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Man critically hurt in West Town crash

(CHICAGO) A man was critically injured when his SUV crashed into a pole early Thursday in the West Town neighborhood.

The man, 37, was driving the SUV northbound in the 600 block of North Milwaukee about 3:10 a.m. when he lost control of the vehicle, police News Affairs Officer Hector Alfaro said.

A man was critically injured in a crash early Thursday in the 600 block of North Milwaukee Photo Credit: Network Video Productions
A man was critically injured in a crash early Thursday in the 600 block of North Milwaukee
Photo Credit: Network Video Productions

The SUV hit a pole and a parked truck before coming to a stop, Alfaro said. The man was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in critical condition.

No other injuries were reported in the crash. The police Major Accidents Investigation Unit is handling the incident.

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Series of home burglaries reported in West Town

(Chicago)  Police are warning residents about a series of residential burglaries this month in the West Town neighborhood.

In the reported burglaries, one or more people used a pry tool to break into homes and steal property, according to a community alert from Chicago Police.

The break-ins occurred in the:

—700 block of North Leavitt about 8:45 a.m. Feb. 5;

—1400 block of West Chicago about 5:30 p.m. Feb. 5;

—800 block of North Hermitage about 12:15 p.m. Feb. 6; and

—1800 block of West Superior about 11 a.m. Feb. 9.

Anyone with information should call Area Central detectives at (312) 747-8382.

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$2M fine for West Town scrap metal company for tax violations

(Chicago)  A West Town scrap metal company that admitted to federal tax and currency transaction charges was ordered Thursday to pay a $2.1 million fine.

Tri State Metal was charged with one count of obstructing and endeavoring to obstruct and impede the IRS, and one count of structuring cash transactions less than $10,000, according to the U.S. Attorney’s office.

The company at 1745 W. Fulton St. pleaded guilty and was sentenced Thursday in federal court to pay the maximum fine of more than $2.1 million, federal prosecutors said in a statement.

Tri State will also pay more than $580,000 in restitution to the IRS, and will forfeit more than $1.9 million, the statement said.

The charges were the first resulting from an ongoing investigation by the IRS into cash transactions in the local scrap metal industry.

Prosecutors claimed that between September 2008 and September 2012, the company cashed more than $6.41 million in checks drawn on its bank account and payable to fictitious people, prosecutors said. The company then used the cash to pay vendors and employee wages.

The company also provided cash for the personal benefit of its deceased owner and president, who is not named in the charges.

The transactions were intended to help the company understate income on federal tax returns, according to the feds.

Additionally, the company filed false federal corporate income tax returns for 2009, 2010, and 2011 that understated gross sales by more than $2.92 million, according to the statement.

It also failed to report about $840,720 in cash spending for the benefit of the deceased owner, according to the statement.

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