Christopher Parente News Today

While the charges against Gene Cassano and Gioacchino Galione dont mention the mob, records show the underlying investigation specifically targeted the Chicago Outfit.

The first objection in the recent extortion trial of Addison businessman Gene “Gino” Cassano came about five seconds into opening statements, when a prosecutor mentioned the term “juice loan.” Three days later, the proceedings abruptly ended in a mistrial after an FBI agent testified he was assigned to investigate “organized crime,” a term the judge had explicitly barred to avoid prejudicing ...

Baqar Hussain Razv Syed, owner of Luna Labs in Schaumburg, is accused of filing millions of dollars' of false Medicare claims for COVID test kits.

A former manager at the Cook County Land Bank Authority pleaded guilty Wednesday to using straw buyers to fraudulently purchase and resell blighted properties.

Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star and Erika Jaynes estranged husband Tom Girardi became the latest name to be added to the list of reality stars who have serious legal troubles.

The disgraced couple are just two of the TV stars who have seen their rise and fall play out in public after finding fame on popular reality television shows.

Jerry Harris, 22, who quickly rose to fame in season one of the cheerleading-related Netflix hit, previously admitted child porn charges.

Former Cheer star Jerry Harris, 22, who quickly rose to fame in season one of the Netflix series, pleaded guilty Thursday to charges of soliciting sex from minors at cheerleading competitions.

FBI A federal judge handed a 38-year prison sentence Wednesday to an Indiana man who kidnapped and sexually assaulted a 10-year-old girl who had been walking home from school in Calumet City five days before Christmas in 2017. Before she handed down the sentence, U.S. District Judge Andrea Wood praised the way law enforcement and members of the community came together to bring Bryan Protho, 42, to justice. “What occurred is a nightmare of every parent, grandparent, aunt, uncle and anyone els...