Crime

A federal jury last year convicted Williams, 48, of Chicago, and co-defendant TAI HON LA, 35, of Beach Park, Ill., of participating in the kidnapping conspiracy and other related charges. #sentenced

Johnson is a registered sex offender for a 2022 conviction in Will County for child pornography possession. #felony

On Wednesday, April 29th, Harvey police located and apprehended a suspect in South Holland without further incident. #homicide

An indictment returned Monday in U.S. District Court in Chicago charges WILLIAM FREDERICK REED, 41, of Hazel Crest, Ill., with making false statements in U.S. Small Business Administration loan applications, bankruptcy fraud, and tax offenses. #fraud

Matos is wanted in connection with the shooting death of National Guard member Chrys Carvajal. #rewards

At approximately 7:00 a.m. on Monday, April 21, Sheriff’s Police responded to a call of a  burglary in progress at the Illinois Cancer Specialists Center in unincorporated Maine Township. #burglary

Over two days of testimony, the government presented evidence to establish that from January 2023 to March 2024, Perkins communicated on an internet-based social media platform with an individual he believed to be a thirteen-year-old female, expressing multiple times that he wanted to engage in sex with her. #convicted

Following Proctor’s arrest, testimony from a fellow inmate at the Will County Adult Detention Facility established that Proctor requested assistance fabricating a version of events from the evening which did not incriminate him. #prison

The jury in U.S. District Court in Chicago on Tuesday convicted DENNIS WILLIAMS, 33, on all seven sex trafficking and kidnapping counts against him. #trafficking

One of Rogers’ key campaign promises is revitalizing Hazel Crest’s economy. #hazelcrest