Investigators with Sheriff Tom Dart's vice unit and U. Homeland Security raided apartments they believe were operating as brothels. Chicago police and city officials cracked down on massage parlors running afoul of city regulations, and busted six shops for prostitution.
Two women were arrested in an undercover sting at a spa last week in west suburban Lombard. A man was arrested, two women were charged after an undercover operation revealed prostitution and human trafficking at Schaumburg hotels. About two dozen sex workers and their advocates demonstrated at Daley Plaza Wednesday afternoon, calling for decriminalization of the sex trade.
Senate subcommittee, in the face of a blistering report accusing the website of facilitating child sex trafficking. The owners of Backpage. Senate committee released a report that found the site knowingly aided users in posting ads for prostitution and child sex trafficking.
Deronarte Norwood, 30, forced the minor to engage in a commercial sex act, according to a statement from the U. Attorney's office. A year-old woman has been charged with pimping two women out of her business in north suburban Deerfield.
Michael Linzing, 55, of Prospect Heights; and Fernando Fuentes, 29, of Hillside, were both charged with one misdemeanor count of solicitation of a sexual act, according to a statement from Schaumburg police. Fuentes also faces one misdemeanor count of possession of cannabis. After six hours of deliberation, jurors convicted year-old Alisha Walker of second-degree murder for stabbing the veteran Brother Rice High School teacher to death. A Broadview man has been charged with prostituting a missing girl, the Cook County sheriff's office said.
