Fifth person dies as a result of Chatham afterschool program crash in late April
Illinois State Police confirm investigation into the fatal crash is still ongoing.
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2 staff members of Israeli Embassy killed in shooting near Jewish museum in DC
The suspect, identified as 31-year-old Elias Rodriguez, of Chicago, walked into the museum after the shooting and was detained by event security. Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu’s office says he is “shocked” by the “horrific, antisemitic” shooting.
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Champaign’s police review board aims to improve policing, but some fear it lacks power to make change
The Citizen Review Subcommittee was created after years of issues involving police misconduct. It’s supposed to improve community-police relations and ensure fair policing practices, but some worry its structure makes it impossible to achieve its goals.
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Undermined from the start? A look at the early challenges faced by Champaign’s police civilian review board
The issues with Champaign’s Civilian Review Subcommittee can be traced to obstacles created by officials during the decades-long push for civilian oversight of police in Champaign.
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Trump says he will reopen Alcatraz prison
President Donald Trump says he is directing his government to reopen and expand Alcatraz, the notorious former prison on a California island that has been closed for more than 60 years.
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Man sentenced to 53 years in prison in hate-crime attack on Palestinian American boy, mother
JOLIET — An Illinois landlord who killed a 6-year-old Muslim boy and severely injured the boy’s mother in a brutal hate-crime attack days after the war in Gaza began was sentenced Friday to 53 years in prison. Joseph Czuba, 73, was found guilty in February of murder, attempted murder and hate-crime charges in the death…
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Four children still hospitalized while Chatham mourns four who died in crash
As a central Illinois community mourns the deaths of three children and a teen counselor killed Monday when a vehicle crashed into the building that housed their after-school program, it has rallied around survivors.
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One person shot, injured during student group’s event at ISU’s Bone Student Center
One person was injured in a shooting Sunday night during a student organization’s event at the Bone Student Center at Illinois State University, authorities said. Police are still looking for the suspect. The shooting happened around 7:40 p.m. during what ISU called a “registered student organization event” at the Bone. An ISU spokesperson would not identify…
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Highland Park shooter Robert Crimo III gets life in prison
Robert Crimo III, the admitted shooter in the Highland Park July 4 parade massacre, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole on Thursday, as a courtroom packed with survivors of the mass shooting looked on.
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Prosecutors say Sen. Emil Jones III’s alleged bribery was ‘crystal clear’ as the case goes to jury
State Sen. Emil Jones III’s federal corruption trial is nearing its end as the jury deliberated for two hours Monday after hearing closing arguments.
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Though wary of FBI mole’s ‘used car salesman’ vibe, Sen. Emil Jones III testifies he felt obliged to work with him
Jones spends all day Wednesday on the witness stand in his federal bribery trial.
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Sen. Emil Jones III takes witness stand in his own defense at federal corruption trial
After nearly five days of testimony, state Sen. Emil Jones III’s federal corruption trial appeared to be nearing its end Tuesday afternoon — until the senator unexpectedly took the witness stand.
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Feds set to rest case in Sen. Emil Jones III red-light camera bribery trial
“The main thing: Take care of my intern,” Jones, D-Chicago, told Omar Maani as the pair dined at a Chicago steakhouse in July 2019. “That’s it.”
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Sen. Jones sent spending money to former intern before getting him job feds say was a bribe
As State Sen. Emil Jones III trial continues, jury sees texts between him and a former intern.
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Illinois lawmakers are considering whether to reestablish parole. It’s not an easy path out of jail, a new documentary shows
“In Their Hands” filmmaker Dan Protess said the old parole system has two major problems.
