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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…

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…
Aurora woman grabbed, fights off sexual assault
— February 28, 2018

Aurora police are investigating the kidnapping and attempted sexual assault of an Aurora woman who said she was accosted by a man in the laundry room of her North Avenue apartment complex….
Nine indicted in St. Clair County public corruption investigation
— December 12, 2016

Nine Metro-East elected officials and public employees were indicted on state felony charges, Dec. 5, as the result of an ongoing joint investigation by state and federal authorities…

Crash kills teenager in Aurora, vehicle burglary also investigated
— November 5, 2018

Aurora police are continuing the investigate a fatal weekend crash that killed an 18-year-old Aurora man on Nov. 2. According to Aurora police, Demaszjae Miller, 800 block of N. View…
Bellwood D88 Board places Superintendent on leave for ‘investigation’
— May 23, 2017

As candidates, members of the “Bellwood 88 Dream Team” were vocal before the April 4 election that they wanted accountability from controversial Superintendent Rosemary Hendricks….
Cook Co. Sheriff re-opens water billing fraud investigation in Maywood
— February 9, 2016

When one Maywood village employee found a loophole in water bill liens double-paid to the village in 2012, she allegedly used the extra money to credit the accounts of fellow employees…