NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A heavily criticized months-long federal law enforcement operation in Chicago has caused a decrease in crime and resulted in the removal of criminal illegal immigrants, the Department of Homeland Security said Wednesday. Since the Operation Midway Blitz in September, many crimes have dropped, including a 15% drop…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A habitual criminal from Chicago whose record stretches back four decades has been sentenced to six years in state prison after prosecutors said he broke into two businesses less than two days after his latest release from the Illinois Department of Corrections. Vance Patton, 59, pleaded guilty…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Chicago police are on the hunt for a man who they say stabbed a woman in the chest without provocation on a train platform near the University of Illinois Chicago Saturday night. The victim, a 27-year-old woman, was sitting on a bench at the train station when…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A man who carjacked a Rolls-Royce from an 83-year-old woman in Chicago while on probation won’t be riding in luxury anytime soon after being sentenced to 10 years in prison. Trevon Robinson, 19, of Chicago, pleaded guilty to a felony count of aggravated vehicular hijacking with a…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A father and son in Chicago were killed after a jewelry store robbery over the weekend, according to police. The Chicago Police Department said an unknown male offender entered a jewelry store at around 5:49 p.m. on Saturday in Chicago’s Little Village area and stole items, FOX…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Kim Byers will never forget the strange contractor who walked into her job and later murdered her childhood friend. On Dec. 11, 1978, John Wayne Gacy walked into Nisson Pharmacy in Des Plaines, Illinois, to take measurements for what he called “a possible facelift,” or a remodeling…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! New records obtained by Chicago’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) revealed on Tuesday the “gift room” showcased by Mayor Brandon Johnson’s office in February was constructed only after investigators were blocked from inspecting gifts already received, raising fresh questions about where the city property — including cufflinks,…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Federal agents say an Illinois man allegedly called for President Donald Trump’s execution in a string of profanity-laced Instagram videos, prompting a Secret Service investigation that led to a federal charge of making interstate threats to kill public officials. In a criminal complaint filed Oct. 31 in…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A car crash involving a U.S. Border Patrol vehicle in suburban Chicago escalated into a violent arrest caught on camera as a crowd taunted agents. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) told Fox News Digital that the violent confrontation unfolded Friday in Evanston, Illinois, after a suspect…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! SPRINGFIELD, IL – As the federal government drags into its second month, millions of low-income Americans – including thousands in Illinois – are now facing the cutoff of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, bracing for what lies ahead as food pantry lines grow longer by the…
