Category: Chicago

Several Sheriffs Wont Send Deputies to Chicago Amid Vaccine-Related Police Staffing Shortage

Several suburban Chicago sheriffs announced they will not send deputies to Chicago to deal with possible staffing shortages over vaccine mandates. Kane County Sheriff Ron Hain, a Democrat, told The Chicago Tribune that he doesn’t “feel like the onus is on us to go in there in an emergency situation that was created by poor…


Chicago Police Accused of Pressure Tactics to Get Officers to Vaccinate

The Chicago Police Department ordered a number of police officers to go through a three-step, high-pressure procedure to force vaccine compliance, according to Mike Mette, first vice president of Chicago’s largest police union. Under Chicago’s vaccine mandate, all city workers had to report their vaccination status through an online portal by Oct. 15, and get…


Former Chicago College Student Convicted of Trying to Help ISIS

A former college student from the Chicago area was convicted Monday by a federal jury of attempting to provide material assistance to ISIS, the U.S. Department of Justice said. Thomas Osadzinski, a 22-year-old former student at DePaul University, was accused of designing a computer script that would make it easier for the terrorist organization to…


More Than 3,000 Chicago Officers Defying City’s Vaccine Reporting Mandate: Union President

The head of one of Chicago’s police unions estimated that more than 3,000 officers are refusing to comply with the city’s COVID-19 vaccine reporting mandate, coming as the city sent out several threatening memos to officers in recent days. “The unofficial number we have is about over 3,200″ or “about a third of the department,” Fraternal…


Jussie Smollett Forced to Face Trial After Judge Denies Dismissal Request

Jussie Smollett’s criminal trial will move forward after a judge on Friday struck down the actor’s effort to dismiss the criminal case. Smollett in early 2019 made headlines after he told police officers that he was attacked by two white men who shouted epithets at him. However, several weeks later, Smollett, who is black, was…


Jussie Smollett Will Face Trial After Judge Denies Dismissal Request

Actor Jussie Smollett’s criminal trial will move forward after a judge on Oct. 15 struck down the actor’s effort to dismiss the case against him. Smollett in early 2019 made headlines after he told police officers in Chicago that he was attacked by two white men who shouted epithets at him. However, several weeks later,…


Chicago Police Union Head Calls on Members to Defy Vaccine Mandate

The head of the Chicago police officers union on Tuesday called on its members to refuse to comply with the city’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate, which is set to take effect on Friday. “Do not fill out the portal information,” Chicago Fraternal Order of Police President John Catanzara said in a video to officers posted on YouTube….


Alleged Gang Members Charged in Slaying of Chicago Rapper

CHICAGO—Five alleged gang members have been indicted on murder charges in last year’s shooting death of a Chicago rapper that prosecutors say was part of an ongoing violent effort to protect gang territories on the city’s South Side, officials announced Wednesday. The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Chicago said in a news release that the O-Block…


Shen Yun Delights the Windy City

CHICAGO, Illinois—The Chicago Marathon had the city tied up on Oct. 10. But for Shen Yun fans, that was not the chief event of the day. Andrew Bransky, vice president of investments at Stifel Financial Corp., made sure he didn’t miss a minute of Shen Yun Performing Arts at the Auditorium Theatre. “I love the show….


Chicago’s Business Community Praises Shen Yun

CHICAGO, Illinois—Shen Yun Performing Arts is bringing back the authentic traditional culture of China and its classical dances and music are awakening members of its audiences to the spiritual background and beauty of the Middle Kingdom’s culture. When Shen Yun performed at the Auditorium Theatre in Chicago on Oct. 9, Bob Morgan, owner of Haul-About,…