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Federal Indictment Charges Two Thomson Penitentiary Inmates With Murder and Hate Crime in Connection With Death of Fellow Inmate

“Hatred and violence on the basis of religion have no place in our society,” said U.S. Attorney Lausch. #FederalCourt

Sheriff Dart Announces New Efforts to Curb Carjackings

Carjackings have increased approximately 43 percent in the County so far this year compared to the same period in 2020 #carjackings

Attorneys Ben Crump, Antonio Romanucci, Jeff Storms say no reasonable officer would have shot Daunte Wright

“This encounter was a pre-textual, unnecessary stop of a young Black man for nothing more than a minor traffic infraction. Daunte Wright should not have been stopped or shot." #dauntewright

Owner of Cannabis Company Charged in Federal Court With Swindling Investors Out of More Than $950000

Geoffrey Thompson, 53, of Naples, Florida, and formerly of Frankfort, Ill., is charged with one count of wire fraud.  #FederalCourt

Calumet City Woman Charged in Federal Court in Connection With Alleged Child Sex Trafficking

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Jamari Hodge, also known as “Hypnotic” and “Miracle,” 26, of Calumet City, Ill., is charged with one count of producing child pornography. #FederalCourt

Legal Team for Daunte Wright’s Family Issues Statement as Jury Selection Begins for Trial of Former Officer Kim Potter

"As jury selection begins in the trial of former Brooklyn Center officer Kim Potter for the senseless and preventable death of Daunte Wright, we stress the utterly needless loss of his life."

U.S. Attorney’s Office Provides Update on Federal Prosecutions and Ongoing Strategies To Combat Violent Crime in Chicago

The centerpiece of the Department of Justice’s violent crime reduction efforts continues to be Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN).  PSN is an evidence-based program proven to be effective at reducing violent crime. #FederalCourt

Cook County Sheriff’s Police Investigating Carjacking of DoorDash Driver and her Family

A DoorDash delivery went awry in Ford Heights when a delivery driver was carjacked at knifepoint.

Man Charged with Aggravated DUI in Traffic Crash Critically Injuring Crestwood Police Officer

At approximately 8 p.m. on Nov. 20, a gray Kia struck a Crestwood Police vehicle at Midlothian Turnpike and South Pulaski Road in Crestwood.

Attorney Ben Crump Responds to the Guilty Verdict of Defendants in Trial for the Murder of Ahmaud Arbery

“Guilty. Guilty. Guilty. After nearly two years of pain, suffering, and wondering if Ahmaud’s killers would be held to account, the Arbery family finally has some justice."

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