Skip to content
1 min left · finish 11:37 PM
Email
I
Frankfort Current
Illini CurrentFrankfort: Will County's historic main street
Good evening, Columbus☀️70°F · Clear
CommunityBusinessSchoolsGovernmentSportsReal EstateTechnologyDiningArtsHealth

Advertisement · Why this ad?

  1. Home
  2. /Sports
  3. /Chicago man who posed as basketball coach charged with grooming, soliciting teen boy, police say
Sports

Chicago man who posed as basketball coach charged with grooming, soliciting teen boy, police say

Keisha Patel
Keisha Patel
Keisha Patel
Sports Reporter · Oak Park, IL

Keisha Patel, a former athlete and graduate of the University of Chicago, has spent the last seven years covering local high school and college sports. Her passion for sports shines through her articles, encouraging community support for local teams.

More from Keisha →
Sports Reporter · Wednesday, October 28, 2026 at 3:27 PM · 1 min read
Text size
Typeface
Line spacing
Theme
Focus mode
Email
Chicago man who posed as basketball coach charged with grooming, soliciting teen boy, police say — Frankfort Sports news

The Brief Andre Jackson, 56, was arrested Monday on felony charges of indecent solicitation/aggravated criminal sexual abuse and grooming.Police say Jackson presented himself as a basketball coach and targeted a 15-year-old boy over several months earlier this year.Jackson was due in court Wednesday for a detention hearing. CHICAGO - A Chicago man is facing felony charges after police said he posed as a basketball coach and groomed and solicited a teenage boy. Chicago sexual abuse charge Andre Jackson, 56, was arrested Monday in the 700 block of East 111th Street in the Pullman neighborhood. Andre Jackson | CPD Police said Jackson presented himself as a basketball coach and committed acts of indecent solicitation and grooming involving a 15-year-old boy over several months earlier this year. Jackson was charged with one felony count of indecent solicitation/aggravated criminal sexual abuse and one felony count of grooming. What's next: Jackson was due in court Wednesday for a detention hearing. Police said the investigation remains ongoing. What you can do: Anyone who believes they or someone they know may be a victim is asked to contact the Chicago Police Department’s Special Investigations Unit at 312-492-3810. The Source: The information in this story came from the Chicago Police Department. Crime and Public SafetyChicagoNews

Up nextMother of 3-year-old soccer player speaks out after police called on her during game Sports · 1 min read
#high-school-sports#public-safety

More Sports stories

Mother of 3-year-old soccer player speaks out after police called on her during game
       — ABC7 Chicago (WLS-TV)
Sports

Mother of 3-year-old soccer player speaks out after police called on her during game

By Keisha Patel

Chicago man accused of posing as basketball coach, grooming teen boy: police
       — ABC7 Chicago (WLS-TV)
Sports

Chicago man accused of posing as basketball coach, grooming teen boy: police

By Aaron Chen

Chicago man accused of abusing, grooming 15-year-old — WGN 9 (Chicago)
Sports

Chicago man accused of abusing, grooming 15-year-old

By Keisha Patel

NFL Trade Deadline: Should the Chicago Bears make a splash? Here are a few targets — FOX 32 Chicago (WFLD)
Sports

NFL Trade Deadline: Should the Chicago Bears make a splash? Here are a few targets

By Aaron Chen

Also covering Illinois

St. CharlesGenevaBataviaElginLibertyville
I

Frankfort Current

Part of the Illini Current Network

Frankfort: Will County's historic main street. Hyper-local community news covering 40 Illinois cities.

Sections

CommunityBusinessSchoolsGovernmentSportsReal Estate

Latest Stories

Shaw Local Radio Podcast: Talk-Line with Brandon Clark interviews RMTD’s Greg Gates & Marcus CoxNorthwestern Univeristy research links Chicago tree canopy growth to lower mortalityChicago man accused of posing as basketball coach, grooming teen boy: police PHOTOS: Reed-Custer students honored at Senior NightChicago alderpersons press CPD on mayor's gunshot detection pilot during budget hearing

About

Illini Current publishes independent community news across Illinois. Local reporters. Non-partisan. Community-first.

RSS FeedNetwork Directory

© 2026 Illini Current — illinicurrent.com

PrivacyTerms

A product of Edina Automation LLC

You're offline — showing the last loaded page
HomeSearchSaved