CHICAGO—A Chicago firefighter’s two remaining children have died days after a fire at the family’s Northwest Side home also fatally injured his wife and 7-year-old son, authorities said. The Cook County medical examiner’s office said firefighter Walter Stewart’s 2-year-old son, Emory Day-Stewart, and his 9-year-old daughter, Autumn Day-Stewart, died Saturday and Friday, respectively, from injuries…
Chicago Firefighter’s 2 Remaining Children Die After Fire Claims Wife, Son
GOP Congressmen Seek Federal Law to Override California’s Gas-Powered Vehicle Ban
Republican congressmen filed legislation March 8 to prevent states like California from banning the sale of gas-fueled cars and light trucks. The “Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act”—introduced by Reps. John Joyce of Pennsylvania, Bob Latta of Ohio, Gus Bilirakis of Florida, and Jay Obernolte of California—would restrict the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from issuing…
Major Homebuilder Leaves California for Texas as ‘Blue’ State Business Exodus Continues
A major U.S. homebuilding company has announced plans to move its headquarters out of California, in another blow to the state. Landsea Homes, a Newport Beach, California, construction firm, which designs and builds master-planned communities and houses across the country, announced on Mar. 8 that it would move its corporate headquarters to Dallas, Texas. The firm has developed homes and communities in…
Homebuilder Leaves California for Texas as ‘Blue’ State Business Exodus Continues
A U.S. homebuilding company has announced plans to move its headquarters out of California, in another blow to the state. Landsea Homes, a Newport Beach, California, construction firm, which designs and builds master-planned communities and houses across the country, announced on Mar. 8 that it would move its corporate headquarters to Dallas, Texas. The firm has developed homes and communities in Boston,…
Chicago-Area 17-Year-Old Pleads Not Guilty in Triple Slaying
BOLINGBROOK, Ill.—A suburban Chicago teenager pleaded not guilty Tuesday in the fatal shootings of his 17-year-old girlfriend, a 9-year-old girl and the child’s father. Byrion Montgomery, 17, appeared before a Will County judge in Joliet. Montgomery is charged as an adult with multiple crimes, including first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder and home invasion. He has…
Lightfoot Goes Down, and a Moderate Liberal Faces a Leftist in Chicago
News Analysis The verdict was in: Lori Lightfoot was out. The Feb. 28 election marked a decisive failure for Chicago’s controversial incumbent and the first loss for a one-term mayor in the city in four decades. She finished third in a crowded field, earning just over 17 percent of the vote. Lightfoot edged out Jesus…
Father of Nashville Waffle House Shooter Gets 18 Months
PEKIN, Ill.—An Illinois man has been sentenced to 18 months in prison after being convicted of illegally giving his son a rifle he later used in a 2018 shooting that killed four people at a Waffle House in Tennessee. A judge last May convicted Jeffrey Reinking of illegal delivery of a firearm to a person…
Asthma Drug Shortage Could Get Worse After Major Supplier Goes Out of Business
An ongoing shortage of liquid albuterol, a medicine commonly used for breathing problems like asthma, is expected to get worse as there is only one domestic supplier left. Akorn, an Illinois-based specialty drug company, filed for bankruptcy on Feb. 23 after years of trying to work through regulatory and financial troubles. It also closed down…
Police Say 3 Dead, 1 Wounded in Shooting at Illinois Home
BOLINGBROOK, Ill.—Three people were dead and a fourth was hospitalized after a shooting during a suspected home invasion in suburban Chicago, police said. The police department in Bolingbrook, Illinois, said in a statement that officers responded to the home around 8:15 p.m. Sunday. A man, a woman, and a girl had been shot and were…
Democratic Mayoral Candidates Place Focus on Crime in Wake of Chicago Upset
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s surprise loss for reelection has been largely attributed to the high level of crime in the Windy City, and in the wake of her loss several Democratic strategists and candidates for mayor across the country say a lesson can be learned. “Anyone paying attention didn’t need the Chicago mayor’s race to…
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