August 13, 2021 Chicago Public Schools: Teachers, staff must be vaccinated Chicago Public Schools announced Friday that it will require all its employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by mid-October unless they qualify for a medical or religious exemption.
August 13, 2021 GOP senators demand hearing on nursing home deaths under blue state governors Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, led the charge calling for a hearing on the nursing home deaths in Michigan, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania in a letter sent to Sen. Dick Durbin on Friday.
August 13, 2021 Victim of botched Chicago police raid says Officer Ella French showed her 'dignity' and 'respect' A Black social worker who is suing Chicago and its police department over a botched 2019 raid says recently-slain officer Ella French was the only one to show her “any dignity and respect” on the night of the ordeal.
August 12, 2021 Chicago cop-killing suspect linked to hit-and-run while free on probation: report One of the two brothers facing charges in this month’s shooting death of Chicago police Officer Ella French is linked to an April hit-and-run case in which a pedestrian was sent flying up against a stop sign, according to reports.
August 12, 2021 Ella French murder: Chicago top cop voices 'outrage' after release of suspect accused of supplying gun Jamel Danzy is accused of buying the gun used to kill Officer French from a licensed gun dealer and providing it to an Illinois resident. He was arrested Sunday and charged.
August 10, 2021 Chicago police officer’s suspected killer got probation for 2019 robbery The Chicago man charged with killing police officer Ella French over the weekend received probation in 2019 after pleading guilty to robbing a man that year, according to local reports.
August 10, 2021 Illinois man suspected of home invasion dead, homeowner is arrested An Illinois homeowner was arrested Monday evening in connection with the shooting death of a home invader, police said.
August 10, 2021 Man beats off-duty Chicago police officer, bites off friend’s nipple in road rage incident: report A man has been arrested in Chicago after attacking an off-duty police officer and biting off his friend’s nipple during a road rage incident in the city Sunday night, according to a report.
August 9, 2021 Chicago police officer’s suspected killer charged with first-degree murder A Chicago man and his brother have been charged in a weekend shooting that left one police officer dead and another seriously wounded, the Chicago Police Department confirmed Monday.
August 9, 2021 'The Five' says 'criminals are in charge' in liberal cities after Chicago cop is murdered The panel on "The Five" discussed the recent murder of a Chicago police officer over the weekend, commenting that it is another example of criminals running free in many cities across the country.