Man sentenced in drone contraband scheme at FCI McDowell
BLUEFIELD, WV (LOOTPRESS) – An Illinois man has been sentenced for his role in a scheme to use a drone to smuggle contraband into the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) McDowell. Miguel Angel Aleman-Piceno, 23, of Chicago, was sentenced Monday to three years of federal probation after pleading guilty to...
At Least 20 Car Windows Broken On South Shore Blocks — But Nothing’s Been...
SOUTH SHORE — South Shore neighbors have been frustrated by a spree of busted car windows in recent days — yet police say no items have been stolen from any of the damaged cars. Neighbors made at least seven reports to the Police Department over the weekend regarding...
Gov. Pritzker addresses increased ICE activity in Chicago area
Gov. Pritzker held a press conference Tuesday afternoon in Pilsen, addressing concerns on increased ICE activity in the Chicago area.
Man charged with robbery of mail carrier in Woodlawn
Joshua Walder, 24, was arrested on Aug. 26, as a result of a joint investigation by the U.S. Postal Inspection Service and the Chicago Police Department.
Chicago man charged after 3 men stabbed, 2 critically injured, on West Side: police
A 42-year-old Chicago man has been charged with attempted murder in the stabbing of three men on the West Side early Sunday morning, Chicago police said Tuesday.
Jewish Chicagoan recounts being shot on way to synagogue
During the hearing on antisemitism held by the Chicago Commission on Human Relations Monday, one Jewish Chicagoan shared a harrowing story of being shot while on his way to synagogue last year
3 shot while attending balloon release in Dolton, Illinois
A spokesperson for Dolton said a person hiding in the bushes stepped out and shot three people moments before a balloon release was about to take place.
Chicago police squad car stolen in Fuller Park neighborhood
A Chicago police squad car was stolen early Tuesday as officers were trying to make an investigatory stop in the Fuller Park neighborhood.
Chicago Breaks Out The SALT TRUCKS to melt the ICE
Last night, Chicago’s mayor deployed every salt truck in the city to block ICE. Because when the forecast calls for ICE, you salt the roads until it melts. By dawn today, IDOT plows and salt trucks were out on I-294, the Edens, and I-94 — crawling shoulder to shoulder, jamming every lane into Chicago. A wall of...
Chicago man charged after allegedly carrying machine gun in Riis Park
CHICAGO - A Chicago man is facing federal gun charges after allegedly carrying a loaded machine gun in a city park earlier this year. According to court documents unsealed Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Chicago, police responded to reports of gunfire at Riis Park in the Belmont Cragin neighborhood on May 14.
