Tag: Illinois

Man Charged With Threatening to Kill Republican Gubernatorial Candidate

A Chicago man has been arrested and charged after authorities say he left threatening voicemails for a Republican gubernatorial candidate. Scott Lennox, 21, said in one message that he was going “to skin Darren Bailey alive” after killing the candidate’s family, according to a filing from the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office that was obtained…


Mother of Newborn Regrets Gender Transition in Her Youth

As she coddles her infant son at her home in the Chicago suburbs, newlywed Daisy Strongin says she deeply regrets having both of her breasts removed in gender transition surgery when she was 20. She was an “insecure, very self-involved, outcasted 15-year-old girl,” Strongin said, and the urge to transition was “enticing.” “I really wanted…


US Halloween Night Shootings Kill 1, Injure About 20

One person was killed and about 20 wounded on Halloween night in two separate shooting attacks in the U.S. cities of Kansas City and Chicago, police said. Between five and seven people were shot and one was killed in a shooting at a home in Kansas City, where about 70–100 teens were partying on Monday…


Up to 14 Injured in Chicago Mass Shooting, Youngest Victim Just 3 Years Old: Police

Up to 14 people have been shot and injured in a mass shooting in Chicago’s west side late Monday, including three children, according to the Chicago Police Department. Chicago police Supt. David Brown told a press conference late Monday that the shooting occurred around 9:30 p.m. in Lawndale at California Avenue and Polk Street. “They’re…


Gunfire in Chicago Alley Kills Boy Who Was Washing His Hands

CHICAGO—A 7-year-old boy was killed by a stray bullet while washing his hands in the bathroom of his family’s Chicago home on Wednesday night, police said. Police said the shooting happened in the Humboldt Park neighborhood on the city’s West Side. The boy was apparently getting ready for bed when someone fired multiple shots in…


Dem Pollsters Express Alarm Ahead of Midterms; Illinois Safe-T Act Most Dangerous Law: Mayor | NTD News Today

Democrat pollsters are expressing concerns ahead of the midterms. Did the party focus too much on the wrong issues? What do they think Democrats should focus on instead? Supporters of Illinois’ Safe-T act say it will create a more just environment when implemented on January 1st. However, an Illinois mayor now says it’s the most…


Gunfire During Illegal Racing on Chicago Street Kills 3

CHICAGO—Three young men were fatally shot and two more were seriously wounded early Sunday during what Chicago police called a caravan of street racers involving about 100 vehicles that took over an intersection on the city’s Southwest Side. The shooting happened about 4 a.m. in Brighton Park after the caravan blocked streets leading to the…


Illinois Law Firm Prepares Lawsuit Against Wuhan City for Losses Caused by COVID-19

Almost three years after the COVID-19 pandemic started, an Illinoisian legal group is setting up a civil class lawsuit against the central Chinese city of Wuhan, where the first COVID cases were reported. “Based on the latest statistics, almost 40,000 Illinoisans died from COVID,” stated the press release from Kent Gray, an attorney practicing laws…


United Airlines Flight Returns to Chicago After Bird Strike

CHICAGO—A United Airlines flight from Chicago to Miami had to return Friday to Chicago O’Hare International Airport when the aircraft struck a bird shortly after takeoff, the airline said. United Airlines said in a statement that Flight 1930 returned safely to Chicago O’Hare International Airport “after experiencing a bird strike shortly after take-off.” No one…


Chicago Fifth-Grade Teacher Allegedly Made ‘Kill List’ of Students, Teachers: Police

A fifth-grade teacher in Chicago has been detained by police after it was discovered that she had a “kill list,” of individuals which included her own students and school staff members. Teacher Angelica Carrasquillo-Torres, 25, worked at St. Stanislaus School in East Chicago, the East Chicago Police Department said in a statement published on Thursday. On Oct. 12…