Beyond entertainment, Reiner was also active in politics, frequently supporting liberal causes and speaking out on social issues. President Donald Trump disparaged Reiner in a post on Truth Social on Monday morning.
The outbreak of violence at the Ivy League school shocked the community, just days before students and faculty were preparing to leave for winter break.
The Ivy League school in Providence, Rhode Island, issued an active shooter alert and urged students and staff to take shelter Saturday, the second day of final exams.
Sontae Massey, Sonya’s cousin, served on the commission and told the Sangamon County Board this week that the steps laid out in their report aren’t just recommendations.
RIPPLE Effect brings together about two dozen strangers every holiday to write cards to incarcerated people from Champaign County.
The report summarizes the Commission’s public hearings, listening sessions, and research.
Defense says judge should have barred video of minutes following Sonya Massey’s shooting.
When Gov. JB Pritzker and First Lady MK Pritzker visited the pope in Rome on Nov. 19, they gave the pontiff a gift: a hand-drawn self-portrait by Yesenia Diaz, who’s incarcerated downstate.
Danville Correctional Center reversed a ban on Magic: The Gathering cards last year. Since then, the game has been a source of community and joy.
Prison lockdowns cut incarcerated people off from educational opportunities, and they often occur due to staff shortages. Experts say peer mentorship could help fill the gap.
Danville Correctional Center has led the state in experimenting with peer education programs. Men serving long sentences there have transformed themselves, through learning and teaching, into community pillars at the prison.
Police and Cook County sheriffs detained 21 people by midday Friday, and said four officers were injured. Demonstrators sang and chanted before allegedly crossing a protest barrier around 10 a.m.
The charges stem from a protest Sept. 26 outside the Broadview ICE facility, which has been the subject of separate litigation.
Danville School District 118 dismissed all schools today because of an anonymous threat. There are no injuries to students or staff.
Several people in Logan County reported phone calls and text messages which threaten arrest warrants for failing to appear for jury duty.