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Reputed mob boss Michael “the Large Guy” Sarno says 10 years behind bars has reduced him to “a senior citizen with severe medical issues,” and he wants out of federal prison early because of the “deadly risk” of the pandemic.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The ABC7 I-Team has learned a once-high ranking Chicago mobster now claims COVID-19 is threatening his life. Mike Sarno is the latest Outfit member to play the coronavirus card in an attempt to get out of prison early. This past century, the Chicago Outfit hasn't exactly been known for job security or the...

Former La Salle County State’s Attorney Brian Towne has filed a lawsuit in federal court against his predecessor and a list of current or past staffers, current or retired Ottawa police officers, the City of Ottawa, and the County of La Salle.

Brian Towne, former La Salle County state’s attorney, is suing successor Karen Donnelly and numerous others for bringing him up on charges in 2017 that were dismissed last summer.

In March 2019, Jacob Adejola pleaded guilty to aggravated driving with a revoked license and was ordered to spend 180 days in the Will County Jail.

Metra has been hit with a wrongful-death lawsuit that one Chicago attorney says should frighten all train commuters.

The longest-serving inmate in Illinois walked out of a southern Illinois prison Friday morning and continued to proclaim his innocence in the infamous killings of three women at Starved Rock State Park in 1960. Chester Weger, 80, told reporters gathered outside Pinckneyville Correctional Center “it’s wonderful to be out.” Weger said authorities had...

For nearly six decades, Chester Weger has lived his life in prison after confessing to the haunting 1960 Starved Rock State Park murders of three suburban Chicago women who were attacked during a hike in broad daylight. On Thursday,...

When Chester Weger went to prison for the infamous 1960 Starved Rock State Park murders, he was a young, wiry backwoodsman with two small children and had accused detectives of framing him. On Friday morning, he emerged from the prison gates a balding grandfather with dentures and a list of ailments that include asthma and...