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Samantha Chatman

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  1. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Samantha Chatman

    Police searching for 2 men accused of stealing $2K outside Jewel through alleged tap-to-pay scam (opens the original)

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    SOUTH ELGIN, Ill. (WLS) -- South Elgin police are searching for two men accused of stealing $2,000 from a suburban grocery store customer through an alleged tap-to-pay scam. Chris Louangrath said he was walking into a Jewel-Osco in South Elgin when he was approached by a group asking for donations to help a young relative who was a gun violence victim. Louangrath said he wanted to donate $10. "I'm a big advocate toward helping people in the community," Louangrath said. "And I figured, why not he

  2. Article · Sep 18, 2026 · Samantha Chatman

    3 men wanted after Mariano's worker tricked out of $73K in alleged Chase bank scam (opens the original)

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    Palatine police searching for Jose A. Luis Mateo, Fredduar A. Escobar Bautista, Breider A. Iriarte Campomar of NY, NJ PALATINE, Ill. (WLS) -- Palatine police have obtained nationwide arrest warrants for three men in connection with an alleged bank impersonation scheme. This comes after a local grocery store worker lost $73,000 from his savings. David Lipsky, a Mariano's employee, said he was deceived by fraudsters who allegedly posed as representatives from Chase Bank's fraud department and conv

  3. Article · Sep 10, 2026 · Samantha Chatman

    Chicago homeowners who fought alleged squatters now face foreclosure: 'I can't sleep at night' (opens the original)

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    CHICAGO (WLS) -- A Chicago couple whose battle to remove an alleged squatter from their South Side property helped spur a change in Illinois law now say they are at risk of losing the same home to foreclosure. Marcia and Carlon Lee spent months fighting to reclaim a house that they said had been occupied by Shermaine Powell-Gillard and her boyfriend. After the I-Team's investigation aired last year, Powell-Gillard was arrested and later pleaded guilty to theft. Powell-Gillard was sentenced to 24

  4. Article · Sep 3, 2026 · Samantha Chatman

    Michelle Obama's Girls Opportunity Alliance awards $500,000 to Chicago nonprofits serving girls (opens the original)

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    CHICAGO (WLS) -- Michelle Obama and the Obama Foundation's Girls Opportunity Alliance are providing $500,000 in funding to Chicago nonprofits that serve girls, an investment aimed at supporting young people in the former first lady's hometown. The funding will be distributed to 10 Chicago-area nonprofit organizations serving girls ages 10 to 19. According to the Obama Foundation, the grants are expected to reach more than 2,200 girls. "We want to help them see their infinite possibilities," Obam

  5. Article · Aug 27, 2026 · Samantha Chatman

    Chicago chef says nonprofit owes him thousands of dollars after missed catering payments (opens the original)

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    CHICAGO (WLS) -- A Chicago chef says a local nonprofit stopped paying him for catering services, leaving him owed thousands of dollars and prompting him to file a complaint with the Illinois Attorney General's Office. Sean Myers, owner of Blaxican Chi Catering, told the I-Team that Unity Parenting and Counseling hired him about two years ago to prepare meals for its members. According to the organization's website, Unity Parenting and Counseling provides "at risk young people and struggling fami

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