Fighting for the First Amendment in Chicago
For weeks now, federal agents have brutalized peaceful protesters and journalists gathering outside the ICE facility in Broadview, Illinois, near Chicago. They’ve thrown people to the ground, fired on them with pepper balls and rubber bullets, sprayed them with chemicals, and lobbed flash grenades and tear gas...
University of Chicago condemns violence but dodges questions about professor arrested in anti-ICE riots
Associate Professor Eman Abdelhadi faces aggravated battery and obstruction charges following her participation in anti-ICE protests in Broadview, Illinois.
Jealous husband who kicked wife to death after finding texts on her phone claimed...
An Illinois man has been convicted of murder for the "brutal" slaying of his wife, with prosecutors saying he "found texts on her phone from another man" and then kicked the 35-year-old to death while they were lounging in their bedroom. Alan Wang, 61, of Naperville, tried claiming during his...
Chicago-area man charged after traffic stop uncovers cocaine, meth
FOX LAKE, Ill. - An Elgin man has been charged after police found methamphetamine, cocaine and marijuana in his car during a traffic stop last week. On Sept. 30, a Fox Lake police officer pulled over a Honda Accord driven by 44-year-old Shane Perry around 500 Rollins Road after smelling the odor of cannabis and...
Will County State’s Attorney Legal Secretary Faces Computer Tampering Charges
A Will County State’s Attorney employee and her 20-year old daughter are facing criminal charges of computer tampering, aggravated computer tampering and official misconduct. The Joliet Patch reports that criminal charges were filed against 45-year old Amy Burgett-Masse, and her daughter, Ryanne Burgett-Masse....
Man exposed himself to girl walking to school on Chicago’s West Side
On Wednesday morning, a girl was walking to school near 16th Street and Homan Avenue, when she saw a man driving alone in a gray vehicle, police said.
Federal immigration officers wear masks, no name tags — now some drive cars without...
In early October, a black Chevrolet Express van without license plates on the front or the back left a gated federal immigration facility in Broadview and drove through the western suburb. The passengers wore Army green typical of U.S. Department of Homeland Security officers. The van had an “inventory” decal...
22 years for carjacking victim while on electronic monitoring for shooting at sheriff’s deputy
A Chicago man who carjacked a Facebook Marketplace seller while on electronic monitoring for trying to kill a Cook County sheriff’s deputy was handed a 22-year prison sentence yesterday. Judge Adrienne Davis sentenced Dewon Cathion after the 25-year-old pleaded guilty to aggravated vehicular hijacking and attempted...
Armed Carpentersville man shot by police charged, held until trial: Kane County officials
A 32-year-old Carpentersville man who allegedly armed himself before being shot by police in August has been charged in the incident.
Feds drop charges against 3 protesters arrested outside Broadview ICE facility
Federal prosecutors have dismissed charges against three of five protesters arrested outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview on the same day last month.
