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Chicago Field Division Press Releases

Thursday, May 21, 2026

Moline Man Sentenced to 96 Months in Prison for Third Firearms Felony (DOJ)

Tuesday, May 19, 2026

Recidivist Mexican National Sentenced to 41 Months in Prison For Reentry of Removed Alien and Firearm Offenses (DOJ)

Thursday, May 14, 2026

Rockford Restaurant Owner Sentenced to Five and a Half Years in Prison for Burning Down His Restaurant and Filing False Insurance Claim (DOJ)

Wednesday, May 13, 2026

U.S. Attorney’s Office Charges Man With Illegally Possessing Loaded Firearm in Downtown Chicago Federal Courthouse (DOJ)

Monday, May 11, 2026

Peoria Felon Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Possessing a Firearm and Distributing Methamphetamine (DOJ)

Monday, May 04, 2026

Seventh Defendant Charged as Part of Federal Investigation Into Violent Home Invasion in Winnetka, Ill. (DOJ)

Friday, May 01, 2026

Chicago Tribune Op-Ed by Andrew S. Boutros and Christopher C. Amon: The New Dawn of Federal Anti-Violence Initiatives in Chicago (DOJ)

Tuesday, April 28, 2026

Illegal Alien Who Fired Shots Near Border Agents During Operation Midway Blitz in Chicago Pleads Guilty to Federal Firearm Charge (DOJ)

Thursday, April 23, 2026

Michigan Man Sentenced to 270 Months in Prison (DOJ)

Tuesday, April 21, 2026

Leader of Chicago Street Gang Sentenced to Life in Prison for Participating in Racketeering Conspiracy Involving Multiple Murders (DOJ)

Tuesday, April 14, 2026

U.S. Attorney’s Office announces results of “Operation Big Muddy” (DOJ)

Tuesday, April 07, 2026

Man Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Setting Fire to Two Rockford Churches (DOJ)

Friday, April 03, 2026

U.S. Attorney’s Office Charges Three Men With Attempting To Rob Undercover Federal Agent in Chicago (DOJ)

Thursday, April 02, 2026

Illegal Alien Facing State Murder Charge Now Charged in Federal Court With Illegally Possessing Firearm in Chicago (DOJ)

Thursday, March 26, 2026

2025: Best of CGIC Award Recipients

Monday, March 16, 2026

Arkansas Man Sentenced to 17+ Years for Robbing Maryville Motel (DOJ)

Friday, March 13, 2026

Memphis Woman Sentenced to 120 Months in Prison on Gun and Methamphetamine Distribution Charges (DOJ)

Friday, February 20, 2026

Two Individuals Arrested in Connection with Undercover Federal Firearm Investigation in Chicago Suburbs (DOJ)

Friday, January 30, 2026

Suburban Chicago Man Sentenced to Two and a Half Years in Prison for Conspiring to Straw Purchase Firearms (DOJ)

Thursday, January 22, 2026

Edwardsville man facing a federal arson charge for igniting an Alton business (DOJ)

Tuesday, January 20, 2026

Kentucky man sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for drug and gun crimes in Massac County (DOJ)

Tuesday, January 13, 2026

Peoria Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison on Two Counts of Distributing “Ice” Methamphetamine (DOJ)

Thursday, January 08, 2026

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Last Updated: August 28, 2025

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