Cuban National Sent to Prison for Role in $200k Credit Card Fraud Scheme
McALLEN, Texas – A Cuban citizen who was residing in McAllen has been ordered to federal prison for trafficking in access...
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December Jobs in Illinois Decrease -16,300 while Unemployment Rate Rises to 5.9
CHICAGO, IL – The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) announced today that Illinois’ nonfarm payroll employment lost -16,300 jobs...
Online Auction for Unclaimed Property
Live Auction January 25 - 29, Sale Preview Underway SPRINGFIELD, IL – Commemorative coins, stamps, and jewelry are among the...
Madigan: Changes that Hurt the Middle Class Cannot be Allowed
CHICAGO, IL – Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan issued the following statement Thursday after Gov. Bruce Rauner and Republican...
Former Clerk at Cook County Recorder of Deeds Admits Accepting Cash Bribe in Exchange for Preparing Fraudulent Real Estate Deed
CHICAGO, IL — A former clerk for the Cook County Recorder of Deeds pleaded guilty today to accepting a cash...
FBI Releases Preliminary Semiannual Crime Statistics for 2015
Statistics released in the FBI’s Preliminary Semiannual Uniform Crime Report revealed overall declines in the number of property crimes reported...
Kirk’s Response to Reports of Administration’s Additional $1.7 Billion Payment to Iran
WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) responded to reports the Administration, in addition to giving the terror-sponsoring Iranian...
State Senator Collins Responds to State Takeover Proposal for CPS
“Why not try fully and fairly funding our schools before declaring bankruptcy?” CHICAGO, IL – Illinois State Senator Jacqueline...
Cook County Announces Multi-Site Construction With Major Energy Savings
Work aligns with Cook County’s ambitious sustainability plan on reducing carbon emissions Construction is under way for...
Woodbridge Men Charged with Terrorism Offenses Related to Attempting to Travel to Syria to Join ISIL
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Joseph Hassan Farrokh, 28, and Mahmoud Amin Mohamed Elhassan, 25, both of Woodbridge, were charged for criminal...
