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Michelle Gallardo

Reporter · US

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Sep 30, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · Michelle Gallardo

    3 accused of misusing Ford Heights village funds arraigned Wednesday (opens the original)

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    FORD HEIGHTS, Ill. (WLS) -- Three of 11 people connected to the Village of Ford Heights accused of taking taxpayer money and using it on vacation, casinos and hotels were arraigned Wednesday. One was delayed until Thursday and seven others given until November 19 to secure counsel. Among those delayed until November 19 are former Mayor Annie Coulter, who served between (2017 and 2021) and current Village Clerk Nyree Ford The defendants are all present or former Ford Heights officials or employee

  2. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · Michelle Gallardo

    Thousands of legal immigrants in Illinois could lose Medicaid coverage under new rules Oct. 1 (opens the original)

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    Ukrainians who fled the war with Russia could be disproportionately affected, accounting for 40% of those losing coverage. CHICAGO (WLS) -- Thousands of legal immigrants in Illinois are expected to lose Medicaid coverage beginning Thursday as the first phase of a broader overhaul of the health insurance program takes effect. The changes, signed into law last year as part of the Trump administration's "big beautiful bill," are expected to affect about 9,300 people statewide. Ukrainians who fled t

  3. Article · Sep 24, 2026 · Michelle Gallardo

    Investigation underway at Ford Heights Village Hall (opens the original)

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    FORD HEIGHTS, Ill. (WLS) -- An investigation was underway at the Ford Heights Village Hall on Thursday morning. Mayor Freddie Wilson told ABC7 he's not sure what's happening, and did not want to comment any further. The Cook County Sheriff's Office said they were asked to assist the attorney general's office. The Illinois Attorney General's Office said in a statement: "Investigators from the Illinois Attorney General's office executed a search warrant today as part of an ongoing investigation. W

  4. Article · Sep 23, 2026 · Michelle Gallardo

    Cross-country cold case leads detectives to Chicago-area Tylenol murders (opens the original)

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    CHICAGO (WLS) -- Idaho investigators have identified a man they believe merits further scrutiny in the 1982 Tylenol murders, while acknowledging they have no evidence placing him in the Chicago area when the poisonings occurred. The Ada County Sheriff's Office on Wednesday identified the man as Dr. Matthew Betkouski, a chemist known as "The Wanderer." Betkouski, who had a history of mental illness, was found dead by suicide inside a Catholic church in Boise, Idaho, in December 1982. Investigator

  5. Article · Sep 17, 2026 · Michelle Gallardo

    Jury convicts US Customs and Border Protection agent accused of sexual assault, robbery in suburbs (opens the original)

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    CHICAGO (WLS) -- A jury has convicted a U.S. Border Patrol agent accused of attacking women in the suburbs. Luis Uribe, 45, of Pingree Grove was found guilty of 10 counts of deprivation of civil rights under color of law and one count of brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence. Uribe admitted to the sexual encounters with four Chinese nationals, but claimed they were consensual and he denied he was armed. Prosecutors say Uribe flashed his badge and weapon during the alleged attacks back

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