A federal judge has issued an injunction finding ex-Attorney General Pam Bondi and DHS Secretary Kristi Noem effectively threatened Apple and Facebook with prosecution if they didn’t block two web pages that monitor ICE activity in Chicago. www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/11/j...

Federal prosecutors in the "Broadview Six" case have supplemented their request to show the jury video of "chants" from protesters who were allegedly impeding an ICE agent's vehicle. Among them: "Get a real job" "I believe we will win" and the succinct but ever-popular "FUCK YOU!"

“I think this would have been a fun case to try.” Another lawsuit involving Chicago detective Reynaldo Guevara is settling on brink of trial, despite ex-State’s Atty Kim Foxx saying under oath she believes the plaintiffs are guilty of double-murder www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/07/a...

"Congratulations. You are all no longer charged with felonies." If the "Broadview Six" trial goes forward, it would be a VERY rare federal misdemeanor jury trial. Ex-U.S. Rep. Mel Reynolds was convicted at trial of misdemeanor tax counts, but by a judge www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/07/b...

JUST IN: Judge April Perry has granted the feds' motion to dismiss conspiracy counts against the "Broadview Six" "Congratulations. You all are no longer charged with felonies," the judge tells the four remaining defendants in court Background: www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/05/b...

Aide to U.S. Rep. Danny Davis charged with COVID-19 fraud A spokeswoman for Davis said Wednesday evening the congressman was “just hearing about” the charges against Gerard Moorer and had no comment. Story: www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/06/d...

JUST IN: Gerard Moorer, an aide to U.S. Rep. Danny Davis, D-Chicago, has been indicted on federal COVID-19 fraud charges alleging he claimed to be unemployed to collect $31,000 in pandemic compensation

JUST IN: Prosecutors in the "Broadview Six" case have formally moved to dismiss the conspiracy count with prejudice, but call out defense for "histrionically" speculating about "mounting national distrust" in DOJ's use of the grand jury process background: www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/05/b...

So far, the court has ordered the release of 175 Chicago-area immigration arrestees and forced the government to return bond payments or lift conditions of relief for 168 others. Appeals court issues mixed opinion in consent decree case: www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/05/a...

JUST IN: Chicago police Sgt. Brandi Wright has been charged in U.S. District Court with fraudulently obtaining about $41,000 in Paycheck Protection Program funds during the COVID-19 pandemic:

JUST IN: The 7th Circuit has issued a mixed ruling in the Trump Administration's appeal in the Castanon Nava consent decree case involving immigration arrests in Chicago. One key point: The court says the feds overstepped in holding people arrested during Midway Blitz in mandatory detention

“In these circumstances, there is virtually no interest in maintaining secrecy in how the government instructed a now dismissed grand jury on the law" Allegations continue to fly in "Broadview Six" case three weeks ahead of trial www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/05/b...

Here is the crux of the motion:

JUST IN: Lawyers in the “Broadview 6” case smell a rat in how the main conspiracy count was dismissed on the day the feds had been ordered to bring unredacted grand jury transcripts to the judge for review. They’re asking that they be disclosed Background: www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/29/c...

Chicago Tribune wins Pulitzer Prize for local reporting: Read the stories and see the photos www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/04/c...

“The stars were aligned” When Bruce Springsteen handed his harmonica to a young fan at his show in Chicago, it was a seemingly random gesture that “The Boss” has incorporated into numerous shows. But this one had a stunning and poignant connection. www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/01/b...

Chris Parente is my lawyer and an all around good human. What an amazing coincidence that in a show dedicated to standing up to ICE actions in our cities, #TheBoss hands his harmonica to the son of an attorney resisting ICE in the courts.

Lots of new detail on the Winnetka home invasion here: The crew including rapper Lil Zay Osama targeted a cryptocurrency firm owner and held a victim face-down on the ground as a child ran for help, feds say. A McDonalds receipt left in a car was a key clue www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/01/c...

An Indiana woman who allegedly bought the 10mm gun used to kill a Chicago police officer and critically wound another will remain jailed pending trial The gun predictably led to “something tragic,” Magistrate Judge John Martin said. “That’s what happened here” www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/29/i...

Retiring Chicago attorney Joe Duffy had many memorable moments in long career Like the time he used bar receipts to cross-examine an undercover agent about getting his client drunk “He said maybe one or two. I pulled out this receipt that said it was 12 beers” www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/30/l...

“Why are we charging stuff like this?” Charge the agents who shot Marimar Martinez, right? Stuff that actually matters to people in this district. Not ‘you delayed a car from getting into the entrance of the Broadview facility by 20 seconds.'” UPDATE: www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/29/c...

We still have our trial for the misdemeanor next month but this is a huge win. This case has cost myself, one of my closest friends, and four others immeasurable amounts of stress, money, and opportunity. But the federal government knew they couldn’t try this BS and had to drop the felony charge.

DEVELOPING: Prosecutors are dismissing the main conspiracy count in the politically charged “Broadview Six” case against immigration protesters in Broadview and will proceed instead with misdemeanor counts. www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/29/c...

////BREAKING/// The feds are dismissing the conspiracy count in this case and filing a superseding information to lesser charges

Good morning from Judge April Perry's courtroom, where we're awaiting a hearing in the Broadview Six (minus 2) case where they'll talk about legal instructions given to the grand jury The trial is a month away. www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/03/i...

A lawyer for Chicago rapper Lil Zay Osama tried to get him released to a home in Calumet City with his girlfriend as third-party custodian. But Judge Iain Johnston has serious questions about her ability to monitor Osama- and her knowledge of his criminal past. ICYMI 👇

NEW: South Side rapper Lil Zay Osama among six federally charged in Winnetka home invasion. Osama, whose real name is Isaiah Dukes, was ordered held without bond after a marathon four-hour detention hearing in Rockford. Story w/ @tesskenny.bsky.social www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/28/r...

JUST IN: Federal charges unsealed against 6 men, including Chicago rapper Lil Zay Osama, alleging they posed as delivery drivers during this home invasion in Winnetka in March, held the owner at gunpoint and demanded access to a safe and crypto accounts www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/09/w...

“u have 30 mins before i kick u off btw...i gtg to school.” Court records obtained by the Tribune allege teenage hacker Peter Stokes was part of an international group of cybercriminals called "Scattered Spider." ICYMI here is our exclusive report: www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/27/t...

Ex-IL House Speaker Michael Madigan turned 84 last week in a federal prison in W. Virginia, seving a sentence that ends when he's nearly 90 A swift appellate ruling upholding Madigan's conviction has likely left the Supreme Court has his last hope ICYMI: www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/27/a...

An undocumented immigrant with a history of weapons convictions admitted Monday to firing shots “in the vicinity of” immigration agents as they ran enforcement raids in Little Village near the end of Operation Midway Blitz last fall. Story: www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/27/m...

"Madigan insists that this was run-of-the-mill politics. But a jury of twelve Illinois residents saw the evidence differently. So do we.” Appeals court upholds corruption conviction for ex-Speaker Michael Madigan, calls evidence "overwhelming" STORY: www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/27/a...

///BREAKING/// Appellate court UPHOLDS corruption conviction for ex-Speaker Michael Madigan www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/09/a...

CORRECTION: The feds have charged a woman with illegally buying a gun in NW Indiana in 2024 that was allegedly used to shoot two Chicago police officers on Saturday. I deleted a previous post that said the woman, Olivia Burgos, was the suspect's girlfriend www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/27/p...

NEW: As “Bouquet” jetted around the world, he taunted the FBI for being a step behind and sported a necklace spelling “HACK THE PLANET” in diamonds Now, records obtained by the Tribune show “Bouquet” has been busted. His real name is Peter Stokes. He’s only 19 www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/27/t...

"So low it's ridiculous...couldn't f---ing be happier." Project manager for Chicago-area construction company gets 2 years probation in scheme to bribe a Cook County assessor's office analyst to lower property tax bills www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/23/m...

Story from @jmetr22b.bsky.social: www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/22/f...

UPDATE: Sameer Suhail was released on home confinement and a $5 million bond secured by four properties. Dressed in an orange jail jumpsuit with his salt-and-pepper hair pulled back in a bun, Suhail smiled at his son and daughter in the gallery after being led into the courtroom.

NEW: Sameer Suhail, who fled to Dubai before being charged with bilking Loretto Hospital, has returned to Chicago. While overseas, Suhail started a plastic surgery center with the mantra: "Good healthcare is measured in lives improved, not procedures performed" www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/22/f...

In a pretrial motion in the “Broadview Six” immigration protester case, the feds say defense should not be able to argue First Amendment issues or bring up unrelated shootings of citizens by immigration agents. They also want to use “anti-ICE chants” by the defendants at trial

The DOJ has posted the document they said memorialized Defense Sec. Pete Hegseth's demobilization of the Illinois National Guard on Dec. 31, shortly after the Supreme Court ruled they could not be deployed "Chicago FPM: Demobilze the remaining 314 (+) Soldiers on T-10 status."

This one may have it all: A corrupt mayor. A mob-connected patriarch. A kickback scheme involving red light camera cash. An FBI mole. Undercover video of the mayor putting five fingers down on the table, asking for an extra five grand. “Is that too much?” www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/21/r...

Judge sentences West Side gang leader to life in prison, calls him 'boss to a bunch of losers' www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/20/w...

JUST IN: Four Corner Hustlers boss Labar Spann gets life. Judge Thomas Durkin called his life of crime "senselsss." "Lives devastated, neighborhoods destroyed. Why? You didn't get rich. Just so you could be called "Bro Man and be boss to a bunch of losers." www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/15/g...

“Things in Chicago are calm. They have been calm for many many months, and while that certainly could change in the future, there is no threat of that happening anytime soon.” Judge grants motion to dismiss lawsuit over National Guard deployment in Illinois www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/20/l...

JUST IN: Judge April Perry has GRANTED the motion to dismiss the state's lawsuit over the mobilization of National Guard troops in Illinois despite arguments that Trump has promised to "come back" Story to come

Good morning from Judge April Perry's courtroom where lawyers for the Trump administration are arguing to have the lawsuit over deployment of National Guard troops to Chicago dimissed as moot. background: www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/14/l...

A 69-hour workday? A Tribune analysis of a decade of legal bills in reverse-conviction cases shows the city paid some head-scratching invoices, including dozens of attorneys who billed for more than 24 hours in a single day. www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/19/c...

“We got a very strong positive signal literally before I finished my first sentence.” Attorney Paul Clement talks to the Tribune about the appellate ruling that upended the “ComEd Four” convictions of ex-CEO Anne Pramaggiore and lobbyist Michael McClain: www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/18/c...

“Krystal, you good?” “Need an ambulance now…I can’t get my partner!” Harrowing video of Officer Krystal Rivera's mistaken shooting by fellow officer made public www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/17/o...