Serial scammer Candace Clark moved to prison in central Illinois
Clark, 52, is serving a five-year prison sentence on six felony convictions, including theft by deception and impersonating a state employee.
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Clark, 52, is serving a five-year prison sentence on six felony convictions, including theft by deception and impersonating a state employee.
Just days before her trial had been scheduled to begin earlier this month, Clark agreed to a plea deal on the six felony charges she had been facing.
Clark has now pleaded guilty to five counts of theft by deception and one count of impersonating a state employee.
Accused serial scammer Candace Clark got evicted from another home while awaiting trial for theft and fake ID charges.
She faces six felony charges: One for impersonating a state employee and five for theft by deception.
Candace Clark is a serial con artist, who has been scamming people for years. CBS 2 Investigator Dorothy Tucker has been tracking Clark's moves.
After accused serial scammer Candace Clark rejected a plea deal that would have seen her sentenced to 4 ½ years in prison, a Cook County judge scheduled a jury trial for April 18.
Another delay for accused serial scammer Candace Clark, who did not show up for her latest court date on Monday, after she was hospitalized with COVID symptoms.
Cook County prosecutors are negotiating a possible plea agreement with accused serial scammer Candace Clark, whose story CBS 2 Investigator Dorothy Tucker has been following for more than two years.
There were new developments Wednesday in the case of accused serial scammer Candace Clark – whose story CBS 2 Investigator Dorothy Tucker has been following for more than two years.
Accused serial scammer Candace Clark ran into yet another phone problem during a virtual court hearing on Monday.
She said her camera wouldn't work. Her audio was fine, but the judge was not pleased. Last month, he almost issued an arrest warrant for her because she didn't show up to another Zoom hearing.
Stories by the CBS 2 Investigators led to the arrest of Candace Clark, who is accused of scamming some of Chicago's most vulnerable people – and now her case is moving forward in court.
Remember Candace Clark, the accused serial scammer at the heart of many of our CBS 2 investigations? She was back in court on Thursday.
After a months-long CBS 2 Investigation into Candace Clark – accused, among other things, of living in upscale places without paying rent – we got a tip about a high-rolling power couple also living in upscale condos without paying rent.
Accused serial scam artist Candace Clark had been expected to be released from the Cook County Jail Thursday, but she was not.
Accused serial scammer Candace Clark had been expected to appear for a bond hearing Saturday, but she did not end up appearing as she was hospitalized after complaining of chest pains.
"It's very painful," said Hadera. "I hope they lock her up forever."
More people are telling us their tales of losing thousands of dollars in an elaborate Chicago Charade.
A charismatic thief planning an elaborate con game to steal people's money – it sounds like the plot of a Hollywood smash.
The ring is suspected of using 11 speedboats to pick up drugs from larger "mother ships" in different points and then bring them to the Canary Islands, police said.
Earlier this week, other videos made by Antoine Massey surfaced on social media, leading authorities to raid a New Orleans home.
The Chicago police officer killed in Chatham was identified as 36-year-old Krystal Rivera, a mother and a four-year veteran of the police force.
A large police presence was seen at the University of Chicago Medical Center after the incident. Charlie De Mar reports.
Laterria Smith was pregnant when she was stabbed 15 times by Crosetti Brand outside her home in Edgewater. Her son Jayden was killed trying to help her. Smith spoke exclusively to Marissa Perlman.
Brand was convicted of going to his pregnant ex-girlfriend Laterria Smith's apartment in the Edgewater neighborhood in March 2024, and stabbing her in the neck. When her son, Jayden Perkins, tried to intervene to protect her, Brand stabbed him in the chest and killed hm.
A suspect who was being admitted to the hospital at the time was arrested. Marissa Sulek reports.
An Evanston Hospital security guard suffered non-life-threatening injuries, police said.
Brand is accused of going to his pregnant ex-girlfriend Laterria Smith's apartment in the Edgewater neighborhood in March 2024, and stabbing her in the neck. When her son, Jayden Perkins, tried to intervene to protect her, Brand allegedly stabbed him in the chest and killed him. Sara Machi reports.
Chapman claimed this was all political retaliation from Harvey Mayor Christopher Clark, of whom Chapman is a vocal critic.
Robinson and his team are under fire for mailers and texts during the campaign for the 2023 election.
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The new bipartisan Don't Miss Your Flight Act, introduced by Illinois Sen. Tammy Duckworth, aims to help travelers get to the airport on time by improving the infrastructure they use.
"Elon and I had a great relationship," President Trump said Thursday. "I don't know if we will anymore."
In March, Mark Aiello bet big on basketball, and thought he won $389,000 by correctly guessing rebounds and assists by certain Chicago Bulls players.
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Melissa Kingsbury said she received more than 25 calls and 30 text messages in the first hour after her page was hacked, asking if she was really selling items like low-priced cars in great condition.
Michael Flores has been through a tangle with asbestos, and he ran into a loophole in state policy that could leave anyone vulnerable.
Sara Hovey and her husband were paying for a mortgage, rent and a litigation attorney, who apparently told her she should have been protected.
The resignation follows an order by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to change the agency's guidance.
The norovirus strain GII.17 may have disrupted the seasonal pattern of outbreaks.
Warming temperatures due to climate change also help the arachnid survive.
As anyone who was around two years ago will remember, this is not the first time a hazy, unhealthy back of air engulfed and choked Chicago.
Earlier this year, CFD ambulance No. 74 and truck No. 6 responded to a 13-month-old baby suffering from cardiac arrest.
Salah Abukhaled says Google's grip on advertising is costing him millions, and the U.S. government shares his same frustrations.
White Sox chairman Jerry Reinsdorf has reached a deal with billionaire Justin Ishbia to potentially transfer ownership starting in 2029.
For 64 of the 82 years Kaage's Newsstand has been around, Mike Kaage has been the man propped up in front from 4 a.m. to 9 a.m. each day. Now, he says it's time to call it a day.
Gary Mayor Eddie Melton said Nippon Steel plans to pump $1 billion in the Gary Works U.S. Steel facility — the largest steel plant in the country.
The store — which currently has locations in Uptown Park Ridge, west suburban Geneva, and Milwaukee — has been in business for nearly 90 years.
In 1975, the then-30-year-old critic was profiled in Time Magazine as the "Terror of the Tube."
Jonathan Joss was known for lending his voice to the role of John Redcorn in the animated sitcom "King of the Hill."
Walt Disney Co. confirmed it is laying off several hundred employees as part of a cost-cutting measure.
Loretta Swit played Maj. Margaret Houlihan on the TV series "M*A*S*H."
Taylor Swift announced she owns the masters of her first six studio album in a letter shared on her website.
Chicago festival season is in full swing. People packed Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park on Saturday for the second day of Blues Fest, the largest free blues festival in the world. Meantime, Ribfest Chicago marked its 25th anniversary in the North Center neighborhood.
Israel has announced it recovered the remains of a Thai hostage abducted by Hamas on Oct. 7, 2023, but the suffering in Gaza continues as the war rages on.
Aqua Illinois has issued a drinking water alert for families in Will and Kankakee counties, warning tap water might not be safe to drink for some people.
Meteorologist Mary Kay Kleist has the latest First Alert Weather forecast.
Eleven months after his mother, Sonya Massey, was shot and killed by a Sangamon County Sheriff’s deputy, Malachi Hill-Massey graduated from the same high school she did when he was just a baby.
"That officer is in a very, very tough place; unimaginable what that officer has to be feeling right now," Chicago Police Supt. Larry Snelling said.
Officials said a single-engine 1946 Aeronca 7AC crashed into a farm field just west of the Hinckley Airfield in Hinckley, Illinois, about 50 miles west of Chicago.
Saturday afternoon, Nate Pendleton and Cleopatra Cowley found peace in the park now named after their daughter.
The utility said samples taken at its Kankakee Water Treatment Plant showed high levels of nitrates, which could make it unsafe for infants under 6 months, pregnant women, and people with certain health conditions to drink.
Angel Reese grabbed 12 rebounds and finished with four points on 2-of-7 shooting for the Sky (2-5). Kamilla Cardoso and Rebecca Allen scored eight points apiece.
The crematory was shut down after the CBS News Chicago Investigators exposed how bodies were being mishandled there.
Some taxpayers who paid their taxes by the April 15 deadlines are getting notices telling them they still owe money, all because of delays with the IRS electronic payment system.
The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency does not expect this weekend's smoke infiltration to be as dangerous as June 2023, and there are no plans for an Air Pollution Action Day as was issued then.
Gary Mayor Eddie Melton said Nippon Steel plans to pump $1 billion in the Gary Works U.S. Steel facility — the largest steel plant in the country.
UChicago Medicine said it has alerted about 38,000 patients of the UCM Medical Group that they have been affected by a data breach.
Angel Reese grabbed 12 rebounds and finished with four points on 2-of-7 shooting for the Sky (2-5). Kamilla Cardoso and Rebecca Allen scored eight points apiece.
Six of Chicago's seven wins have come in 10 road matches. The Fire are 1-1-4 at home.
Chase Meidroth also went deep for the White Sox, who have won three straight for the second time this season.
The Chicago Cubs hit five home runs, including two by Seiya Suzuki, and went on to a 6-1 win over the Detroit Tigers.
White Sox catcher Kyle Teel, one of baseball's top prospects, went 1 for 2 with two walks and scored a run in his major league debut.
The ring is suspected of using 11 speedboats to pick up drugs from larger "mother ships" in different points and then bring them to the Canary Islands, police said.
Earlier this week, other videos made by Antoine Massey surfaced on social media, leading authorities to raid a New Orleans home.
The Chicago police officer killed in Chatham was identified as 36-year-old Krystal Rivera, a mother and a four-year veteran of the police force.
An Evanston Hospital security guard suffered non-life-threatening injuries, police said.
Willow James was shot in the head while riding in a car in the south Chicago suburb of Harvey last week.
