Remember the crazy story of Robert Maday, the suspect who managed to over-power a pair of investigators, leaving them pantsless, and going (temporarily) on the lam? The fall-out from that incident continues as those two investigators have now been fired. Cook County State's Attorney's office spokeswoman Tandra Simonton confirmed the firings this morning. In late October, Maday was sentenced to 13 years for several counts of robbery charges (the hearing he was originally en route to when he made his daring September escape). Earlier this week, he pleaded not guilty to charges of aggravated hijacking and attempted robbery stemming from the escape attempt. A status hearing has been scheduled for December 23. more ›

The Tribune is reporting that it appears fugitive Rober Maday is in custody. According to their report: "The U.S. marshal's office said about noon that it appeared that fugitive Robert Maday had been arrested on Illinois Highway 59 near West Chicago." more ›

A prisoner who over-powered two police officers yesterday in a daring escape, possibly arming himself with their firearms in the process, remains on the loose this morning and may have been involved in a carjacking. Robert Maday, pictured right, is suspected of a carjacking early this morning in Hoffman Estates; the victim identified Maday and said he "was wearing blue jeans, a white baseball cap and a green T-shirt," according to the Tribune. more ›

A prisoner pulled off a daring escape this morning in Rolling Meadows when he managed to overpower a guard and driver transporting him to a hearing in Arlington Heights. Authorities believe the man - 39-year-old Robert R. Maday of Elk Grove Village - is in possession of two firearms, both belonging to the men he overpowered. Authorities wouldn't elaborate much on what happened other than to say the officers that were overpowered weren't injured. Maday, described as "white, about 5-foot-6 to 5-foot-9, about 150 pounds and bald," fled in a car - media reports are conflicting as to whether it was the officers' car or another car - only to abandon it later. He was last seen at the 2100 block of South Goebbert Road. Maday was on his way to be sentenced for a series of bank robberies. [Daily Herald, CBN] more ›

Authorities have caught Mark Booher, the last of a trio of prisoners who escaped Indiana State Prison last week. He was caught at a hotel just northwest of Indianapolis this afternoon. [Chicago Breaking News] more ›

Sarah Jo Pender, a woman featured on last night’s “America’s Most Wanted,” is now in the custody of Chicago Police after they received an anonymous tip. more ›

A reader close to the case has written in to tell us that it appears indicted Northbrook art dealer James Kennedy is on the run from Johnny Law. Kennedy was originally indicted for art forgery and threatening a federal witness in the case and it seems Kennedy didn't show up for his bond hearing in Federal court on Wednesday. It was later discovered he also tried to flee the country into Canada later that day; he was stopped but still released. Huh. Anyway, he's still on the run and a new warrant has apparently been issued for his arrest. We talked to Chicago FBI office and they had no record of the warrant but said it could have been issued by another law enforcement group, i.e., the U.S. Marshals. more ›