Category: Illinois

Chicago Distributing $12.5 Million in Transportation Relief for Low-Income Residents as Gas Prices Soar

Chicago is planning to distribute $12.5 million in transportation relief for low-income residents in an effort to combat increasing gas prices in the state, Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced on March 31. The announcement of the program, called Chicago Moves, comes as gas prices continue to soar across the United States leaving Americans forking out more at the pump….


18-Year-Old Arrested in Fatal Shooting at Chicago-Area Mall

ROSEMONT, Ill.—Police have arrested an 18-year-old Chicago man wanted in last week’s fatal shooting of a man and wounding of a girl at a suburban Chicago shopping mall. Rosemont police said the suspect was taken into custody Wednesday “without incident” in the March 25 shooting that killed Joel Valdes, 20, of Skokie, at the Fashion…


Arrest Warrant Issued for 18-Year-Old Chicago Man Suspected of Being Involved in Fatal Mall Shooting

By Shanzeh Ahmad From Chicago Tribune CHICAGO—A nationwide arrest warrant was issued Tuesday for an 18-year-old man from Chicago suspected of being involved in the fatal shooting at the Rosemont fashion outlet mall Friday night that also left a 15-year-old girl injured, the Rosemont Public Safety Department said. The suspect was identified as Jose G….


Shooting at Chicago Area Shopping Mall Kills 1, Wounds Teen

ROSEMONT, Ill.—A masked gunman opened fire in a suburban Chicago shopping mall, leaving one man dead and wounding at least one other person—a teenage girl who was found in washroom after shoppers ran for cover, police said. The gunman, in his mid-20s, opened fire just after 7 p.m. Friday near the food court at the…


Police: Man Fatally Shot Supervisor, Wounded Ex-coworker

BURR RIDGE, Ill.—A truck driver about to lose his job over a dispute about pay and property fatally shot his supervisor and wounded a former co-worker at another company in suburban Chicago before he took his own life as officers were closing in on him, police said. At a news conference Wednesday, Burr Ridge Police…


7 Men Shot in South Chicago Neighborhood, Authorities Say

From Chicago Tribune CHICAGO—Seven men were shot and injured Sunday afternoon in the city’s South Chicago neighborhood, authorities said. The people were shot at a strip mall in the 7900 block of South Exchange Avenue a little after 3:30 p.m., police said. At a Sunday news conference, Chicago police Superintendent David Brown said the group…


Jussie Smollett Starts 150-Day Jail Term in Protected Status

CHICAGO—Jussie Smollett began a 150-day jail sentence for staging a hate crime against himself in protective custody, separated from other detainees and watched by security cameras and an officer, jail authorities said Friday. Sheriff’s deputies immediately took Smollett to the Cook County Jail on Thursday night after Judge James Linn sentenced the actor to 30…


Former Illinois Speaker Pleads Not Guilty to Federal Racketeering Charges

By Jason Meisner and Ray Long From Chicago Tribune CHICAGO—In his nearly four decades atop Illinois’ political power structure, former House Speaker Michael Madigan was well-known for his aversion to talking on the phone. His arraignment Wednesday on federal corruption charges was no different. Madigan didn’t say a word during the brief telephone hearing, instead…


Illinois Illegally Denied Election Group Access to Voter Records, Federal Court Rules

A federal court ruled that Illinois violated the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) when it refused to provide an election integrity group with access to the state’s voter roll. “Election officials must allow citizens to see what they are doing,” said J. Christian Adams, president of the Public Interest Legal Foundation (PILF), the successful plaintiff in the…


Illinois Illegally Denied Elections Group Access to Voter Records, Federal Court Rules

A federal court ruled that Illinois violated the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) when it refused to provide an election integrity group with access to the state’s voter roll. “Election officials must allow citizens to see what they are doing,” said J. Christian Adams, president of the Public Interest Legal Foundation (PILF), the successful plaintiff in the…