Van Til's indictment

FBI seized computers and other items from the office of Lake County Surveyor George Van Til last June.

Hammond native, most-wanted fugitive captured in Nicaragua

HAMMOND | A Hammond native and FBI's most-wanted fugitive Eric J. Toth was arrested this weekend in Nicaragua.

Police converge on neighborhood outside Boston

WATERTOWN, Mass. | Police have converged on a neighborhood outside Boston where there were reports of explosives being detonated and police are telling reporters to turn off their cell phones.

6 local men arrested in drug, gun sweep on South Side

CHICAGO | Six local men are among 17 members or associates of the Black Disciples street gang arrested this week in a federal drug dealing and gun sweep centered on the Altgeld Gardens area on Chicago’s South Side.

OFFBEAT: Broadway musical tour of 'Catch Me' feels forced

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Prostitution sting nets four arrests in Lansing

LANSING | An undercover sting operation targeting prostitutes at area hotels resulted in four arrests in Lansing last week.

FBI investigating human remains found near Powderhorn Lake

The FBI is investigating possible human remains found near Powderhorn Lake in Burnham and Chicago's Hegewisch neighborhood, officials confirmed early Friday.

Alsip man convicted of killing FBI informant

ALSIP | An Alsip man was convicted Tuesday of the May 2006 killing of an FBI informant, officials said.

FBI seeks public's help locating fugitive Latin King

MERRILLVILLE | The FBI is seeking the public's help in locating a Latin Kings gang member under federal indictment on multiple drug conspiracy charges.

FBI searching for two bank robbers who escaped from MCC

CHICAGO | A federal manhunt continued into the night for two convicted bank robbers who escaped from the Metropolitan Correctional Center in downtown Chicago early Tuesday.

Man wearing CTA gear robs TCF bank in Homewood Jewel-Osco

HOMEWOOD | A man dressed in Chicago Transit Authority garb robbed a TCF bank inside a Homewood Jewel-Osco Sunday morning, according to the FBI.

Cal City man charged in Chicago bank robbery

A 29-year-old Calumet City man is in the Metropolitan Correction Center charged with robbing a Fifth Third bank at 3957 W. 26th St. in Chicago, according to the FBI.

Gang members indicted, arrested

Local and federal law enforcement officials announced several indictments and arrests of members of the Imperial Gangsters.

East Chicago gangs press conference

EAST CHICAGO | United States Attorney David Capp, left, looks on as FBI Special Agent in Charge Robert Jones addresses members of the media Friday.

Indictment charges eight additional suspected gang members

East Chicago Police Chief Mark Becker, left, listens as U.S. Attorney David Capp announces a federal indictment against eight suspected Imperial Gangsters during a news conference Friday at the East Chicago Police Department.

Indictment charges eight additional suspected gang members

East Chicago Police Chief Mark Becker talks with homicide victim Rene Alonzo's parents, Patricia Alonzo-Barrientos, left, and Richard Alonzo, as well as other family members following a news conference Friday. Rene Alonzo, 33, was killed in 2007 in East Chicago. Reputed Imperial Gangster Ric…