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Robert Herguth

Robert Herguth

Investigative Reporter & Staff Reporter at Chicago Sun-Times

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  • English
Covering topics
  • Crime
  • Investigative Reporting
  • Security

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Recent Articles

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Illinois political campaigns have given churches, religious charities $650,000 in the past two years

Catholic groups including parishes, schools and social service agencies are the biggest recipients of donations and other payments from campaign committees, along with organizations identifying as Baptist.
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Big Pharma gives big to campaigns of several Illinois members of Co...

Among the drug companies to contribute campaign money to U.S. Reps. Brad Schneider, Robin Kelly and Darin LaHood are several firms accused of helping to fuel the opioid crisis that's claimed more than 500,000 lives in the U.S. from overdoses.
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Days after his conviction on corruption charges, Ford Heights mayor...

Charles Griffin was convicted on Monday of embezzling taxpayer money. On Thursday, he submitted a resignation letter.
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Catholic order hasn't kept promise to name abusive clergy in the Mi...

The former leader of the Chicago-area arm of the Passionists order made the promise two years ago after a Sun-Times investigation. Its current leader won’t say why that hasn't been kept or whether that’s still in the works.
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At event honoring K-9 killed in deadly 2023 shooting, Kane County s...

Kane County Sheriff Ron Hain essentially blamed his agency's strained relationship with Aurora police for the incident that killed a police dog and a carjacking suspect. Aurora's mayor called the remarks 'laughingly incredible and absolutely wrong,' and the area's top prosecutor says she, too,…
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Vatican slaps down Joliet bishop's efforts to close historic parish...

In rare move, an arm of the Catholic church's bureaucracy revoked Joliet Bishop Ron Hicks' closure of St. Joseph Parish, siding with upset congregants who didn't want their congregation folded into a new parish.
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That's not a chupacabra in Park Ridge, but a coyote with mange

A creature roaming the northwest suburb over the weekend had people wondering what it was. Turns out, it's a coyote with a disease that leads to hair loss and, sometimes, worse.
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Ford Heights mayor's corruption case nears conclusion — 6 years aft...

Mayor Charles Griffin maintains his innocence against charges that he embezzled tens of thousands of dollars from the tiny cash-strapped south suburb.
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FBI tracked Chicago Outfit figure Peter DiFronzo even when he walke...

The FBI released 220 pages of records on the reputed onetime boss of the mob's Elmwood Park street crew, whose brother John "No Nose" DiFronzo was suspected of running the Outfit. Observations include DiFronzo shoveling snow and walking a dog.
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Top Illinois political figures still like Boeing's campaign money d...

Legislative leaders, both major political parties and other Illinois political funds have recently accepted campaign contributions from the aerospace giant — more than $90,000 since the federal government accused Boeing of fraud in 2021, records show.
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Joe 'The Builder' Andriacchi, reputed Chicago Outfit leader for dec...

The last of his generation of mob bosses, he was known as "The Builder" for his ties to the construction industry. How high he had risen in the Chicago Outfit was the subject of speculation for decades among mob-watchers and law enforcement.