CHICAGO—For Lance Lynn, it was pretty simple. “There’s no point in going into free agency if you know where you want to be,” he said. Lynn is enjoying his first season on the South Side of Chicago, and the White Sox feel the same way. So they solidified their relationship on Saturday, announcing a $38…
Chicago Grapples With Booming Crime, Bail Reform
Bail reform has become a hot-button issue in Chicago. Pre-trial detention can take a toll on poor detainees, often minorities, who are unable to post bond and can lose jobs and housing. Lengthy pretrial detentions, especially when detainees are found innocent, have driven the bail reform movement which aims to end what is called “wealth-based…
Illinois Becomes First State to Ban Police From Lying to Minors During Criminal Interrogations
Illinois on Thursday became the first U.S. state to ban police from lying to minors during criminal interrogations. Gov. J.B. Pritzker, a Democrat, signed into law the legislation, known as SB 2122, that seeks to reduce false confessions by minors. It bans police from employing deceptive practices during the questioning of juveniles and goes into…
24-Year-Old Chicago Police Officer Dies in Apparent Suicide
CHICAGO—A Chicago police officer was found dead of an apparent suicide in the morning of July 14, according to Chicago Police Department (CPD). CPD did not disclose any further information about the incident when reached by The Epoch Times. According to sources that Chicago Tribune spoke with, the officer was 24-year-old Christian Furczon, who was found…
Defying Teachers, Schools in Violent Chicago Neighborhoods Keep Police on Campus
CHICAGO—For the new school year beginning in the fall, more Chicago public high schools are opting to remove on-campus police officers, a movement that gained momentum citywide last summer after the death of George Floyd. Among about thirty high schools that retain officers, eight out of ten are in the most violent neighborhoods on the…
Rural Sheriff Quits Following Illinois Criminal Justice Overhaul
CHICAGO—A recently enacted criminal justice overhaul in Illinois has led to an exodus of sheriffs, and among them is Scott Harvel, the Union County sheriff in the southern tip of the state. Harvel leads a typical small rural sheriff’s office with about 10 sworn officers, each stretched thin to cope with the mounting methamphetamine-related drug offenses…
40 Shot, 11 Killed in Chicago Weekend Violence
Forty people were shot across 33 shootings in Chicago over the weekend, according to police reports. Eleven people were killed, according to the Chicago Police Department. The shootings took place between Friday at 6 p.m. and Sunday at 11:59 p.m. The spate of violence started at 6:21 p.m. on July 9, when a 39-year-old male…
14 People Shot Overnight in Chicago, Including 3 Fatalities
Talia Soglin and Katherine Rosenberg-Douglas From Chicago Tribune CHICAGO—Chicago police overnight were called to two separate attacks, each of which left three people shot, one fatally, according to authorities. Those six people, including the two who died, were among a total of 14 people shot in less than 14 hours, beginning at 6 p.m. Saturday,…
Illinois Becomes First State to Mandate Asian-American History Lessons in Public Schools
Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a bill into law requiring public schools to teach a unit of Asian-American history, making Illinois the first state in the nation to require such history teachings to be taught. The measure, Teaching Equitable Asian-American History, will ensure that every high school graduate in the state will be taught Asian-American history…
Chicago Mayor’s Top Aides Took Days Off Leading Into Violent Fourth of July Weekend Despite ‘All Hands on Deck’ Strategy
By Gregory Pratt From Chicago Tribune CHICAGO—Leading up to the summer months when Chicago historically sees its highest levels of violence, Mayor Lori Lightfoot vowed to take an “all hands on deck” approach to stopping the city’s shootings. But even as the city canceled days off for Chicago cops and forced them to work 12 hour…
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