Tag: Illinois

Illinois Parental Activism Gears Up in Midterm Election Year

Since the onset of the pandemic, Shannon Adcock has taken many first-ever steps as a suburban mother. She spoke at her school board meetings, attended her first rally to support the return to in-person learning, and ran for a seat on the local school board. Now, she is working to mobilize a network of tens…


16-Year-Old Boy Fatally Shot Near Chicago’s ‘Bean’ Tourist Attraction

CHICAGO—A curfew banning unaccompanied minors will be implemented after a 16-year-old boy was fatally shot near “The Bean” sculpture in downtown Chicago’s Millennium Park, which is among the city’s most popular tourist attractions, city officials said Sunday. Police said the teen was shot in the chest at about 7:30 p.m. Saturday near the giant, mirrored…


Lionhead Farm Gives New Meaning to ‘Down Home’ Dreams

This charming property in Batavia, Illinois, truly delivers “country living.” Lionhead Farm is a 20-acre paddock with a magnificent 8,600-square-foot farmhouse. This one-of-a-kind sanctuary is located just a half-hour drive from the outskirts of Chicago. At the heart of the spacious manor home, a fantastic gourmet kitchen has every convenience, and a design to match…


Boeing Leaves Chicago as City Struggles With Crime, Other Problems

Boeing said it is moving its headquarters from Chicago though it will still maintain a “strong” presence in the city, whose reputation as a major hub that welcomes corporations and their staff stands in contrast to a recent upsurge in crime. The plane-making giant said in a May 5 statement that it will relocate its…


Meta Expanding Massive $1 Billion Illinois Data Center, Set to Power Everything From Facebook to Instagram Beginning Next Year

By Robert Channick From Chicago Tribune Meta, the social media giant formerly known as Facebook, is expanding its massive $1 billion data center under construction in DeKalb to nearly 2.4 million square feet, putting the college town west of Chicago at the center of its metaverse. Slated to open next year, the five-building complex filled…


Archdiocese of Chicago Reaches $800,000 Settlement in Sexual Abuse Claims

An $800,000 settlement has been reached between the Archdiocese of Chicago and individuals who accused five clergymen of sexual abuse, lawyers for the plaintiffs have confirmed. The claims were made against five religious leaders, including the Rev. George Clements, a prominent black Catholic priest, and civil rights activist who marched with Martin Luther King Jr. in Chicago, Alabama,…


Chicago Prosecutors Erase Thousands of Cannabis Convictions

Chicago prosecutors on Wednesday announced that over 15,000 cannabis convictions have been expunged. Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx, the state’s top prosecutor, said her office would expunge an additional 214 cannabis cases this week, bringing the total number of cannabis convictions removed from the record since December 2019 to 15,191. The measure is in…


Cattle Spill Onto Illinois Highway After Crash

Illinois State Police said a 51-year-old Virginia man was charged with driving under the influence of drugs after his cattle hauler went off the roadway, split open and threw cows onto an interstate. The accident happened Tuesday afternoon on Interstate 80 in Joliet, about 35 miles southwest of Chicago. Bradley Pate, 51, of Waynesboro, Virginia,…


Chicago Residents Fight to Reclaim Streets from Illicit Drug Dealings

Over the last four years, Patricia Carrillo and her husband Hugo Limon have done everything they could to steer drug sellers away from their block. They took pictures of illicit drug dealings and shared them with police, they mustered the guts to meet with drug crew bosses, and they went to court to plead with…


Illinois Starts Providing Free Health Care to More Illegal Immigrants

Illinois has started providing free health care to more illegal immigrants, Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s office announced on April 15. Illegal aliens aged 55 to 64 in Illinois are now covered by the state. They can access services such as doctor visits, dental care, and laboratory tests for free. Illinois started covering health care for many…