First Of Two Aurora Cousins Sentenced In Terror Plot Gets 21 YearsA Chicago federal judge on Tuesday sentenced an Illinois man to 21 years in prison for plotting to attack a U.S. military facility with his cousin, a former Illinois National Guard soldier.
Aurora Cousins Face Sentencing For Terror Plot On Guard BaseHasan Edmonds joined the Illinois National Guard a decade after terrorists attacked the United States on Sept. 11, 2001. Then, in the spring of 2015, he committed the ultimate betrayal of his fellow soldiers.
Second Suspect Pleads Guilty In Terror PlotAn Aurora man pleaded guilty Monday morning for his role in a terror plot that involved joining the Islamic State in the Middle East while his cousin attacked a National Guard base in Joliet.
Terror Suspect Pleads Guilty In Planned Attack On Guard BaseJonas Edmonds pleaded guilty Wednesday to conspiring to provide material support to terrorists and lying to the feds about international terrorism.
Illinois Guardsman, Cousin Plead Not Guilty In Terror PlotAn Illinois Army National Guard soldier and his cousin have pleaded not guilty to plotting terrorist attacks in support of the Islamic State group.
Aunt Says Terror Suspects Showed No Signs Of Hatred Toward AmericaThe family of two west suburban men accused of plotting a massacre at a National Guard armory is speaking out, reports Cisco Cotto.
Chicago Area Terror Suspects Were 'Relatively Easy To Catch,' Expert SaysTom Mockaitis of DePaul University says federal charges against cousins Hasan Edmonds and Jonas Edmonds does not indicate the pair had hatched a sophisticated operation. Further, he said, there was little likelihood of success.
Aurora Cousins Charged In Plot To Join Islamic State, Attack Illinois Military FacilityA national guardsman from Aurora and his cousin were arrested Wednesday night, for allegedly conspiring to join the Islamic State terrorist group, and attack a military facility in northern Illinois.