Fox Lake Cop's Widow Pleads Not Guilty To Money Laundering
Melodie Gliniewicz, 51, was indicted last week, accused of using funds from the Fox Lake Police Explorers Post to pay for a number of personal expenses.
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Melodie Gliniewicz, 51, was indicted last week, accused of using funds from the Fox Lake Police Explorers Post to pay for a number of personal expenses.
Julia L. Gutierrez was charged with first-degree murder for the death of 53-year-old Eduardo Gutierrez, according to the Kane County state's attorney's office.
The teenager was walking on the sidewalk in the 5000 block of West Ferdinand about 8:10 a.m. when two males walked up and one pulled out a handgun and opened fire, according to Chicago Police.
A male walked into the bank at 1204 E. 53rd St. at 5:38 p.m. and handed a teller a note, demanding money, according to Chicago Police and the FBI. The robber then ran out with an undisclosed amount of money.
A 21-year-old man was killed in a drive-by shooting about 10:30 p.m. in the South Chicago neighborhood. He was standing with another male on the sidewalk in the 8100 block of South Houston when a silver or gray minivan drove past and someone inside fired shots, according to Chicago Police.
Matabias Biles, 34, was stabbed in the face and chest about 7:40 p.m. in the 3400 block of West Flournoy, according to Chicago Police and the Cook County medical examiner's office.
Bond was set at $200,000 Tuesday for a northwest suburban man accused of selling the drugs that led to another man's December death in Mundelein.
CBS 2's Jeremy Ross spent the day on campus and has more on the investigation.
The robberies happened at 10:11 a.m. Dec. 24 in the 8700 block of South Stony Island; and 11 a.m. Jan. 15 in the 11000 block of South Western Avenue, according to a community alert from Area South detectives.
Lake County Sheriff John Buncich has been trying to convince state lawmakers to remove an East Chicago city councilman who was re-elected last year, even though he has been in jail for murder since October.
As CBS 2's Audrina Bigos reports the victim is being remembered as a devout man of faith.
A woman has been charged in connection with the death of a man shot by Chicago Police during a home invasion early Sunday in the West Englewood neighborhood on the South Side.
Police are asking for the public's help in identifying a suspect involved in an armed robbery at a restaurant last month in Gary, Indiana.
The two men, both 45, were sitting in a pickup truck in the 0-100 block of South Mason Avenue about 8:40 p.m. when someone shot into the vehicle, police said.
Someone claiming to be from the IRS, in many cases with a foreign accent, calls the victim and tells them they need to send money for a "delinquent tax bill" using pre-paid GreenDot debit cards, MoneyGram or other forms of payment, according to a statement from Orland Park police.
Paul C. Sappington, 31, answered the front door of his home in the 9000 block of South May Street about 10:15 a.m. and was shot by two males, according to Chicago Police and the Cook County medical examiner's office.
Troy Thompson, 27, was caught int he crossfire when 36-year-old Shamar McGee and 18-year-old Anthony Evans shot at each other at a tattoo party in Robbins.
Glendale Heights Police are searching for two men who robbed a gas station Sunday evening.
The year did not get off to a good start for Chicago police, with murders in January at the highest level in 16 years, and shootings more than double what they were at this point last year.
The latest homicide happened about 12:30 a.m. Monday in the Austin neighborhood on the West Side. A 42-year-old man was shot in the chest in the 500 block of South Cicero and taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he later died.
Royale Newell, 27, and 26-year-old William Grant were each charged with one count of aggravated battery with a firearm, according to Chicago Police. The pair is accused of shooting a 37-year-old man who was sitting in a vehicle in the 900 block of West Winona Street 5 a.m. Jan. 28.
Bond has been set for two men charged with crashing a stolen van into a storefront Saturday morning and burglarizing the store in the Northwest Side Portage Park neighborhood.
Two Chicago men have been charged with using a stolen vehicle to burglarize a store on the Northwest Side early Saturday.
Chicago Police shot and killed a man early Sunday morning in West Englewood after they say he fired at them, reports WBBM's Nancy Harty.
Chicago Police have released surveillance images of a suspect in a pair of armed robberies at cellular phone stores on the North Side.
