A man with criminal ties to La Salle County has been given life in prison by a federal judge.
According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Northern District of Illinois, 30-year-old Romeo Blackman has been sentenced to life in prison for committing multiple murders and engaging in other acts of violence. Prosecutors say Blackman personally committed four murders and three attempted murders while leading a Chicago street gang known as the Goonie Boss/Goonie Gang. Investigators say Blackman also sold drugs, trafficked stolen firearms, violently prevented witnesses from cooperating with law enforcement, and publicly boasted about the gang’s activities on social media. As a reported leader of the gang, Blackman instructed and encouraged juvenile “Goonie” members to commit murders as well…