Family members get prison time for running health fraud scheme
(WHEELING) A Wheeling chiropractor and two of his relatives have been sentenced to prison time for bilking insurance carriers out of more than $10.8 million. Dr. Vladimir Gordin Jr., 46; his father...
View ArticleUPDATE: Woman fatally struck by BNSF train in La Grange identified
UPDATES WITH ID (LA GRANGE) A 62-year-old woman who was struck and killed by a Metra train last week in west suburban La Grange has been identified. Inbound train No. 1208, scheduled to arrive in...
View ArticleUPDATE: Man found dead in Little Village alley
UPDATES WITH AUTOPSY RESULTS A man found dead Tuesday morning in an alley in the Little Village neighborhood on the Southwest Side died of acute ethanol toxicity. The man, 38, was found unresponsive at...
View ArticleADVANCE DAYBOOK FOR THURSDAY, 04-17-17
THURSDAY’S MEETINGS AND EVENTS* 6:30 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Northeastern Illinois University students, faculty and supporters conduct a rally before boarding buses to take part in the “Teach Out for Higher...
View ArticleFormer CPD dispatcher gets 3 years for jail smuggling plot
A former Chicago Police dispatcher was doing more than just passing along information to officers; she was using private information to help her boyfriend in a scheme to smuggle contraband into the...
View ArticleCouple’s student loan scam swindled $200K from College of DuPage
A west suburban couple managed to turn the student loan process into a moneymaker, though they did it by stealing more than $200,000 from the College of DuPage, according to prosecutors. A DuPage...
View ArticleMentally ill woman gets 22 years for killing husband with poison
(GENEVA) A west suburban woman has been sentenced to 22 years in prison after pleading guilty but mentally ill to killing her husband with a sedative-laced smoothie last year in their Geneva home....
View ArticleUPDATE: Man found dead at scene of HazMat in Hyde Park
UPDATES WITH AUTOPSY RESULTS A man was found dead at the scene of a hazardous materials situation in a Hyde Park neighborhood apartment building early Wednesday on the South Side. Paramedics responded...
View ArticleUPDATE: Death of 1-year-old missing Joliet girl called ‘suspicious’
UPDATES WITH AUTOPSY RESULTS (JOLIET) Authorities are calling the death of missing baby girl in southwest suburban Joliet “suspicious,” but are not yet calling it a homicide. The Will County sheriff’s...
View ArticleHouse fire causes $100K in damages in unincorporated Darien
(DARIEN) No one was injured in a west suburban unincorporated Darien fire Wednesday that caused more than $100,000 in damages to a single-family home. Firefighters were called about 8:45 a.m. to the...
View ArticleADVANCE DAYBOOK FOR FRIDAY, 04-28-17
FRIDAY’S MEETINGS AND EVENTS* 6:30 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Morton Arboretum will unveil an enormous coloring display to “draw attention to trees” this Arbor Day. Until 6 p.m. Daley Plaza, 50 W. Washington St....
View ArticleUPDATE: No bond for man charged with strangling Schaumburg woman
UPDATES WITH COURT INFO (ROLLING MEADOWS) A man charged with strangling a 33-year-old woman in northwest suburban Schaumburg was brought back from Florida and ordered held without Thursday afternoon....
View ArticleSheriff wants inmates charged for attacking deputies
Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart is seeking attempted murder charges against three maximum security inmates at the Cook County Jail for allegedly attacking two correctional deputies. The three...
View ArticlePolice to announce second suspect charged in judge’s murder
UPDATES DAYBOOK WITH 5:30 P.M. PRESS CONFERENCE 5:30 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Chicago Police Supt. Eddie Johnson press conference to discuss charges against second suspect for the murder of Judge Raymond...
View ArticleUPDATE: Second man charged with murder of Cook County judge
UPDATES WITH CHARGES The suspected killer of a Cook County judge has been charged with his murder, authorities announced Thursday afternoon. Earl Wilson was charged with one count of first-degree...
View Article34-year-old man missing from Lake View
Police are looking for a 34-year-old man who went missing Sunday from the Lake View neighborhood on the North Side. Elias Grivas was last seen about 2 p.m. in the area of Belmont and Sheffield,...
View ArticleEmanuel, CPS officials to discuss court ruling on state education funding
UPDATES FRIDAY DAYBOOK WITH 4:45 P.M. EVENT 4:45 p.m. – (CHICAGO) Mayor Rahm Emanuel will join Chicago Public Schools officials to make a statement about the court ruling regarding state education...
View ArticleChris Kennedy to speak at Trades and Labor Council dinner
UPDATES DAYBOOK WITH 6:30 P.M. EVENT 6:30 p.m. — (JOLIET) Gubernatorial candidate Chris Kennedy is keynote speaker at the Will and Grundy Counties Trades and Labor Council Dinner. IBEW Local 176, 1100...
View ArticleADVANCE WEEKEND DAYBOOK FOR 04-29 THRU 05-01-17
SATURDAY’S MEETINGS AND EVENTS* 7 a.m. — (CHICAGO) PAWS Chicago’s annual Spring Adopt-A-Thon 36-hour adoption marathon continues, aiming to find homes for 100 puppies, dogs, kittens and cats. Until 11...
View ArticleString of robberies reported in Grand Crossing, Park Manor
Police are warning residents about a string of recent robberies in the Park Manor and Grand Crossing neighborhoods on the South Side. In each incident, one or more suspects walked up to victims, showed...
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