Several dozen employees of the Illinois Department of Corrections are suing the state over COVID-19 vaccine or testing mandates. A lawsuit filed in Christian County Circuit Court requests a temporary restraining order. The 46 employees work at 18 different correctional facilities run by the state of Illinois. In one of the filings from attorney Thomas…
Illinois Corrections Employees Sue State Over COVID-19 Vaccine or Testing Mandate
April 16, 2022
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Man Pleads Guilty to Murder in Death of Illinois Officer
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill.—A southern Illinois man pleaded guilty to first-degree murder Wednesday in connection with the fatal shooting of a police officer at a gas station last year. Scott Hyden of Highland entered the plea in a Madison County court in the slaying of Pontoon Beach Officer Tyler Timmons at a gas station, the Belleville-News-Democrat reported….
2 Illinois Men Get 14, 16 Years in Minnesota Mosque Bombing
ST. PAUL, Minn.—Two Illinois men who helped bomb a Minnesota mosque in 2017 on Tuesday received prison sentences far below the 35-year mandatory minimum that they had faced, after victims and prosecutors asked for leniency because the men cooperated and testified against the mastermind of the attack. Michael McWhorter, 33, was sentenced to just under…
Fed’s Evans: Half-Point Hikes Likely, Shouldn’t Go Too Far
April 13, 2022
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Chicago Federal Reserve Bank President Charles Evans on Monday signaled he would not necessarily oppose getting interest rates up to a neutral setting of 2.25 percent to 2.5 percent by the end of the year, a pace that would require a couple of 50 basis-point rate hikes at upcoming Fed meetings. “Fifty is obviously worthy…
Man Who Shot Chicago Police Officers Sentenced to 31 Years
April 13, 2022
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CHICAGO—A convicted felon who pleaded guilty to charges that he opened fire on police in 2020, wounding three officers, was sentenced Monday to 31 years in prison. The sentence comes two months after Lovelle Jordan, 27, pleaded guilty to one count of attempted murder and five counts of aggravated battery to a peace officer, the…
Daniel Solis, Ex-Chicago Alderman-Turned-FBI-Mole, Charged With Bribery
By Jason Meisner From Chicago Tribune CHICAGO—Former Chicago Ald. Daniel Solis, who turned government mole to help federal investigators build cases against Ald. Edward Burke and ex-House Speaker Michael Madigan, has been charged with a bribery count. The bare-bones, one-count criminal information alleged Solis, who abruptly retired as 25th Ward alderman in 2018 a month…
6 Chicago Teachers Who Sued CPS Over Its Vaccine Mandate Win Legal Victory
By Tracy Swartz From Chicago Tribune CHICAGO—An Illinois judge issued a temporary restraining order Friday that prevents Chicago Public Schools (CPS) from taking employment action against six teachers for refusing to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination or undergo weekly testing. CPS is “the only school district left in the state that’s still enforcing this. None…
2 Dead, 18 Others Wounded in Weekend Shootings in Chicago: Police
At least 18 people were shot and two killed in about a dozen separate shooting incidents across Chicago over the past weekend, said the Chicago Police Department in a Monday update. A man was shot and killed by Chicago police on Sunday after he allegedly fired at officers, critically wounding two people in a hostage…
Justice Department Charges 12 People for Arming Gang Members in Chicago
April 2, 2022
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The U.S. Justice Department has announced a 21-count superseding indictment that charged 12 individuals with conspiring to violate federal firearms statutes after they trafficked over 90 guns from Tennessee and Kentucky areas into Chicago. Among those charged, three were enlisted members of the U.S. Army at the time of the crime. Stationed at the Fort…
Judge Grants Madigan’s Defense Team 4 Months to Review Millions of Documents From Prosecutors
A federal judge on Friday granted former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s defense team four months to review mounds of documents submitted by prosecutors as part of the discovery process in a corruption case that prosecutors allege spanned nearly a decade. Judge John Robert Blakey said that, given the amount of material, he would allow…
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