CHICAGO—Chicago police officers on August 13 voted overwhelmingly to ratify a new eight-year contract with the city at an approval rate of 79 percent, paving way for the city council to vote on the contract in September. The new contract proposes an incremental pay raise totaling 20 percent over eight years, including a 10.5 percent…
Top Chicago Cop Outraged Over Release of Alleged ‘Straw Buyer’ of Gun Used in Killing of Officer
The top police official in Chicago went public with his opposition after a judge ordered the release of a man accused of being the “straw buyer” of a firearm that was later used in the killing of a police officer. “To say that I am extremely disappointed in U.S Magistrate Judge Jeffrey Gilbert’s decision to…
As Chicago Public Schools Reopen In-Person, Nearly 100,000 Students Might Not Show Up
CHICAGO—As Chicago Public Schools (CPS) plan to reopen all 638 schools for in-person classes in the fall, 80,620 students are deemed to have medium risks of not coming back, according to CPS’s analysis of attendance rates. These students were chronically absent during the last school year, when CPS pushed for citywide online learning amid the…
2 Brothers Charged in Fatal Shooting of Chicago Officer
August 10, 2021
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CHICAGO—Two Chicago brothers have been charged in a weekend shooting during a traffic stop that left one police officer dead and another seriously wounded, the Chicago Police Department announced in a Monday press release. Emonte Morgan, 21, is charged with first-degree murder in Saturday’s fatal shooting of 29-year-old officer Ella French, as well as attempted…
Tornados Reported in Northern Chicago Suburbs
The U.S. National Weather Service has received reports of tornados in the suburbs north of Chicago. The reports were made Monday from weather spotters and have not yet been confirmed by the weather service. Investigations were to be conducted on Tuesday. The weather service website says a tornado was seen by weather spotters at 5:32…
Indiana Man Accused of Supplying Gun That Killed Chicago Cop
August 10, 2021
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Federal prosecutors Monday charged an Indiana man with purchasing and then illegally supplying the semi-automatic handgun used in a weekend shooting in Chicago that left one police officer dead and another severely wounded. Jamel Danzy, 29, is accused of buying the weapon from a licensed gun dealer in Hammond, Indiana, in March and then providing it to…
Officials: 5 Children Home Alone Die in East St. Louis Fire
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill.—Five children all younger than 10 who were left home without an adult died in a fire early Friday at an apartment building in southwestern Illinois, officials said. Fire crews were called to the building in East St. Louis before 3 a.m. and reported finding two children already dead inside a bedroom….
Chicago Teachers Union Warns of No In-Person Classes Over ‘Immediate Threat’ of COVID-19 Delta Variant
One of the largest teachers unions in the country—the Chicago Teachers Union—warned that the COVID-19 Delta variant or other new strains of the virus may pause in-person instruction. In a letter (pdf) to Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, the union said that “new pandemic variants pose immediate threats to the health of all Chicagoans, but especially our…
Illinois Gov. Announces Vaccine Requirement for State Workers, School Mask Mandate
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Wednesday announced that the state will be imposing a pre-K-12 school mask requirement regardless of vaccination status and mandatory inoculations for all state workers in congregate settings, citing a new COVID-19 surge. Pritzker said in an Aug. 4 release that the mask mandate would apply to all students, teachers, and staff…
Illinois Officer Dies Trying to Stop Fleeing Car on Bridge
BROOKLYN, Ill.—An Illinois police officer died early Wednesday while trying to stop a car fleeing police into Missouri, authorities said. The officer from Brooklyn was struck around 3 a.m. on the McKinley Bridge, which connects the two states. He was setting up stop sticks, which flatten tires, when he was struck by a red Dodge…
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