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.
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U of I student arrested for vandalizing university building, police searching for two others involved
A University of Illinois student was arrested Tuesday for allegedly vandalizing Foellinger Auditorium.
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State Sen. Emil Jones III bribery trial set to begin 2 ½ years after indictment
Jones has remained in office since his September 2022 indictment on three counts including bribery and lying to the FBI, even winning another four-year term in an unopposed race six weeks after being charged.
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Federal prosecutors to seek death penalty for Luigi Mangione in UnitedHealthcare CEO’s killing
It is the first time the Justice Department has sought to bring the death penalty since President Donald Trump returned to office in January with a vow to resume federal executions after they were halted under the previous administration.
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Bipartisan effort seeks stricter measures to protect sexual assault victims in schools
The bill would amend the Illinois School Code to implement a mandatory one-year expulsion for any public school student who is determined by that district’s school board to have committed sexual assault, sexual harassment or engaged in a sexual activity without the consent of the other person.
