An organized group of burglars broke into four stores in Chicago during the early hours of Friday and stole items before the shopping rush of Black Friday, according to Chicago police. The looters damaged the front entrance of a fifth store as well. The incident happened between 1:30 a.m. and 3:00 a.m. in and around…
Organized Burglars Loot Stores During Black Friday in Chicago
November 29, 2021
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Chicago Police: 39 Shot, 2 Fatally, Over Thanksgiving Weekend
Around 40 people were shot, including two fatally, in Chicago during Thanksgiving weekend, according to police. Officials confirmed to ABC7 that two people died in shootings between Thanksgiving Day and Sunday. A male between the age of 18 and 35 was shot and killed on Saturday night in the South Side’s Avalon Park, officials told…
Drug, Feed Ingredient Shortages Hit US Livestock Producers
November 19, 2021
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CHICAGO—Michigan dairy farmer Doug Chapin has been unable to buy bottles of veterinary penicillin for his cows for more than a month. In Minnesota, pig farmer Randy Spronk reformulated feed rations due to a shortage of the widely used ingredient lysine, an amino acid that helps livestock grow. Supply-chain disruptions are hitting America’s meat producers…
Former Illinois Mayor Pleads Guilty to Corruption Charges in Red-Light Camera Probe, Resigns From Role
A former Illinois mayor pleaded guilty to federal corruption charges on Wednesday and admitted he improperly sought cash payments from a representative at SafeSpeed, a red-light camera company, the Department of Justice announced. Louis Presta, the former mayor of Crestwood, Illinois, pleaded guilty to one count of using a facility in interstate commerce in aid of bribery and…
Striking Workers Set for Crucial Vote as Deere Mulls Options
About 10,000 striking workers at Deere & Co. will vote again on Wednesday to approve or reject a modified contract proposed by the company, as the longest strike in more than three decades forces the world’s largest farm equipment maker to consider other options. Deere has not publicly commented on changes to its second contract…
Suspect Charged in Death of University of Chicago Student
CHICAGO—An 18-year-old man was charged with murder in the shooting death of a Chinese student near the University of Chicago’s campus after he was found carrying the gun used in the slaying, police announced Friday. Chicago Police Superintendent David Brown said at a news conference that Alton Spann of Chicago was arrested and charged with…
Harris Fawell, Former Congressman From Illinois, Dead at 92
CHICAGO—Former U.S. Rep. Harris W. Fawell of Illinois, who served seven terms in Congress and was a state senator, has died. He was 92. Fawell died of complications from Alzheimer’s disease Thursday at his home in suburban Naperville, his wife Ruth told The Associated Press on Sunday. Fawell, a Republican, represented a Chicago-area district in…
CEO Who Threw Chair Inside Capitol on Jan. 6 Gets Jail Time
November 13, 2021
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The former chief executive of a tech company in suburban Chicago who lost his job after he threw a chair inside the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 riot was sentenced Friday to 30 days imprisonment. U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols also ordered Bradley Rukstales, of Inverness, Illinois, to pay $500 in restitution, court records…
Body Found in Indiana Pond Identified as Missing Illinois Toddler
November 12, 2021
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WHEELING, Ill.—A child’s body found in a northwest Indiana retention pond has been identified as that of a 1-year-old suburban Chicago girl whose mother was found dead days earlier in her apartment, police said. The body found Thursday in a Hammond pond by construction workers was identified as Jaclyn Angel Dobbs of Deerfield, Illinois, and…
Fully Vaccinated Teacher Put on Leave Says She’s Anti-Mandate, Not Anti-Vaccine
November 11, 2021
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An Illinois teacher who is fully vaccinated said she will not show proof of her COVID-19 vaccination status because she’s against mandates. Earlier this year, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker mandated all teachers and school staff get vaccinated. But Kadence Koen, who teaches math at a high school in Springfield School District 186, vocally opposed the move…
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