Monday, July 14, 2025
One person died in federal prison after being kept in restraints for more than two days. Another was held in restraints so tight that, afterward, part of a limb had to be amputated. A third person was confined in restraints for 12 days, then 30 days and then again for 29 days.
Tax returns for Chicago Ridge’s Animal Welfare League show a steady increase in legal fees over the past decade, with the nonprofit paying one firm nearly $600,000 during the last fiscal year.
Federal prosecutors are seeking a six-year prison term for former House Speaker Michael Madigan’s right hand man from Quincy.
It’s been more than a year since the subject of a 25News Digging Deeper report was charged with home repair fraud, but some of his many victims feel justice is far away.
Fifteen-year-old Sam Thomas has spent much of the past two years riding his e-bike between his Itasca home and nearby Elk Grove Village.