U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Illinois
Recent News About U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Illinois
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A businessman from suburban Chicago has been indicted on federal fraud charges for allegedly defrauding investors of at least $3.6 million through his purported refining business.
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A Rockford woman has pleaded guilty in federal court to charges related to the preparation and filing of false income tax returns.
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A Rockford man has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of arson.
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A Chicago man, Andrew Anania, has been sentenced to 50 years in federal prison for a series of crimes involving kidnapping, carjacking, and firearm offenses.
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A federal judge has sentenced Omari Andrews, Jr. to over ten years in prison for possessing multiple firearms while trafficking fentanyl and other narcotics in the Chicago suburbs.
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A Chicago street gang member has been sentenced to 34 years in federal prison for the murder of Paul Harris, which he committed to advance his standing within the gang.
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A man from suburban Chicago has been sentenced to 12 years in federal prison for trafficking fentanyl and cocaine and illegally possessing a loaded handgun.
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An inmate at Thomson Penitentiary in Illinois has been found guilty of murder and a hate crime related to the death of another inmate.
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A federal superseding indictment was returned today in Chicago, charging three individuals allegedly linked to a street gang with conspiracy involving multiple murders and carjackings.
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A Rockford man has been sentenced to 11 years in federal prison for attempting to import fentanyl into the United States from Mexico.
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A suburban Chicago man has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for cyberstalking an individual he met on a dating platform.
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A man has been found guilty of defrauding a government program intended for women and children in the Chicago area.
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A real estate developer has been sentenced in a Chicago federal court to over six years of imprisonment.
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A Chicago man has admitted guilt in federal court for carjacking three vehicles in August 2022 within the West Englewood neighborhood.
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A man from Georgia has been charged with sending a threatening letter to a spiritual mission in suburban Chicago, according to a criminal complaint filed in the U.S. District Court in Chicago.
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A Rockford man has been sentenced to eight years in prison for the illegal possession of a firearm.
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Walgreens has reached a $300 million settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice to address allegations that it violated the Controlled Substances Act and the False Claims Act.
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CHICAGO — A man from the suburbs of Chicago has been charged with preparing and filing 51 fraudulent tax returns, as detailed in a federal court indictment.
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A Chicago robbery crew member, Xavier Harris, has been ordered to remain in federal custody pending his trial.
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Andrew S. Boutros has assumed the role of United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois.