Raising roosters is big business. Now a push to ease penalties for cockfighting is ruffling feathers

Raising roosters is big business. Now a push to ease penalties for cockfighting is ruffling feathers

There are rows and rows of small white structures housing individual roosters on Troy Thompson’s farm in southern Oklahoma. “You know, some people like pigs, some people like horses — I like chickens,” Thompson said. These breeds of colorful Hatches and Kelsos are said to derive from jungle fowl and have historically been bred for…

217 Today: Chicago slowly starts evicting migrants from shelters

217 Today: Chicago slowly starts evicting migrants from shelters

Wednesday, March 20, 2024 Today’s headlines: Democratic President Joe Biden and Republican Donald Trump are big winners in Illinois’ presidential primaries. But each showed signs of possible weakness within their parties. Democrat Laurie Brauer has emerged as the party’s pick for Champaign County coroner. The ballots are still being counted from Tuesday’s primary to determine the Republican…