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.
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.
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.
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.
Law enforcement community honors fallen officers at Illinois Capitol
Six officers memorialized at annual ceremony.
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.
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.
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…
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.
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.
4 people killed and 7 wounded in stabbings in northern Illinois, with a suspect in custody
Three people died at multiple crime scenes and a fourth died at a hospital. Seven were wounded with at least one in critical condition.
Two parole officials quit after felon released from prison allegedly stabbed ex-girlfriend, killed her 11-year-old son
“It is clear that evidence in this case was not given the careful consideration that victims of domestic violence deserve,” Gov. J.B. Pritzker said in a statement.
‘Frozen in time.’ Kamala Harris tours bloodstained building where 2018 Parkland massacre happened
School district officials hope this summer to demolish the structure, which was preserved for the killer’s trial. Shooter Nikolas Cruz received a life sentence in 2022.
Man accused of firing gun from scaffolding during Jan. 6 Capitol riot arrested
Prosecutors say he was captured on camera footage scaling the scaffolding that had been erected for the inaugural stage, pulling what appeared to be a gun from his waistband and firing two shots into the air before climbing down and rejoining the crowd.
A new Illinois re-entry guide includes resources for LGBTQ+ people after incarceration
CHAMPAIGN — Stephanie Zarate is both transgender and formerly incarcerated. Zarate says being transgender makes it difficult to find resources after incarceration — especially housing. “Unlike cisgender, straight people, it’s difficult for us because we don’t have the support that they have,” she said. That’s why the latest re-entry guide from the Education Justice Project…