Matt Masterson

@ByMattMasterson

Reporter covering education & criminal justice for @WTTW. Buffalo born. Wisconsin raised. @UWMadison. [email protected]

Chicago, IL

Matt Masterson
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Jan 22
BREAKING: Juan Espinoza Martinez, the Chicago man accused of placing a $10,000 bounty on Border Patrol Chief Greg Bovino, has been found not guilty on a federal murder-for-hire charge.
Matt Masterson
@ByMattMasterson
Oct 29, 2025
NEWS: The Dirksen Federal Courthouse is locked down due to an "ongoing security investigation," according to a courthouse spokesperson. Employees have been told to remain in their work area until further notice and access to the courthouse has been temporarily restricted.
Matt Masterson
@ByMattMasterson
Jun 13, 2025
///BREAKING/// Ex-IL House Speaker Michael Madigan, once the nation’s longest-serving state legislative leader, has been sentenced to 7.5 years in prison following his landmark corruption convictions.
Matt Masterson
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Mar 3, 2025
///BREAKING/// Robert Crimo III, the gunman who killed 7 and wounded dozens in a mass shooting at the Highland Park Fourth of July parade in 2022, has pleaded guilty in a Lake County courtroom moments before his trial was set to begin.
Matt Masterson
@ByMattMasterson
Feb 12, 2025
“This is a historic conviction which ranks high in the annals of criminal cases tried in this court,” acting U.S. Attorney Morris Pasqual said of the Madigan conviction.