Prosecutor: Paramedics killed man by strapping him facedown
Two Illinois paramedics face first-degree murder charges, having been accused of strapping a patient facedown on a stretcher while taking him to a hospital last month.
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‘All clear’ given after bomb threat called into Davenport Hall
URBANA – Police say there were no injuries or signs of explosives found after a bomb threat was called into Davenport Hall on the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign campus. University police issued an ‘all-clear’ Illini-Alert system message around 8:30 a.m. on Friday. Davenport Hall is located at 607 S. Mathews Avenue in Urbana. Police…
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Champaign will hire a consulting firm to help it recruit more, and more diverse, police officer candidates.
The Champaign City Council voted Tuesday night to hire a consulting firm to help it attract more, and more diverse police officers.
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Assault weapons to be banned in Illinois: House passes bill — and Pritzker vows to sign it ‘immediately’
“The people of the great state of Illinois have been waiting decades for legislation just like this,” said bill sponsor state Rep. Bob Morgan, D-Deerfield. “Let them wait no longer.”
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Illinois lawmakers reach a deal on assault weapons ban
The legislation, which needs final Illinois House approval, would ban the sale, manufacture and delivery of assault rifles like the one used to kill seven people in Highland Park.
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Former Speaker Michael Madigan’s racketeering trial set for April 2024
Madigan is accused of leading a “criminal enterprise” for nearly a decade designed to enhance his political power and generate income for his allies and associates.
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Mastermind of the Varsity Blues college admission scandal is about to learn his fate
Updated January 3, 2023 at 9:37 PM ET BOSTON — The mastermind of the Varsity Blues college admissions scandal, Rick Singer, is set to be sentenced Wednesday in Boston for a scheme that federal prosecutors say is “staggering in its scope and breathtaking in its audacity.” Prosecutors want him sentenced to six years in prison,…
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Illinois Supreme Court halts abolition of cash bail
The justices issued their order Saturday evening, hours before the new law was slated to take effect, to maintain the status quo across the state.
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Judge invalidates cash bail reform in some counties; Supreme Court appeal pending
Bail will still end in counties that didn’t sue, containing about two-thirds of state’s population.
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Critics expect chaos under Illinois bail ban despite ruling
Critics of a law to eliminate cash bail in Illinois starting Sunday fear a judge’s ruling that the plan is unconstitutional will create a chaotic system of pretrial release unless urgent action is taken.
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5 takeaways from the final Jan. 6 committee hearing
WASHINGTON — The congressional committee investigating the deadly Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol referred former President Donald Trump for four criminal charges related to an insurrection that he inspired because he couldn’t publicly accept that he’d lost an election. In the face of it all, that former president already announced he is running…
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Bond set at $50K for father of July 4 shooting suspect
CHICAGO — A judge set bond at $50,000 for the father of an Illinois man charged with killing seven people in a mass shooting at a July 4 parade near Chicago who faces charges himself for allegedly helping his son get a gun license. The judge set bond during an initial appearance Saturday by Robert…
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Lawmakers hear more pleas for assault weapon ban
SPRINGFIELD – A legislative committee on Thursday heard more witnesses call for a ban on high-power, semi-automatic rifles and large-capacity magazines, but some experts said that alone won’t solve the problem of violent crime in Illinois. During its second hearing on a proposed assault weapon ban, an Illinois House committee, meeting in Chicago, heard from…
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CVS and Walgreens agree to pay $10 billion to settle lawsuits linked to opioid sales
WASHINGTON — CVS and Walgreens have agreed to pay more than $10 billion to several states in a settlement of lawsuits brought against them alleging their roles in the opioid crisis. CVS would pay nearly $5 billion over 10 years, while Walgreens would pay $5.7 billion over 15 years, according to statements released by state…
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Champaign Co. Public Defender says SAFE-T Act will have little effect on jail population
URBANA — The new Champaign County Public Defender takes over an office with many challenges, but Elisabeth Pollock thinks she’s up to the task. The Urbana native spent the last decade in the U.S. Public Defender’s office before taking the oath for her new office on Monday. Listen to this story here. In a wide…
