Chicago public schools canceled schools for “Vaccination Awareness Day” on Nov. 12 to increase vaccinations among children, leaving some parents in need of child care. “CPS plans to close all schools on Nov. 12, giving parents and guardians an opportunity to get their children vaccinated,” the Chicago Teachers’ Union (CTU) wrote on Twitter. We welcome the…
Chicago Closes Schools for ‘Vaccination Awareness Day’; Parents Scramble for Child Care
November 11, 2021
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Indonesia Deports Chicago Woman Who Helped Kill Mother
November 2, 2021
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DENPASAR, Indonesia—An American woman convicted of helping to kill her mother on the Indonesian tourist island of Bali and stuff the body into a suitcase was deported Tuesday to the United States. Heather Mack, 26, was released from prison on Friday after serving seven years and two months of a 10-year sentence. Her then-boyfriend, who…
Coroner Identifies 2 Killed at Chicago-Area Halloween Party
JOLIET, Ill.—A coroner on Monday identified a young man and woman who died in a shooting at a suburban Chicago Halloween party that injured nine others . Will County Coroner Laurie Summers said Holly Matthews and Jonathan Ceballos, both 22, were fatally shot early Sunday at the party in Joliet, about 45 miles (70 kilometers)…
Chicago Passes Budget With One of Nation’s Largest Universal Basic Income Programs
The Chicago City Council has approved $35 million dollars to pilot a universal basic income program in one of the largest efforts of its kind in the nation. The newly approved budget will give $500 each month to 5,000 low-income families under the program promoted by Democrat Mayor Lori Lightfoot. “I am beyond excited to…
North Carolina Man Identified as Victim of John Wayne Gacy
CHICAGO—A North Carolina man who moved to Chicago was one of the victims of John Wayne Gacy, who was convicted of killing 33 young men and boys in the 1970s, authorities said Monday. Francis Wayne Alexander would have been 21 or 22 years old when Gacy killed him sometime between early 1976 and early 1977,…
Missing United Airlines Executive Found Dead in Illinois Forest Preserve
The body of a United Airlines executive who went missing more than a year ago was found in an Illinois forest preserve over the past weekend, officials said. DuPage County Coroner Richard Jorgensen said in a statement that a body was found in the Waterfall Glen Forest Preserve, located near Chicago, last week. The coroner’s office…
Indiana Officials Welcome Chicago Police Officers Struggling With City Worker Vaccine Mandate
October 25, 2021
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Indiana leaders are welcoming Chicago police officers angered over the city’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate, with Sen. Mike Braun (R-Ind.) telling the law enforcement workers they “deserve the utmost respect.” “Those who dedicated their lives to serving and protecting our nation’s citizens deserve the utmost respect,” Braun posted on Twitter Friday. “Come work in Indiana!” “My…
Indiana Officials Welcome Chicago Police Officers Opposed to City Worker Vaccine Mandate
October 25, 2021
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Indiana officials are welcoming Chicago police officers who refuse to comply with that city’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate, with Sen. Mike Braun (R-Ind.) telling the law enforcement workers they “deserve the utmost respect.” “Those who dedicated their lives to serving and protecting our nation’s citizens deserve the utmost respect,” Braun posted on Twitter on Oct. 22….
More Than 130 Chicago City Workers File Lawsuit Against COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate
October 22, 2021
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More than 130 Chicago city workers, consisting of firefighters, health care workers, and other first responders, filed a lawsuit against the city’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate, arguing the order is unconstitutional. The lawsuit was filed in Chicago’s federal court, pushing back against Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s mandate that health care workers and other state employees must…
Several Sheriff’s Offices Refuse Chicago’s Request to Send Deputies Amid Vaccine 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…
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