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October 22, 2020

Chicago-area press conference after Black teen killed in police shooting derailed by hecklers, protesters

A suburban Chicago press conference Wednesday after a Black teenager was killed in an officer-involved shooting the night before attracted protesters and hecklers, who repeatedly shouted over a police commander trying to explain what happened.

October 21, 2020

Coronavirus uptick leads Illinois Gov. Pritzker to clamp down on bars, restaurants in some areas

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker is rolling back economic reopenings in four counties amid a resurgence in the spread of COVID-19 cases.

October 18, 2020

Chicago man, 18, accused of molesting cousin, 7, in online view of girl’s teacher, classmates

A Chicago teacher and her young students were shocked last week when they reportedly saw an 18-year-old man molesting a 7-year-old girl as the class participated in an online learning session, according to reports.

October 16, 2020

Kyle Rittenhouse: Illinois prosecutors defend efforts to extradite accused Kenosha shooter

Illinois prosecutors pushed back against arguments made by Kyle Rittenhouse’s criminal attorneys in their efforts to stop his extradition to Kenosha, Wis., where the 17-year-old is accused of fatally shooting two people and wounding a third during a night of unrest.

October 13, 2020

Kyle Rittenhouse won't face charges for gun offense in Illinois

Kyle Rittenhouse, the teen accused of killing two protesters and wounding a third in Wisconsin over the summer, will not be charged with a gun offense in his home state of Illinois in connection to the weapon he used to allegedly carry out the killings, prosecutors said Tuesday. 

October 9, 2020

Illinois reports first West Nile virus death of the year in Chicago resident

A Chicago resident died of the mosquito-borne West Nile virus. The death marks the first West Nile virus-related fatality in the state this year, Illinois health officials announced this week.

October 9, 2020

Kyle Rittenhouse's lawyers fight extradition in protest of turning him 'over to the mob'

Kyle Rittenhouse was back in court on Friday morning as his attorneys continued their efforts to keep the 17-year-old accused killer in his home state of Illinois instead of being extradited to Wisconsin to face trial on homicide charges. 

October 8, 2020

Rittenhouse attorneys file petition for writ of habeas corpus in bid to halt extradition

Attorneys for Kenosha shooting suspect Kyle Rittenhouse have filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus in a bid to stop his extradition from Illinois to Wisconsin.

October 8, 2020

Chicago gun violence leaves 14 people shot, 2 fatally within 24-hour time frame: report

Chicago’s latest streak of violence left 14 shot, including two fatally Wednesday.

October 7, 2020

'Red sweater guy’ Ken Bone reveals his choice in 2020 presidential race

Ken Bone, the red sweater-wearing man who went viral after asking a question in 2016 during a Trump-Clinton presidential debate, has announced his latest endorsement in the 2020 presidential race.