May 26, 2021 Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, police chief unveil new foot pursuit policy Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Chicago Police Department Superintendent David O. Brown on Wednesday unveiled a new foot pursuit policy aimed at defining when it is appropriate for officers to pursue a suspect on foot.
May 25, 2021 Professor alleges Illinois Democratic Rep offered him a job in exchange not opposing her in primary Illinois Democrat Rep. Marie Newman faces legal troubles after holding her congressional seat for just five months following reports that she allegedly promised employment in exchange for an easier race.
May 25, 2021 Critical race theory is 'weaponizing of young people' against America, Minnesota activist says TakeChargeMN president Kendall Qualls joined "America's Newsroom" condemning a White Illinois professor who lectured prep school students that White people should "quit pretending" they are not racist
May 24, 2021 Chicago violence: 47 shot, 9 killed amid bloody weekend At least nine people have been killed and dozens more injured in shootings across Chicago this past weekend, police confirmed to Ó£ÌÒÊÓÆµ.
May 21, 2021 Tulsi Gabbard calls on Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot to resign for 'anti-Whiteness' Former Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard accused Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Friday of harboring anti-White racism and called for her to step down over her remarks this week about the city's media landscape.
May 21, 2021 California Democratic lawmakers look to remove penalty for possessing firearm during crime Reform-minded activists in California vow to move forward after a bill that would have dramatically reduced, and in some cases eliminated, enhanced sentences for crimes committed while using a gun failed to advance through the legislature Thursday. Â
May 21, 2021 Brood X cicadas hit Washington's Capitol Hill The periodical cicadas of Brood X have officially arrived on Washington, D.C.'s Capitol Hill.
May 21, 2021 Slain officer's body escorted through central Illinois A procession led by a hearse bearing the body of a slain police officer moved across central Illinois on Thursday, giving hundreds a chance to pay their respects.
May 21, 2021 Lori Lightfoot’s polarizing move: Why White reporters need not apply Lightfoot called out “the overwhelming whiteness and maleness" of the press corps and said she’s only talking to Black and Latino reporters.
May 19, 2021 Illinois police officer, suspect dead after exchange of gunfire An Illinois police officer died Wednesday after being shot by a domestic disturbance suspect who was killed in an exchange of gunfire that left a second officer wounded, a police chief said.