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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 27, 2024 Contact: Danielle Grindle Phone: (815) 319-4233 Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. WINNEBAGO COUNTY, Ill. –Thursday evening, Board Members voted t

NAWOMI AWOGA and her two daughters, MARINA OKE and ASSIBA LEA FANDOHAN conspired to harbor two children from Benin. 

Recent release “The Mu Conspiracy III: Resurrection” from Page Publishing author R. Arlan Young is a thrilling tale in which battles rage across the galaxy as heroes confront their destinies amidst a cataclysmic showdown on the Mµ planet. This grippi

CrossRealms Intl has achieved the Microsoft Solutions Partner for Data & AI designation, solidifying their expertise in delivering advanced AI solutions. This recognition empowers CrossRealms to help businesses across various industries, from legal and he

A LOOK INSIDE the proposal to bring water services and improve fire safety to the far West edge of Freeport: It has been proposed to council members to approve a $970,045 project to build out the City’s water system to bring utilities to current and fut

The drugs were transported to Chicago in the hollowed-out wheel axles of tractor-trailers.

PayCourt, a government collections company, has been named one of the Best Workplaces in Illinois for 2024 by Best Companies Group. The company earned a 97% overall score in the workplace assessment. [PR.com]

CIVILIAN POLICE ACADEMY  The Civilian Police Academy is an 8-week, no cost program designed to create a better understanding and build relationships between citizens and the Freeport Police Department through a series of evening classes. Class sessions w

KATRAIL BRIDGES participated in the robberies of electronic stores in DeKalb, Ill. and Cherry Valley, Ill. 

ZIAD I. ZAYED used his store in Crestwood, Ill. to fence stolen electronic devices and other merchandise.

Home security footage depicted LAWNDALE PELTS in possession of a firearm as he fled the scene of a shooting.

A federal jury convicted KEVIN SMITH of all five bank fraud counts against him.

While serving as a Commander with the Gary Police Department, JAMES W. BOND allegedly coerced a minor to produce sexually explicit conduct.

ADAM R. OLIVA defrauded more than ten clients.

SUMMER MATHESON and TERRENCE EWING, co-managers of Laynie Foundation Inc., along with foundation employee RICHARD GRUNDY, used the Matteson, Ill.-based foundation to seek payment from Illinois Medicaid for non-reimbursable activities.

The six-month pilot program encourages voluntary self-disclosure of criminal conduct by individual participants in certain non-violent offenses.

ROGELIO IBARRA and other Insane Unknowns gang leaders distributed cocaine for sale on the streets of Rockford.

RENARD MACKLIN illegally possessed an AR-15 rifle and a semiautomatic handgun, both of which were loaded.

DENNIS W. HAGGERTY, JR. issued payments from the company’s bank account for services and goods that were never provided.

WILLIAM R. BUSSE III allegedly distributed cocaine and methamphetamine in Chicago and attempted to distribute cocaine and fentanyl in the Chicago suburbs.