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11/20/09: FBI SEARCHES FOR CHICAGO MURDER SUSPECT
11/19/09: SEARCH CONTINUES FOR CHICAGO MURDER SUSPECT
11/18/09: PUBLIC’S HELP SOUGHT IN SEARCH FOR CHICAGO MURDER SUSPECT
11/06/09: ELGIN MAN SENTENCED TO 20 YEARS IN PRISON FOR POSSESSION OF A HANDGUN AND CRACK COCAINE
11/06/09: OWNER OF FORMER SUBURBAN CAR DEALERSHIP ARRESTED; CHARGED WITH TWO OTHERS IN FRAUD ON CUSTOMERS AND LENDERS
11/05/09: FOUR ALLEGED BLACK P STONE NATION GANG MEMBERS CHARGED WITH SELLING CRACK COCAINE IN SOUTH SIDE AREA KNOWN AS “TERROR TOWN”
11/05/09: FUGITIVE FORMER GENERAL MOTORS EXECUTIVE RETURNS TO U.S.; PLEADS GUILTY TO METALS FRAUD AND $6.5 MILLION KICKBACK SCHEME
11/05/09: CHICAGO GANG FUGITIVE ARRESTED IN WISCONSIN
10/29/09: WEST SUBURBAN MAN CHARGED WITH DEFRAUDING 60 INVESTORS OF $28 MILLION IN ALLEGED “PONZI” SCHEME
10/27/09: TWO CHICAGO MEN CHARGED IN CONNECTION WITH ALLEGED ROLES IN FOREIGN TERROR PLOT THAT FOCUSED ON TARGETS IN DENMARK
10/26/09: SEARCH FOR DRUG FUGITIVE
10/15/09: SKOKIE-BASED DEFENSE CONTRACTOR MPC PRODUCTS CORP. TO PAY U.S. $25 MILLION TO SETTLE CRIMINAL AND CIVIL CONTRACT FRAUD CLAIMS
10/07/09: FBI INTENSIFIES SEARCH FOR “EINSTEIN BANDIT”
10/02/09: SUSPECT IN NATIONWIDE BANK ROBBERY SPREE CAPTURED IN MIAMI
10/02/09: TWO ARRESTED FOLLOWING SOUTH HOLLAND BANK ROBBERY AND HIGH-SPEED CHASE
10/01/09: CHICAGO GANG FUGITIVE ARRESTED AFTER POLICE CHASE IN FOREST PARK
10/01/09: “CORONA” AUGUSTIN ZAMBRANO AMONG 18 ALLEGED LATIN KINGS GANG LEADERS IN LITTLE VILLAGE REGION INDICTED ON FEDERAL CHARGES
09/30/09: STREAMWOOD MAN ARRESTED FOR INTERNET FRAUD SCHEME
09/29/09: PUBLIC’S HELP SOUGHT IN SEARCH FOR CICERO MURDER SUSPECT
09/24/09: PUBLIC’S HELP SOUGHT IN SEARCH FOR LIBERTYVILLE CREDIT UNION ROBBERS
09/22/09: CITY INSPECTOR CHARGED WITH BRIBERY IN PROBE OF CROOKED PERMITS
09/21/09: CHICAGO AREA MEN ARRESTED IN CHILD PORNOGRAPHY STING
09/18/09: TWO CHICAGO MEN ARRESTED IN CONNECTION WITH OAK BROOK BANK ROBBERY
09/17/09: CHARGES FILED IN $250,000 TAKE-OVER ROBBERY OF MUNDELEIN CREDIT UNION
09/16/09: FORMER PARK FOREST AND ELK GROVE VILLAGE MAN CHARGED WITH MANUFACTURING AND POSSESSING CHILD PORNOGRAPHY
09/16/09: MURDER SUSPECT ARRESTED IN SHOOTING DEATH OF DOLTON, ILLINOIS MAN
09/10/09: PUBLIC’S HELP SOUGHT IN BANK OF AMERICA ROBBERY
09/03/09: SEARCH INTENSIFIES FOR CHICAGO MURDER SUSPECT
08/31/09: PUBLIC’S HELP SOUGHT IN SEARCH FOR CHICAGO GANG FUGITIVE
08/29/09: ARREST MADE IN “RED LINE ROBBER” INVESTIGATION
08/28/09: SUSPECT ARRESTED IN "SCARECROW BANDIT" SERIAL BANK ROBBERY INVESTIGATION
08/27/09: SUSPECTED MURDERER EXTRADITED FROM MEXICO
08/20/09: THREE ALLEGED MEXICAN DRUG CARTEL LEADERS AND TWIN BROTHERS WHO RAN CHICAGO-BASED DISTRIBUTION CREW AMONG DOZENS INDICTED IN CHICAGO AS PART OF COORDINATED STRIKE AGAINST DRUG TRAFFICKERS
08/18/09: NORTH SUBURBAN DRUG FUGITIVE SOUGHT
08/17/09: SUSPECT ARRESTED IN “WINNIE THE POOH” ROBBERY
08/14/09: CHICAGO MAN INDICTED FOR LYING TO FBI ABOUT TERRORISM ACTIVITY
08/12/09: SUSPECTED SERIAL BANK ROBBER ARRESTED
08/11/09: PUBLIC'S HELP SOUGHT IN SEARCH FOR "WINNIE THE POOH BANDIT"
08/10/09: CITY INSPECTOR CHARGED WITH BRIBERY IN PROBE OF CROOKED PERMITS
08/06/09: TWO SERIAL BANK ROBBERS STRIKE AGAIN
08/05/09: TRAINING EXERCISE SCHEDULED FOR THURSDAY
08/04/09: PUBLIC’S HELP SOUGHT IN SEARCH FOR “SCARECROW BANDIT”
08/03/09: CHICAGO MAN ARRESTED FOR INTERFERING WITH OPERATION OF CTA TRAINS AND BUSES
07/30/09: CITY OF BERWYN WELCOMES FEDERAL AGENCIES TO THE 26TH ANNUAL NATIONAL NIGHT OUT EVENT
07/28/09: SCHAUMBURG MURDER SUSPECT SOUGHT
07/24/09: WAYNE C. SCOTT CHARGED WITH ALLEGEDLY SWINDLING INVESTORS OF HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN A FRAUDULENT INVESTMENT SCHEME
07/24/09: PUBLIC’S HELP SOUGHT IN SEARCH FOR AURORA GANG MURDER SUSPECT
07/23/09: PUBLIC’S HELP SOUGHT IN SEARCH FOR “CITIBANK BANDIT"
07/23/09: FORREST DAVID LAIDLEY CHARGED WITH ALLEGEDLY SWINDLING INVESTORS AND FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS IN A MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR FRAUDULENT FINANCING SCHEME
07/22/09: REWARD OFFER INCREASED IN SUGAR GROVE RAILWAY BOMBING INCIDENT
07/22/09: FRANK A. CASTALDI CHARGED WITH ALLEGEDLY SWINDLING MORE THAN 450 INVESTORS IN $77 MILLION PONZI-SCHEME
07/22/09: INVESTMENT ADVISOR JOHN A. ORECCHIO CHARGED WITH ALLEGEDLY EMBEZZLING $24 MILLION FROM UNION PENSION FUNDS
07/16/09: KANSAS CITY FRAUD SUSPECT ARRESTED IN CHICAGO
07/14/09: ALLEGED FOUNDER OF STREET GANG THAT USES VIOLENCE TO CONTROL HARDCORE PUNK ROCK MUSIC SCENE ARRESTED ON EXTORTION CHARGE FOR SHAKING DOWN $5,000 FROM RECORDING ARTIST FOR PROTECTION
07/10/09: DAVID J. HERNANDEZ INDICTED FOR ALLEGEDLY SWINDLING 290 INVESTORS IN $12 MILLION PONZI SCHEME
07/08/09: TWO ARRESTED IN MURDER-FOR-HIRE PLOT
07/06/09: MCHENRY COUNTY MAN SENTENCED TO 280 MONTHS IN PRISON FOR ENTICING 13-YEAR-OLD GIRL TO ENGAGE IN SEXUAL ACTIVITY
07/06/09: FBI JOINS SEARCH FOR CHICAGO MURDER SUSPECT
07/02/09: PUBLIC’S HELP SOUGHT IN SEARCH FOR CHICAGO MURDER SUSPECT
07/01/09: "BULLET-PROOF BANDIT" STRIKES AGAIN
06/30/09: FORMER CEO OF ROCK CREEK PSYCHIATRIC FACILITY AND AFFILIATED PHYSICIAN CONVICTED IN $565,000 BRIBERY AND KICKBACK CONSPIRACY
06/26/09: FORMER TECHNICAL DIRECTOR OF WHEELING PAINT COMPANY INDICTED FOR ALLEGED THEFT OF TRADE SECRETS BEFORE JOINING COMPETITOR
06/24/09: INTERNET RADIO TALK SHOW HOST HAL TURNER ARRESTED FOR THREATENING THREE FEDERAL APPEALS COURT JUDGES IN CHICAGO OVER RECENT DECISION UPHOLDING HANDGUN BANS
06/23/09: FORTY-ONE DEFENDANTS CHARGED IN FIVE NEW AREA MORTGAGE FRAUD CASES; TWO SCHEMES INVOLVE EXPENSIVE CONDOS AND SUBURBAN HOMES
06/17/09: U.S. CHARGES NEXTSTEP FINANCIAL SERVICES OPERATOR DAVID J. HERNANDEZ WITH INVESTMENT FRAUD; ARREST WARRANT ISSUED
06/16/09: FUGITIVE FOREIGN DIRECTOR OF LAKE SHORE ASSET MANAGEMENT INDICTED ON FEDERAL FRAUD AND OBSTRUCTION CHARGES
06/15/09: FBI HONORS 13 LOCAL POLICE OFFICERS FOR HEROIC ACTIONS IN KIDNAPPING INVESTIGATION
06/12/09: WHEATON MAN ARRESTED FOR PRODUCTION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY
06/11/09: CHICAGO POLICE OFFICER SENTENCED FOR VIOLATING FEDERAL CIVIL RIGHTS OF A MAN BEATEN WHILE RESTRAINED IN A WHEELCHAIR
06/10/09: PUBLIC’S HELP SOUGHT IN SEARCH FOR “BULLET-PROOF BANDIT”
06/08/09: STOLEN CULTURAL ARTIFACTS FOUND IN BERWYN RESIDENCE RETURNED TO ITALIAN AUTHORITIES
06/05/09: MEDIA ADVISORY
06/04/09: HOFFMAN ESTATES MAN ARRESTED FOR MANUFACTURE AND DISTRIBUTION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY
06/04/09: CHICAGO MURDER SUSPECT ARRESTED IN INDIANAPOLIS
06/02/09: PUBLIC’S HELP SOUGHT IN SEARCH FOR “HUMMER BANDIT”
05/28/09: CHICAGO ALDERMAN ISAAC "IKE" CAROTHERS AND GALEWOOD YARDS DEVELOPER INDICTED ON FEDERAL CHARGES ALLEGING BRIBERY AND CORRUPTION IN RE-ZONING OF 50-ACRE WEST SIDE INDUSTRIAL SITE
05/28/09: SEVEN DEFENDANTS INDICTED IN ALLEGED RACKETEERING CONSPIRACY FOR ROLES IN REGIONAL ROBBERIES, BERWYN PIPE-BOMBING, ILLEGAL GAMBLING, AND OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE INVOLVING TWO SUBURBAN COPS
05/28/09: PLAINFIELD SCHOOL BUS DRIVER ARRESTED FOR DISTRIBUTION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY
05/26/09: FUGITIVE FINANCIER SURRENDERS IN CHICAGO
05/20/09: NEW WEBSITE UNVEILED TO HELP PROFILE CHICAGO AREA BANK ROBBERS
05/20/09: THREE ARRESTED FOLLOWING CALUMET CITY BANK ROBBERY AND HIGH-SPEED CHASE
05/19/09:MEDIA ADVISORY
05/18/09:SEARCH INTENSIFIES FOR CHICAGO GANG FUGITIVE
05/14/09:REWARD OFFERED IN SUGAR GROVE BOMBING INCIDENT
05/12/09: JOLIET MAN ARRESTED ON CHILD PORNOGRAPHY CHARGES
05/12/09: FORMER EXECUTIVE OF WHEELING ELECTRONICS FIRM TO BE ARRAIGNED IN ALLEGED $17 MILLION BANK FRAUD FOLLOWING ARREST OVERSEAS
05/11/09: CHICAGO GANG FUGITIVE CAPTURED
05/11/09: NATIONAL POLICE WEEK MEMORIAL SERVICE
05/04/09: U.S. CHARGES BOLINGBROOK, ILLINOIS MAN WITH BRIBERY IN CONNECTION WITH ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS CONTRACT IN IRAQ
04/27/09: DES PLAINES MAN CONVICTED OF FEDERAL MURDER-FOR-HIRE CHARGES FOR SOLICITING MURDER OF PARTNER IN LYONS EXCAVATION BUSINESS
04/24/09: REWARD OFFERED IN SEARCH FOR MURDER SUSPECT
04/23/09: CHARGES FILED IN SERIAL BANK ROBBERY CASE
04/13/09: CHICAGO GANG FUGITIVE SOUGHT
04/09/09: “SEAN JOHN” JACKET LEADS TO ARREST IN “DAY BREAK BANDIT” INVESTIGATION
04/08/09: CHICAGO MAN ARRESTED IN FRAUD SCHEME TARGETING SUBURBAN DOWNERS GROVE FIRM
04/06/09: INCREASED REWARD OFFERED IN SEARCH FOR “DAY BREAK BANDIT”
04/02/09: FORMER ILLINOIS GOVERNOR ROD BLAGOJEVICH, HIS BROTHER, TWO FORMER TOP AIDES AND TWO BUSINESSMEN INDICTED
04/01/09: TWO CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE FLOOR TRADERS CHARGED WITH DEFRAUDING CUSTOMERS OUT OF MORE THAN $2 MILLION
03/27/09: NORTHWEST SUBURBAN MAN CHARGED WITH THEFT OF TRADE SECRETS
03/26/09: FATHER—SON TEAM CHARGED WITH TWO WEST SUBURBAN BANK ROBBERIES
03/25/09: UNDERCOVER OPERATION RESULTS IN FRAUD CHARGES AGAINST PROFESSIONALS IN THE MORTGAGE LOAN INDUSTRY
03/24/09: THREE CHICAGO MEN ARRESTED IN FLORIDA-BASED VEHICLE CLONING SCHEME
03/20/09: JORDANIAN NATIONAL ARRESTED FOR SENDING THREATENING LETTER TO JEWISH SCHOOL
03/20/09: PUBLIC’S HELP SOUGHT IN SEARCH FOR DARIEN BANK ROBBERS 03/19/09: $10,000 REWARD OFFERED IN SEARCH FOR “RED LINE ROBBER”
03/17/09: REWARD OFFERED IN SEARCH FOR MISSING CHICAGO WOMAN
03/16/09: SEEKING INFORMATION ON CHICAGO SERIAL BANK ROBBER
03/12/09: REWARD OFFERED IN SEARCH FOR LATIN KING GANG FUGITIVE
03/10/09: FIRST BANK ROBBERY
03/09/09: $10,000 REWARD OFFERED IN SEARCH FOR LATIN KING FUGITIVE
03/06/09: CHICAGO BUSINESSMAN ACCUSED OF CHEATING INVESTORS OF $2 MILLION IN SALES OF TAX CERTIFICATES ON DELINQUENT COOK COUNTY PARCELS
03/06/09: WEST SUBURBAN MAN INDICTED ON FEDERAL GUN CHARGE
03/05/09: TWO ARRESTED IN SUBURBAN ARMORED CAR HEIST
03/03/09: CHARGES FILED IN NORTHSIDE BANK ROBBERY
03/03/09: PUBLIC’S HELP SOUGHT IN SEARCH FOR “LUNCH BAG BANDIT”
02/27/09: CHICAGO BUSINESSMAN CHARGED WITH DEFRAUDING TWO DOZEN INVESTORS OF $4.7 MILLION IN ALLEGED “PONZI” SCHEME
02/25/09: U.S. CHARGES 19 DEFENDANTS IN ALLEGED FRAUDULENT IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENT RING BASED IN CHICAGO’S CHINATOWN NEIGHBORHOOD
02/24/09: PUBLIC’S HELP SOUGHT IN SEARCH FOR CHICAGO GANG FUGITIVE
02/20/09: $10,000 REWARD OFFERED IN SEARCH FOR PRESIDENTS’ DAY ROBBERS
02/19/09: SIX AREA DEFENDANTS INDICTED IN ALLEGED $10 MILLION MORTGAGE FRAUD SCHEME
02/18/09: CHICAGO NEWS EXECUTIVE HONORED BY FBI
02/17/09: $10,000 REWARD OFFERED IN SEARCH FOR CROSS-DRESSING BANDIT
02/11/09 MEDIA ADVISORY
02/10/09 SEAT BELT VIOLATION LEADS TO ARREST OF SERIAL BANK ROBBERY SUSPECT
02/05/09: CHRISTOPHER KELLY AND BCI COMMERCIAL ROOFING INDICTED ON FEDERAL CHARGES ALLEGING FRAUD SCHEME TO OBTAIN INFLATED AIRLINE CONTRACTS AND USING BCI PROCEEDS TO PAY KELLY’S DEBTS
02/04/09: MEDIA ADVISORY ON REVIEW OF 1982 TYLENOL MURDERS
02/02/09: $10,000 REWARD OFFERED FOR ARREST OF LATIN KING FUGITIVE
01/30/08: TWO AREA PHYSICIANS AMONG FOUR DEFENDANTS CHARGED IN THREE SEPARATE FEDERAL HEALTH CARE FRAUD SCHEMES
01/28/09: FORMER CHICAGO POLICE OFFICER ARRESTED FOR EXTORTION AS PART OF ONGOING TOWING PROBE
01/27/09: ALERT BANK EMPLOYEE HELPS CHICAGO POLICE ARREST SERIAL ROBBERY SUSPECT
01/26/09: SOUTHWEST SUBURBAN MAN CHARGED WITH POSSESSION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY
01/23/09: SUBURBAN BUSINESSMAN CHARGED WITH BILKING MILLIONS OF DOLLARS FROM HUNDREDS OF INVESTORS IN ALLEGED 22-YEAR “PONZI” SCHEME
01/22/09: CHICAGO POLICE OFFICER PLEADS GUILTY TO VIOLATING FEDERAL CIVIL RIGHTS OF A MAN BEATEN WHILE RESTRAINED IN A WHEELCHAIR
01/22/09: CHARGES FILED IN CHASE BANK ROBBERY
01/21/09 $5,000 REWARD OFFERED IN SEARCH FOR CHICAGO GANG FUGITIVE
01/16/09 $10,000 REWARD OFFERED IN SEARCH FOR LATIN KING FUGITIVE
01/13/08: $10,000 REWARD OFFERED FOR ARREST OF LATIN KING FUGITIVE
01/13/09: PUBLIC’S HELP LEADS TO IDENTIFICATION AND ARREST OF “DEBONAIR BANDIT”
01/09/09: ARREST MADE IN SERIAL BANK ROBBERY CASE
01/07/09: TWO PRINCIPALS OF COLLAPSED FOREIGN CURRENCY TRADING FIRM ARRESTED ON FEDERAL CHARGES IN ALLEGED $15 MILLION FRAUD SCHEME
01/07/09: THREE ARRESTED IN OAK LAWN BANK ROBBERY

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