILLVILLE, Ind. (WANE) NIPSCO plans to upgrade about 870,000 residential and commercial gas meters in a project expected to start in July of this year with completion expected by the end of 2026. The installation of Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) will allow for remote reading of meters, meaning a NIPSCO...
Southwest suburban tax preparer convicted in COVID relief fraud scheme
CHICAGO — A southwest suburban tax preparer has been convicted on federal charges for his role in a COVID relief scheme in 2020. On Monday, 42-year-old Hadi Isbaih, a Palos Heights resident, was convicted on four counts of wire fraud, a spokesperson for the U.S. Attorney’s Office of the Northern District of Illinois said. According […]
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