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Embattled state Sen. Martin Sandoval resigns

— November 29, 2019

SPRINGFIELD — State Sen. Martin Sandoval, whose Statehouse office was raided by federal agents in September, announced late Nov. 27 that he will step down from his seat effective…

Federal strike force to target procurement fraud
— November 13, 2019

Assistant U.S. attorneys from the Northern District of Illinois will be part of a U.S. Justice Department Procurement Collusion Strike Force, focusing on deterring, detecting, investigating…
Full search warrant suggests broad corruption probe of Sen. Martin Sandoval
— October 13, 2019

SPRINGFIELD — Senate Democrats on Friday released copies of the full, unredacted search warrant that was executed on state Sen. Martin Sandoval’s office Sept. 24, and it reveals…
Pritzker calls on Sandoval to step down from Transportation chairmanship
— October 4, 2019

SPRINGFIELD — Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker Oct. 2 called on Sen. Martin Sandoval (D-Chicago) to step down as chairman of the powerful Senate Transportation Committee in the wake…
Ohio man charged with impersonating missing Aurora youth
— April 5, 2019

For 36 hours this week it appeared that an Aurora youth missing for nearly eight years had finally been located. A male found wandering in a northern Kentucky town on Wednesday, April…

Metro East news briefs
— October 23, 2019

Identities sought for victims of serial killer Two Metro East women may be among the early victims of the most prolific serial killer in U.S. history, according to the Federal Bureau…
Cook County news briefs
— October 9, 2019

CHICAGO Police seek Deering robbers Chicago police are searching for five men in connection with three robberies in the city’s Deering neighborhood. In the 9th Police District…
FBI agents search office of State Sen. Martin Sandoval
— September 27, 2019

SPRINGFIELD — FBI agents were seen Sept. 24 searching the Capitol office of state Sen. Martin Sandoval (D-Chicago) and later carrying boxes and a brown bag marked “evidence”…