Ex-Illinois star Terrence Shannon Jr., potential first-round NBA draft pick, not guilty of rape
A jury in Douglas County spent less than two hours deliberating the verdict.
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President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, is convicted of all 3 felonies in federal gun trial
Jurors found Hunter Biden guilty of lying to a federally licensed gun dealer, making a false claim on the application by saying he was not a drug user and illegally having the gun for 11 days.
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Dozens more former youth inmates sue over alleged sexual abuse at Illinois detention centers
The same New York law firm that filed Monday’s actions filed a similar lawsuit against the state of Illinois in May on behalf of 95 other former youth inmates who alleged they were sexually abused as well. The firm also has filed similar lawsuits alleging sexual abuse in juvenile detention centers in other states.
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Guilty: Trump becomes first former U.S. president convicted of felony crimes
The verdict represents a stunning courtroom reckoning for Trump, who was indicted in three other felony cases but wasn’t convicted until now.
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Trump could still vote for himself after New York conviction if he’s not in prison on Election Day
In Trump’s case, New York law only removes the right to vote for felony convictions when people are incarcerated. Once they’re out of prison, their rights are automatically restored, even if they’re on parole, per a 2021 law passed by the state’s Democratic legislature.
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Illinois reaction to Donald Trump’s guilty verdict falls on party lines
Jurors convicted Trump on all 34 counts after deliberating for 9.5 hours. As the verdict was read, he sat stone-faced in court, looking down.
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Trump prosecutor focuses on ‘cover-up’ in closing arguments while defense attacks key witness
The lawyers’ dueling accounts, wildly divergent in their assessments of witness credibility and the strength of evidence, offered both sides one final chance to score points with the jury before it starts deliberating the first felony case against a former American president.
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Report: Trump may face a $100 million-plus tax bill if he loses IRS audit fight over Chicago tower
At issue are losses related to the Trump International Hotel and Tower, which opened in 2009.
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Illinois basketball star Terrence Shannon Jr. ordered to stand trial on a rape charge in Kansas
The woman said the bar was crowded, so she couldn’t move. Shannon testified on Friday that he never touched the woman.
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Law enforcement community honors fallen officers at Illinois Capitol
Six officers memorialized at annual ceremony.
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Final jurors seated for Trump’s hush money case, with opening statements set for Monday
The panel of New Yorkers who will decide the first criminal trial of a former U.S. president took final shape after lawyers spent days quizzing dozens of potential jurors on whether they can impartially judge Trump in the city where he built his real estate empire before being elected in 2016.
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Trump’s history-making hush money trial starts Monday with jury selection
Trump is the presumptive Republican presidential nominee for November’s election. He has pleaded not guilty to 34 felony counts of falsifying business records as part of an alleged effort to keep salacious stories about his sex life from emerging during his 2016 campaign.
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Urbana residents want to divert calls from police while a consultant recommends hiring more officers
The national consultant hired by the city of Urbana has released its first report evaluating the police department. In this report, BerryDunn, a national consulting firm, recommends hiring more police officers, which would cost the city millions and involve raising taxes. According to the report, more than 64% of calls for service don’t involve criminal activity. Those…
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Videos show Chicago police fired nearly 100 shots over 41 seconds during fatal traffic stop
The Civilian Office of Police Accountability says preliminary evidence showed Reed fired first, injuring an officer. Officers returned fire, shooting 96 rounds. The officers are on administrative leave amid investigations.
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Suspect charged with murder, attempted murder in deadly Rockford rampage
Christian Soto is also charged with seven counts of attempted murder and home invasion with a dangerous weapon following the attacks in Rockford on Wednesday. Seven people were injured.
