St. Charles man convicted of scamming seniors (The St. Charles Sun)
Wed, 27 Aug 2008 09:16:38 GMT
A St. Charles man has been convicted of multiple felonies for collecting more than $540,000 from five elderly couples for investments he never made.
STC man convicted for scams (Kane County Chronicle)
Wed, 27 Aug 2008 07:24:18 GMT
WOODSTOCK — A 59-year-old St. Charles man was convicted Friday of collecting more than $540,000 from five elderly couples for investments he never made.
Returning NIU students build ‘community’ in wake of shootings (Rockford Register Star)
Tue, 26 Aug 2008 04:27:08 GMT
Genna Gliottoni had a panic attack last month at the movie theater. The 21-year-old Northern Illinois University student couldn’t understand at first why her heart rate and breathing were racing out of control after she took her seat, but she later made the connection. She hadn’t been in an auditorium-style setting since her freshman year. Not since she attended her general education ...
Illinois man sentenced for scamming elderly (ABC 7 Chicago)
Sat, 23 Aug 2008 19:32:45 GMT
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan says a St. Charles man has been convicted for scamming five elderly couples out of more than $540,000.
Palatine man convicted of more elderly investment scams (Chicago Tribune)
Sat, 23 Aug 2008 02:47:04 GMT
Zia Ahmed, a former St. Charles financial adviser who claimed to help customers invest in long-range real estate deals, has been found guilty in DuPage, DeKalb and McHenry Counties of scamming more than $540,000 from five elderly couples.
Scams Cost Elderly Couples More than a Half-Million (WBBM Newsradio 780 Chicago)
Fri, 22 Aug 2008 21:39:33 GMT
WHEATON -- A con man has been convicted of scamming more than half a million dollars from elderly couples in three counties.
NIU asks judge to dismiss proton petition (Kane County Chronicle)
Wed, 13 Aug 2008 10:29:51 GMT
The legal fight over who will get to build a proton therapy cancer treatment center in the Chicago area has intensified.
Police: Wanke boasted of burglaries (Rockford Register Star)
Wed, 06 Aug 2008 19:59:21 GMT
Police say a man who is a person of interest in the murder investigation of his attorney told them back in 1991 that “he wanted to be known as the Ted Bundy of burglaries.”
Briefs: Prosecutor going to DeKalb (Daily Herald)
Wed, 06 Aug 2008 05:34:12 GMT
A prosecutor is leaving his position in Kane County after seven years to become first assistant state's attorney in DeKalb County, officials said this week.
Courts set to track criminals with GPS (Daily Chronicle)
Tue, 05 Aug 2008 08:33:08 GMT
DeKALB - A new Illinois law will allow courts to track people accused of stalking and harassing victims of domestic violence - but some state and local officials say more measures are needed to ensure victims' safety.
